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It has been an outstanding year thus far for companies looking to raise money and go public. In fact, while 2013 was a record year for new offerings, 2014 may be even better. One of the more active sectors for IPOs in 2014 has been the restaurant industry, in particular the quick-casual segment...

Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) reported earnings that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. The company reported a EPS beat $0.04 above expectations. Return on equity was 23 percent and net revenue of interest expenses increased $131 or 6 percent to $2.2B. Credit Cards loans rose from...

While Western nations try to agree on broader sanctions against Russia following the shooting down of a passenger plane in Ukraine, pro-Moscow separatists have agreed to hand over the plane’s recording device as well as the remains of the nearly 300 victims. Russia has been accused of...

Earnings season continues next week, with several heavy hitters set to release earnings. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will be closely watched -- as the company recently announced that it is planning to lay off around 14 percent of its workforce in order to accommodate its Nokia acquisition. In...

Columbus, Ohio native Zack Danger Brown did not hide the fact that he wanted to make potato salad. Not satisfied with simply telling his friends and relatives on Facebook or Twitter, he took his desire to Kickstarter. "Basically I'm just making potato salad," Brown wrote on his...

Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Stay tuned for Martin Mucci's comments on M&A activity. Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) is known to most investors simply as one of two major payroll companies. Furthermore, most regard the stock as a stable but slow bet that pays a steady dividend...

Activist investor Nelson Peltz made waves with comments at the Delivering Alpha conference regarding several stocks in which he has positions.   Pepsi A long-time holder of Pepsi (NYSE: PEP), Peltz boldly stated that he may engage the board in a proxy battle. Peltz has long been...

Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted its motion for a permanent injunction against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in relation to Paroxetine CR, the generic version of GSK's Paxil® CR. GSK is now precluded from supplying product to...

Wrapping up this Wednesday of trading, the Dow traded up 0.44 percent to 17,135.90 while the NASDAQ jumped 0.46 percent to 4,436.65.  The S&P also rose, gaining 0.45 percent to 1,982.24. Leading and Lagging Sectors In trading on Wednesday, basic materials shares were relative leaders...

Bio-Techne (NASDAQ: TECH) announced the $60 million acquisition of Novus Biologicals earlier this month and the $300 million acquisition of ProteinSimple in June.   In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Director of Business Development Frank Mortari discussed M&A activity in the...

Across the pond, the Eurozone has been dealing with the potential for stifled future expectations in housing markets as talk of rate hikes heats up. The economy appears to be losing steam according to Capital IQ analysts. The ECB is using it's "bag of stimulatory tricks", Germany...

In the wake of a scintillating, extra-time 1-0 victory over superstar-laden Argentina, the German national soccer team emerged as World Cup champions this past weekend. After playing to a draw in the first ninety minutes of the historic matchup, Germany's young star Mario Gotze broke the...

In the early parts of the final hour of trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.71 percent to 17,064.15 while the NASDAQ gained 0.66 percent to 4,444.86. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.53 percent to 1,978.03. Leading and Lagging Sectors Telecommunications services shares jumped around 1.19...

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.73 percent to 17,067.78 while the NASDAQ gained 0.54 percent to 4,439.17. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.51 percent to 1,977.56. Leading and Lagging Sectors Telecommunications services shares jumped around 1.03 percent in today’...

The period of low volatile is a post Flash-Boys period where traders have seen trading volumes and volatility disappear to the dark pools is about come to end. Macro events drive big money. The end of QE and the expectation of a US FED rate hike in H1 2015 will have that big money moving well...