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Smaller Players Making A Dent In ETF Business
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 2:01pm | 104The November ETF stats have started to trickle in and while surprises aren't exactly plentiful, there are a couple of issues worth highlighting, namely the fact that there continues to be plenty of room for ETF issuers NOT named iShares, State Street Global Advisors or Vanguard. That notion is...
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optionsXpress On The Move (OXPS)
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 1:35pm | 83Shares of optionsXpress Holdings (NASDAQ: OXPS) have been moving straight up over the last week and are hitting new 52-week highs on Monday. Over the last 5 trading sessions, OXPS is up 15.5%. During Monday's trading session, the stock has gained 5.29% to $20.10 and put in a new 52-week high....
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (VRGY, RDWR, RMBS, OXPS)
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 1:00pm | 189Verigy Ltd (NASDAQ: VRGY) shares moved up 34.90% to $12.33 at 11:49 am. The volume of VRGY shares traded was 2838% higher than normal. VRGY Board has received an unsolicited offer from Advantest Corporation (NYSE: ATE) to purchase VRGY's remaining shares for $12.15 per share in cash. Radware Ltd (...
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Company News for December 6, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 10:43am | 859• Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) is reported to be in talks with a possible $3.2 billion offer in the works for Australian Riverdale Mining • Barron's wrote favorably on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) on valuation merits after last week's earnings miss • According to All Things Digital, talks between Google (NASDAQ:...
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Company News for December 6, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 10:21am | 859• Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) is reported to be in talks with a possible $3.2 billion offer in the works for Australian Riverdale Mining • Barron's wrote favorably on Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) on valuation merits after last week's earnings miss • According to All Things Digital, talks between Google (NASDAQ:...
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KBW's Broker Dealers & Capital Markets Update (AMTD, COWN, DUF, ETFC)
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 9:58am | 216Keefe Bruyette & Woods published its Broker Dealers & Capital Markets update today and included risks to price target on the entities in its portfolio. Highlighted companies include: TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD) Target Price: 21.00 Risk Factors: Among the risks to our price...
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Neutral on Incyte - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 6:00pm | 558We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Incyte Corporation (INCY) with a target price of $17.00. Incyte is a Wilmington, Delaware based drug discovery and development company with a focus on oral compounds to treat HIV, inflammation, cancer and diabetes. The company has transformed...
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Neutral on Incyte - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 5:17pm | 558We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Incyte Corporation (INCY) with a target price of $17.00. Incyte is a Wilmington, Delaware based drug discovery and development company with a focus on oral compounds to treat HIV, inflammation, cancer and diabetes. The company has transformed...
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Zings Of The Day (GS, GOOG, GM)
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 4:54pm | 151Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) may be nearing the sale of its Litton Loan Servicing unit. The move may be seen as a goodwill of gesture in an effort to earn back some public respect. That's what happens when you do God's work Lloyd. Google (NASDQ: GOOG) signed a deal to buy a New York City office...
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Morgan Stanley Sells CICC Stake - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 3:03pm | 512Morgan Stanley (MS) has received approval from the Chinese regulators to sell its 34.3% stake in China International Capital Corp. (“CICC”) to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., TPG Capital, Singapore's Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. and Government of Singapore Investment Corp., Bloomberg reported...
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Morgan Stanley Sells CICC Stake - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 2:29pm | 512Morgan Stanley (MS) has received approval from the Chinese regulators to sell its 34.3% stake in China International Capital Corp. (“CICC”) to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., TPG Capital, Singapore's Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. and Government of Singapore Investment Corp., Bloomberg reported...
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Goldman to Sell Mortgage Unit? - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 2:10pm | 531Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is thinking for a sale of Litton Loan Servicing LP, its mortgage servicing division, according to a report in the Financial Times. The sale would result in the closure of Goldman's business of home loan collections and foreclosing on delinquent borrowers. The...
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Goldman to Sell Mortgage Unit? - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 1:23pm | 531Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is thinking for a sale of Litton Loan Servicing LP, its mortgage servicing division, according to a report in the Financial Times. The sale would result in the closure of Goldman's business of home loan collections and foreclosing on delinquent borrowers. The...
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Stock Market News for December 3, 2010 - Market News
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 10:30am | 1085Stocks advanced for a second straight day as better-than-anticipated retail sales and housing data continued to point toward economic strength. European Central Bank's assertion that it would not abandon its plan to buy government bonds helped contain eurozone worries, helping stocks extend their...
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Company News for December 3, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 10:30am | 791• Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) said it plans to acquire Canada's Western Coal for $3.3 billion • Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is reported to have signed a deal to pay $1.9 billion for a Manhattan city block • Citigroup (NYSE: C) downgraded eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) from "buy" to "hold" • Big Lots (NYSE: BIG)...