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Signet Jewelers acquires Zales Corp. for $1.46 billion, despite some opposition from activist shareholders. With the merger, Signet's share of the jewelry market will now be three times larger than...
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Signet Jewelers announced Wednesday morning that it will acquire Zale for $21 a share in cash for a total of about $1.4 billion. The combined company will have more than 3,500 retail stores. Shares...
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August 28, 2013: U.S. markets opened mixed Wednesday morning as the potential for a military conflict in Syria dominated the news. Crude oil prices spiked overnight and there were other setbacks as...
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U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following another week with more than 400,000 new claims for jobless benefits (more coverage here) and weak news from Japan on exports. In...
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U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and were never able to make a sustained push into positive territory. In Europe, the downgrade of French sovereign debt cooled the equity markets a bit...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. ADT Corp. (NYSE: ADT) added to the U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse....
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The three major U.S. stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning following an upward revision to the U.S. second quarter GDP growth reading to 1.7%, above the 1.5% preliminary reading and...
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Zale Corp. (NYSE: ZLC) jumped in premarket trading after reporting a narrower fiscal fourth-quarter loss and predicting a return to profitability in the next year.The specialty retailer said its net...
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The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and bounced around the flat line for most of the day. It seems that everyone is waiting to hear what Ben Bernanke has to say at the...
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Source: Jon OggColdwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ: CWTR) is nothing short of a highly unusual winner today. The news is that the women’s apparel retailer announced the closing of a five-year, $65...
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This week is still slated to be busy for earnings reports. We have compiled earnings previews for the following stocks reporting Wednesday: Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI); Angie’s List Inc....
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The supercommittee appears unlikely to settle on a deficit agreement. (Reuters)A senior Chinese official says he expects the global recession to last for some time. (Reuters)Spain’s center-right...
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Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issued a list of some of the key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. At the end of the week we review these calls to see...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning.Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies....
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