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Brookfield Properties And Brookfield Homes Combining To Form Brookfield Residential
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 6:53am | 225Brookfield Properties Corp (NYSE: BPO) and Brookfield Homes Corp (NYSE: BHS) have entered into an agreement to combine the two firms to create Brookfield Residential. Brookfield Residential will trade on the NYSE and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). The combined companies will be valued at $1...
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Late Market Roundup (SLE, ABX, GG, BPO, ALL, WOSCY, PRRFY)
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 12:17pm | 291Shares of Sara Lee Corp (NYSE: SLE) advanced after a report that the company has rejected a buyout offer of $12 billion from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. SLE shares are up about 8% following the report. Shares of Canada are down, with Toronto's main stock index dropping after decline in the US...
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Mid-Day Market Movers (DDMX, ACTL, MIM, GKK)
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 9:47am | 171Dynamex Inc (NASDAQ: DDMX) jumped 37.43% to $21.04 at 10:28 am. DDMX has agreed to be purchased by Greenbriar Equity Group LLC for about $210 million or $21.25 per share. Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) shares advanced 30.65% to $20.93. Microsemi Corp (NASDAQ: MSCC) has agreed to acquire ACTL for...
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News Summary (MIM, AER, SNY, GENZ)
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 8:57am | 190Shares of MI Developments Inc (NYSE: MIM) surged about 29% after ST Acquisition Corp agreed to purchase the outstanding shares of the company for $13 per share in cash, representing a 21% premium to MIM' closing price on Friday. Klaus Heinemann has announced his retirement as the CEO and Member of...
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Afternoon Market Update (THO, JBLU, DAL, PRU, AIG, CBG)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 9:59am | 220Shares of Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) shares surged after the company reported upbeat Q4 earnings. The company reported that its acquisition of Heartland RV, along with a strong cash position without any outstanding debt, "will help fuel additional growth...in 2011 and beyond." THO shares are up...
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Vornado Realty Announces Toys R Us Earnings
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 6:55am | 143This morning, Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) announced its share of Toys R Us' 2Q earnings. Toys' 2Q results, bottom line FFO $0.01 was ahead of J.P. Morgan's estimate. Sales and margins were a bit below expectations. J.P. Morgan assumed a 4% YoY sales increase, compared to a slight, 10-bp,...
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Vornado Announces its Share of Toys “R” Us Q2 Financial Results
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 8:18am | 133Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) announced today that it will record its 32.7% share of Toys “R” Us' second quarter financial results in its third quarter ending September 30, 2010. Vornado's results will include a net loss of $2,557,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to net income of $22,...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Property Management Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates (JLL, BPO, CBG, CXW)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 5:23am | 155Below are the top mid-cap property management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Jones Lang Lasalle Inc (NYSE: JLL) for the next quarter ending December, 2010 is $1.68 per share. JLL's quarterly earnings gained 278.19% y/y...
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Vornado Continues to Draw Bullish Trades (VNO)
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 11:18am | 200Shares of Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) are lower on the session by 0.51%, currently trading at $86.56. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months, off of a recent low near $68.50, when it tested and held the 200-day moving average. Options traders continue to see the...
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Winthrop Realty Trust Closes Public Offering of 5,75M Shares
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 11:16am | 76Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE: FUR) today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 common shares of beneficial interest at a price of $12.25 per share, which includes 750,000 shares issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriter of its entire...
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Vornado Continues to Draw Bullish Trades (VNO)
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 11:07am | 200Shares of Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) are lower on the session by 0.51%, currently trading at $86.56. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months, off of a recent low near $68.50, when it tested and held the 200-day moving average. Options traders continue to see the...
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10 Hated Stocks Loved by Value-Guru Berkowitz
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 7:53am | 484BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Bruce Berkowitz, Morningstar's U.S. stock manager of 2009, has half of his mutual fund's assets in what he calls "hated financial-services and real-estate-related companies." A value-stock disciple, Berkowitz is greedy when others are fearful. The investor runs Fairholme...
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Liberty Property Offers Senior Notes - Analyst Blog
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 9:54am | 518Liberty Property Trust (LRY), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced an offer to sell $350 million worth of 4.75% senior unsecured notes due October 2020. The notes are priced at 99.76% to yield 4.78%. BofA Merrill Lynch, the investment banking and wealth...
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Tender Offers (WRE)
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 9:02am | 154Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) announced today that it has commenced two cash tender offers for any and all of its outstanding 5.95% Senior Notes due June 15, 2011 and its outstanding 3 7/8% Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2026. The offers to purchase consist...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (FAZ, SOXS, TZA, DRV)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 3:41pm | 193Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: FAZ) traded higher on Wednesday, as the financial stocks struggled. FAZ added 4.39%, and in the space, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) dropped 4.26% and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) fell 2.16%. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE...