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Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday January 25, 2015
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 9:17pm | 311The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday January 25, 2015 Johnson Controls to Merge With Tyco International The Deal:Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) and Tyco (NYSE: TYC) announced Monday, that they have agreed to merge, with Johnson Controls...
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Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Oncomed Pharmaceuticals Slides After Poor Trial Data; Sunedison Shares Rise
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 3:32pm | 543Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.48 percent to 16,015.68 while the NASDAQ slipped 0.61 percent to 4,563.25. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.68 percent to 1,894.02. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Monday, healthcare shares rose by 0.25 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the...
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Mid-Day Market Update: Crude Oil Falls 5%; Tyco Shares Surge Following Johnson Controls Merger Agreement
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 1:29pm | 547Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.45 percent to 16,021.77 while the NASDAQ slipped 0.50 percent to 4,568.22. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.60 percent to 1,895.56. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Monday, healthcare shares rose by 0.27 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 11:08am | 76McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) shares touched a new 52-week high of $121.615 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter on Monday. Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) shares gained 9.68 percent to reach a new 52-week high of $36.27 after the company reported a $36...
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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Lower; McDonald's Beats Q4 Estimates
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 11:01am | 541Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.42 percent to 16,026.02 while the NASDAQ slipped 0.38 percent to 4,573.87. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.50 percent to 1,897.41. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Monday, healthcare shares fell by just 0.05 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers...
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Must Watch Stocks for January 25, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 5:26am | 294Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) to report its quarterly earnings at $1.23 per share on revenue of $6.22 billion. McDonald's shares gained 0.48 percent to close at $118.40 on Friday. Analysts expect Halliburton...
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Earnings Scheduled For January 25, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 5:00am | 666McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $1.23 per share on revenue of $6.22 billion. Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $5.11 billion. D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) is projected...
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Halliburton: How Deep Could Oil Slump Cut for Merger-Focused Firm?
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 12:39pm | 1262There’s been little good to say about earnings prospects in the oil-services industry the past year given the wicked plunge in crude prices. Every stock in the energy sector has suffered at the hands of falling prices and Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), due out with Q4 earnings pre-bell on...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 9:51am | 299Wells Fargo upgraded Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) from Market Perform to Outperform. Lululemon Athletica shares closed at $52.47 on Thursday. Analysts at Griffin Securities upgraded Unilife Corp (NASDAQ: UNIS) from undefined to Buy. Unilife shares closed at $0.495 on Thursday. Analysts...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 11:06am | 140McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) shares touched a new 52-week high of $118.50. McDonald's shares have surged 27.58 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 1.52 percent in the same period. Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) shares touched a new 52-week high of $22...
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It Looks Like Wendy's 4 For $4 Promo Is Boosting Sales
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 10:20am | 381Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN) shares are down 14 percent in the last six months, having declined steadily after hitting a high of $11.58 on May 21. Citi’s Gregory R Badishkanian maintained a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $11. Wendy's 4 for $4 promotion has resulted...
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Chowing Down With The New Restaurant ETF
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - 9:46am | 608More than 200 new exchange traded products have come to market this year and there are still nearly two full trading months to go, so it is safe to say more new exchange traded funds are on the way. It is also safe to say that with so many new ETFs coming to market, it is hard for even ETF...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 9:21am | 153Analysts at Piper Jaffray upgraded McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) from Neutral to Overweight. McDonald's shares closed at $110.86 on Thursday. Goldman Sachs upgraded Cabelas Inc (NYSE: CAB) from Sell to Neutral. Cabela's shares closed at $34.47 on Thursday. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded...
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Mid-Afternoon Market Update: eBay Rises On Earnings Beat; Envision Healthcare Shares Dip
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 3:31pm | 582Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 1.87 percent to 17,488.86 while the NASDAQ jumped 1.57 percent to 4,916.17. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.68 percent to 2,052.82. Leading and Lagging Sectors In trading on Thursday, industrials shares jumped by 2.24 percent. Top gainers in...
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Stocks Headed Higher As Blue-Chip Earnings Paint Mixed Picture
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 12:28pm | 859Broad stock indexes have a shot at the first higher finish in three days if early indicators hold. That’s after Wednesday’s deal-driven and IPO-fueled early gains fizzled by the final bell. Wednesday’s turn south was led by losses in the S&P 500’s (SPX) health care...