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RBC Capital Markets has prepared a massive list of companies that could be takeout candidates. The firm sees these energy stocks as potentially a good fit for an acquirer.
Obama offers a $3.6 billion deficit reduction plan that includes a tax on the rich. (Reuters)S&P cuts Italy one notch and says its outlook is negative. (Reuters)Head of UBS (NYSE: UBS) seeks a vote...
SABMiller makes a hostile bid for Foster’s Group. (Reuters)The Swiss National Bank says the franc is overvalued. (Reuters)News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS) management under more pressure as a reporter says...
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG), McDonald’s Corporation (NASDAQ:...
Wall St. had its worst sell-off in two years (Reuters)Regulators have begun to tussle over interpretations of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill (Reuters)LinkedIn (NYSE: LNK) posted strong earnings...
Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) and ICE may make a hostile bid for NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) (Reuters)Silver and gold are near all-time highs (Reuters)The House Budget Chair favors a cut in oil subsidies...
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) rejected a Nasdaq offer to buy it, which Nasdaq labeled as the best future for the older exchange. (Reuters)Corporate earnings may not be strong enough to support current...
Sinopec, officially China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (NYSE:SNP), has initiated a program to evaluate shale gas deposits in the southern part of the country. Estimates of the size of the potential...
Reuters:   Ford Motor (NYSE: F) may kill the Mercury  brand.Reuters:   Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finding a flood of Asian buyers for the iPad.Reuters:   Prudential plc is in talks with...
Reuters:   The Obama health care bill passed the House and Senate.Reuters:   The Senate will begin a fight on financial reformReuters:   Arrow agreed to a buyout from Shell (RDS.A) and...
Updated throughout the day.Richard Fuld, former CEO of Lehman, feels that the 2,200 page report on the collapse of the firm “vindicates” him  (NYPost)Renaissance Technologies may close two of...
Reuters:   China took a hard position on the value of the yuan despite US pressure.Reuters:   Google’s (GOOG) ad partners in China expressed concerns about its plans.Reuters:   If banking...
Updated throughout the day.AIG (AIG) will hold back $21 million from employee bonuses (CNBC)Google (GOOG) will shut its Google.cn site in China (various)Arrow Energy will reject a $3 billion...
Reuters:   The Senate reform bill gives the Fed broader powers.Reuters:   Google (GOOG) says it is still talking to China, but signs point to pull-out.Reuters:   Arrow will reject a bid from...
Reuters:   Met Life (MET) is close to buying AIG’s (AIG) foreign insurance unit for $15.5 billion.Reuters:   Subway will try to catch McDonald’s (MCD) in China by 2020.Reuters:   Greece’s...