South African coal gasification company Sasol Limited (NYSE:SSL) forecast "robust growth" for its 2009 fiscal year which began in July. Yesterday, the company revised that forecast.  It now expects...
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) followed in the footsteps of competitors Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) and Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), reporting fourth quarter and full-year results that...
Last week was another 0-fer in the initial public offering (IPO) market. February is typically a slow month and a holiday-shortened week may slow things down even more. Neither of the two companies...
The first of the big oil field services to report quarterly earnings is also the largest: Schlumberger Ltd. For the full fiscal year, the company reported revenue of $39.54 billion and diluted,...
Saks (SKS), which was up until recently one of the world’s premier brands for high-end shoppers, has voted itself a "poison pill". The purpose of this may be to block Mexican billionaire Carlos...
4 Kids Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: KDE) not looking so hot, hitting new low of $8.97 today. The 52-week range is $9.33 to $19.90.  Shares bottomed at  $8.94 ev3, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVVV) decreased...
"Judges traditionally have been skeptical of buyers’ efforts to walk away from acquisitions by arguing that economic or regulatory conditions have changed so much that deals should be...
Perhaps the revenue that AT&T gave up in backing off charging large websites for their traffic to get the FCC to approve its BellSouth merger will be made up by it plan to charge for advertising...
Following an end-of-week rally last week, the DJIA has picked up where it left off and is up about 100 points just before noon today. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 are also up. And gold, while up a modest...
Angie’s List has just restructured its debt with a new credit facility, which could make it more appealing for a potential sale.
Looking back over the past several years, it seems the union movement has shriveled, both in size and influence. Federal government data show that to be true.
In an interview with BusinessWeek, Dell (DELL) founder, chairman and CEO Michael Dell said that the company’s turnaround efforts are bearing fruit. He said growth rates for the second half of 2008...
Lost in all of the news that the AT&T merger with BellSouth is facing big obstacles is the announcement that the big phone company will launch a high-definition TV service with 27 channels That...
Hollis Eden (HEPH), a micro-cap drug development company, is up roughly 7% at $2.68 pre-market after the company announced it was officially shelving its Neumune radiation treatment development...