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Nomura Downs PUK To Reduce
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 6:22am | 42Analysts at Nomura downgrade Prudential Public Limited Company (NYSE: PUK) from “neutral” to “reduce.” PUK shares gained 1.51% to close at $22.25 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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BEST STOCK PICKS FOR 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 2:15pm | 336I don't generally promote stock picking on the site and I certainly don't promote analyst's picks, however, Raymond James has created an interesting process within the firm over the years and their results speak for themselves. Over the last 10 years the annual analyst's picks have generated a 12....
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AIG Divests, Aims for Recapitalization - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 6:31pm | 925Yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced that not only has it finalized the deal to dispose of its Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. in Taiwan, the company also aims to complete the recapitalization by the end of this week, keeping track with the scheduled time-frame. AIG has...
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AIG Divests, Aims for Recapitalization - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 6:19pm | 925Yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced that not only has it finalized the deal to dispose of its Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. in Taiwan, the company also aims to complete the recapitalization by the end of this week, keeping track with the scheduled time-frame. AIG has...
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Unum Group Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.0925 Per Share
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 4:00pm | 40Effective Jan. 13, 2011, the Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0925 per share on its common stock to be paid on Feb. 18, 2011, to stockholders of record on Jan. 31, 2011.
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (MU, AFL, DE, FMCN)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 9:10am | 133Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MU) was upgraded by RW Baird from "neutral" to "outperform." MU's shares closed at $9.34 yesterday. Micron Technology's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 26.84%. FBR Capital upgrade AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) from "market perform" to "outperform.” AFL's shares closed...
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Top Performing Industries For January 12 (STD, FBP, AFL, UBCP)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 11:53am | 194At 10:32 am, the Dow gained 0.66% to 11,748.51, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.65% to 1,282.74 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.43% to 2,728.60. The industries that are driving the market today are: Foreign Money Center Banks: This industry jumped 3.12% by 10:32 am. The...
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Top Performing Industries For January 12 (STD, FBP, AFL, UBCP)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 11:35am | 194At 10:32 am, the Dow gained 0.66% to 11,748.51, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.65% to 1,282.74 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.43% to 2,728.60. The industries that are driving the market today are: Foreign Money Center Banks: This industry jumped 3.12% by 10:32 am. The...
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MetLife Trades $500M Notes - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 5:31pm | 516Last week, MetLife Inc.'s (MET) unit, MetLife Institutional Funding II, sold 1.25-year year floating-rate notes worth approximately $500 million in the 144A private placement market, according to Reuters. These floating-rate notes were issued at a price of $100.00, maturing on July 12, 2012. ...
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MetLife Trades $500M Notes - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 5:22pm | 516Last week, MetLife Inc.'s (MET) unit, MetLife Institutional Funding II, sold 1.25-year year floating-rate notes worth approximately $500 million in the 144A private placement market, according to Reuters. These floating-rate notes were issued at a price of $100.00, maturing on July 12, 2012. ...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 3:52pm | 276Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 4 Top Rollouts at the Detroit Auto Show Automakers were rolling out new models and new messages, each one more striking than the last, at the Detroit Auto Show Monday. About 5,000 journalists from around the...
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AIG Strong on Recapitalization Path - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 5:03pm | 945Moving a step ahead with its recapitalization plan, yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced a dividend of 10-year warrants worth $75 million, which will enable investors to purchase the company's common stock at $45 per share. The declared dividend will be paid on January 19...
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AIG Strong on Recapitalization Path - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 4:45pm | 945Moving a step ahead with its recapitalization plan, yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced a dividend of 10-year warrants worth $75 million, which will enable investors to purchase the company's common stock at $45 per share. The declared dividend will be paid on January 19...
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Insurance Industry Outlook - Industry Outlook
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 3:03pm | 2088After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has started improving. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now...
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Insurance Industry Outlook - Industry Outlook
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 2:55pm | 2102After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has started improving. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now...