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Barron's Picks And Pans: Arista Networks, Northern Trust, 1-800-Flowers And More
Saturday, July 9, 2016 - 3:48pm | 634Read More...Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for networking underdog and a former newspaper publisher. The prospects for a Midwest asset manager and a bright spot in retail are also examined. Another article suggests that a "death spiral" is coming for electric utilities. "...
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China's Economic Overhaul: William Blair Analysts Weigh In
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 9:22am | 404Read More...A recent report by William Blair focused on global growth under deflationary economic conditions. In the report, analysts took an in-depth look at the massive restructuring process underway in the largest emerging market economy in the world: China. The modern Chinese economy looks nothing like...
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Stocks Rebound From 2 Day Drop As The Fed Confirms The End Of QE Is Near
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 4:40pm | 2399Read More...U.S. stocks rose following the FOMC minutes which stated that the Fed is on track for a final month of tapering in October. The Fed plans to slash $15 billion from its monthly asset purchasing program at that time. “Some committee members had been asked by members of the public whether...
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Market Wrap For June 17: Markets Higher Ahead Of Fed Decision
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 4:30pm | 1799Read More...U.S. stocks were slightly higher following encouraging economic May data coming in a day before the Federal Reserve concludes its two day meeting regarding its monetary policy. It is possible the Federal Reserve will announce on Wednesday that it is lowering its monthly asset purchases to $35...
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Market Wrap For April 7: Bears In Complete Control As Markets Get Hammered Yet Again
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 4:41pm | 1842Read More...U.S. stocks declined for the third straight day in another trading session in which Internet, social media, biotechnology and momentum stocks sold off. The Dow suffered another triple-digit point loss while the three major indices each saw declines greater than one percent. The timing of the...
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Market Wrap For January 21: Dow Hit by Earnings; S&P And Nasdaq End The Day Positive
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 5:51pm | 2887Read More...Markets ended the day mixed with the S&P 500 ending a two day losing streak. The Dow ended the day slightly in the negative as several Dow components failed to fully satisfy investor expectations with their earnings today. Investors also digested the latest commentary coming from the Wall...
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Ottawa Rejects Lenovo's Potential Blackberry Bid
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 11:42am | 427Read More...BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is running out of lifelines. Citing national security reasons, the Canadian government made it perfectly clear that Chinese-based Lenovo (NASDAQ: LNVGY) would not be permitted to take over BlackBerry, according to a report in the Globe and Mail. Under the Investment...
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In CHK Joint Venture Sale, Jefferies Eyes EOG, CLR
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 10:08am | 196Read More...Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) is selling a third of its 800k acre Powder River and DJ basins leasehold for $1.267 billion or $4,750/acre (undiscounted), Jefferies reports. CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO) will pay $570 million in cash at closing (expected at by end of q1), and will fund 66.7% of CHK's...
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Top M&A Deals Of 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 10:34am | 327Read More...The Wall Street Journal has published a list of what it considers to be the five most important M&A deals of 2010. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and 3Par are the first on the list. Hewlett-Packard acquired 3Par for $2.1 billion after battling with Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to take ownership of the...
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Why the Most Valuable Land in Texas Is Soaring in Price
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 2:20pm | 172Read More...The Eagle Ford shale just got a whole lot more valuable. Shale drilling has been the most important trend in the U.S. energy sector over the last decade. New technology used to extract natural gas and oil from shale is singularly responsible for an explosion of U.S. natural gas reserves. But only...
