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Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 17 (ITMN, SMI, HSFT)
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 11:03am | 212By 10:57 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 34.40 points, or 0.30%, to 11,464.85, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 1.77 points, or 0.14%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 4.18 points, or 0.16%. Some of the narrow based indexes supporting the markets are...
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Morning Market Movers (ITMN, BASI, NYMX, MI)
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 10:25am | 169InterMune Inc (NASDAQ: ITMN) jumped 101.89% to $28.81 at 10:24 am. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has backed the ITMN's experimental lung drug Esbriet. Bioanalytical Systems Inc (NASDAQ: BASI) climbed 40.00% to $2.52. BASI's shares...
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Standard Register and Zafesoft Announce Strategic Relationship
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 10:12am | 30Standard Register (NYSE: SR) and Zafesoft today announced they have signed an agreement to explore opportunities for leveraging Zafesoft's content security technology.
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (ITMN, YRCW, TTWO, ORCL)
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 8:26am | 166InterMune Inc (NASDAQ: ITMN) rose 121.37% to $31.59 in the pre-market session. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has backed the ITMN's experimental lung drug Esbriet. YRC Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: YRCW) added 8.38% to $3.62 in the pre-...
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Standard Register Declares Dividend of $.05
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:59am | 35Standard Register's (NYSE: SR) board of directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share to be paid on March 4, 2011 to shareholders of record as of February 18, 2011.
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Trading Halted in Orexigen Therapeutics
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 8:27am | 164Trading in Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OREX) is halted by NASDAQ. News is pending on the company. Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Orexigen) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of obesity. Its combination product candidates...
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MeadWestvaco to Shed Envelope Biz - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 5:00pm | 681MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) announced that it has agreed to sell its Envelope Products Group to Stamford, Connecticut-based leading graphic communications company Cenveo Inc. (CVO). The sale is expected to close by the end of 2010. The Envelope Products Group commands a leading position and...
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High Beta Stocks - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 1:30pm | 230Kevin Matras looks at how to maximize your returns with high beta stocks. Highlighted stocks include ABG, AIMC, CBG, DLX and NEWP. ASBURY AUTO GRP (ABG): Free Stock Analysis Report ALTRA HOLDINGS (AIMC): Free Stock Analysis Report CB RICHARD ELLS (CBG): Free Stock Analysis Report DELUXE CORP (DLX...
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MeadWestvaco to Shed Envelope Biz - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 11:41am | 681MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) announced that it has agreed to sell its Envelope Products Group to Stamford, Connecticut-based leading graphic communications company Cenveo Inc. (CVO). The sale is expected to close by the end of 2010. The Envelope Products Group commands a leading position and...
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High Beta Stocks - Screen of the Week
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 7:00pm | 230Kevin Matras looks at how to maximize your returns with high beta stocks. Highlighted stocks include ABG, AIMC, CBG, DLX and NEWP. ASBURY AUTO GRP (ABG): Free Stock Analysis Report ALTRA HOLDINGS (AIMC): Free Stock Analysis Report CB RICHARD ELLS (CBG): Free Stock Analysis Report DELUXE CORP (DLX...
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MWV to Sell Envelope Products Business to Cenveo
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 5:02pm | 82MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) today announced that it has agreed to sell its Envelope Products Group to Cenveo, Inc. (NYSE: CVO). The divestiture of the Envelope Products Group, which is part of MWV's Consumer & Office Products business, to Cenveo will better position the business for...
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Cenveo Announces Acquisition of Gilbreth Packaging Solutions
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 4:02pm | 65Cenveo, Inc. (NYSE: CVO) announced today that through its subsidiaries, the Company has acquired Impaxx, Inc from affiliates of Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles private equity firm. Gilbreth operates a state of the art facility located in Croydon, Pennsylvania and has approximately 75 employees...
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Merck KGaA MS Drug Faces Glitch - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 3:30pm | 526Merck KGaA (MKGAF) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the review period of cladribine by three months. The prescription drug user free act date, which was earlier set for November 28, 2010, has now been postponed to February 28, 2011. The regulatory body...
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Merck KGaA MS Drug Faces Glitch - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 10:18am | 526Merck KGaA (MKGAF) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the review period of cladribine by three months. The prescription drug user free act date, which was earlier set for November 28, 2010, has now been postponed to February 28, 2011. The regulatory body...
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – November 29, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 12:35am | 4787Merger activity decreased last week with four new deals being announced and six deals closing. You can find all the deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2010 115 Total Number of...