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Merger activity decreased significantly last week with only two new deals announced and three closing. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011 67...

Cognex (CGNX) is trading at a price of $34.86, a dramatic change of -0.97. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 1.45B. Cognex is giving up its quarterly distributions by 13% to $0.09 a share. This is the third time over...

Kohl's Corp (NYSE: KSS) reported its Q1 earnings at $211 million, or $0.73 per share, versus $199 million, or $0.64 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its sales surged to $4.16 billion from $4.04 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.73 per share on sales of $4.16 billion....

United-Guardian (Nasdaq: UG) announced that the company's Board of Directors, at its meeting on May 11, 2011, declared a cash dividend of $0.36 per share, which will be paid on June 13, 2011 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 30, 2010. This represents a 20% increase...

By 10:20 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 51.27 points, or 0.40%, to 12,735.95, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had surged 6.98 points, or 0.52%. The NASDAQ composite index jumped 15.95 points, or 0.56%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets...

Cusick's Corner The mood in the market is more upbeat. Short-term market action broke through resistance of 1350 on the June S&P500 future which means that this move to the upside might have a fighting chance. Small Cap and Mid Cap stocks have been leading this market's move higher. Most...

Medifast (NYSE: MED) says, "to open 6 new weight control centers in Q2... to open 25-30 new weight control centers during year."

Inter Parfums (NASDAQ: IPAR) Reports EPS of $0.41 vs. $0.26 Estimate; Revenues $133.4M vs. $133.64M Estimate

Medifast (NYSE: MED) Reports EPS of $0.44 vs. $0.41 Estimate; Revenues $74.3 vs. $73.91M Estimate

Cusick's Corner What a week -- Nonfarm Payrolls were the catalyst to the upside and then Greece tempered the positive nature of the data but the markets were able to retake half the damage of last session's move. The choppy action into the close and the Dollar firming up into the After Hours has...

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Unilever (NYSE: UN) and Alberto-Culver Co. (NYSE: ACV) that requires them to divest two hair care brands in order to proceed with Unilever's $3.7 billion acquisition of Alberto- Culver. The department said that the...

Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) is investigating itself whether there was potential bribery of foreign officials around the world. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is holding a meeting today between Democrats and Republicans to try to cut the U.S. deficit, and raise the debt ceiling. Over half the country...

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $.23 per share, payable June 1, 2011, to shareholders of record May 19, 2011.

Reliv International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELV) today announced that the board of directors has declared a dividend of $0.03 per share to all holders of record as of May 16, 2011, to be paid on or about May 26, 2011.

Stifel Nicolaus is raising its price targets on the shares of the following companies: Essex Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: ESS) moves from $135 to $150; closed Wednesday at $133.41. Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) moves from $20 to $21; closed Wednesday at $19.40. Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (...