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CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) announced today that its CDI-Aerospace division has entered into a long term service agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC in support of the Lawrence Livermore National Lab National Ignition Facility in Livermore, CA. The service agreement has a term of...

Best 1) Temple-Inland (NYSE: TIN): Trading up 41.3% from yesterday's close to $29.67. International Paper put in a bid to acquire Temple-Inland for $30.60 per share. Temple's board rejected the deal, saying that the bid undervalued the company. 2) Westinghouse Solar (NASDAQ: WEST): Trading up 28...

Best 1) Temple-Inland (NYSE: TIN): Trading up 39.8% from yesterday's close to $29.37. International Paper (NYSE: IP) put in a bid to acquire Temple-Inland for $30.60 per share. Temple's board rejected the deal, saying that the bid undervalued the company. 2) Westinghouse Solar (NASDAQ: WEST):...

SmartPros Ltd (NASDAQ: SPRO) shares dropped 5.39% to create a new 52-week low of $1.93. SPRO's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -0.47%. Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: KONE) shares dipped 36.87% to create a new 52-week low of $0.63. KONE reported a 97.8% y/y decline in its net...

SFN Group (NYSE: SFN) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $75 million of the Company's outstanding common stock. Repurchases will occur from time to time in open-market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions, and through purchases made in...

By Conor Sen A wise man once said, "All you have is your name and your word." Indeed. That, in a nutshell, is LinkedIn's economic proposition. Professor Pinch and I have written a lot about the emerging data economy and how it represents the next phase of disruptive change for the Internet. One...

Overwhelmed by earnings stories on Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), IMF Chief getting arrested, and the debt ceiling crisis (if there's one; the bond market certainly does not believe in one, as it keeps rallying in preparation for the arrival of QE3), an acquisition news was...

eLong Inc (NASDAQ: LONG) shares surged 35.44% to create a new 52-week high of $22.97. Tencent Holdings Ltd purchased an $84.4 million stake in eLong Inc. Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) shares jumped 1.22% to create a new 52-week high of $80.80. TECH's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is...

Intel Corp (INTC) The Long- And The Short-Term Of It—Reiterate Buy Quick Stock Call — With the recent spate of good news (quarter results, multigate, dividend increase) driving appreciation, we see potential for ST profit taking in INTC, particularly in light of poor PC data points. But we view...

Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) reported its Q1 profit at $131 million, or $0.30 per share, from $23 million, or $0.05 per share, in the year-earlier period. The company's sales increased 5.7% to $5.89 billion. Its same-store sales surged 5.4%. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.18 per share....

Introducing a new China centric name to the website today, that I have been following for a few quarters - 51Job (JOBS). 51job, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China with a strong focus on recruitment related services.  Through online recruitment services at www....

Oppenheimer released a report on Optimer Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OPTR) earlier today. In the report, Oppenheimer was bullish on the pharmaceutical company. Oppenheimer writes, “OPTR reported 1Q11 EPS of $1.04, above our ($0.36) EPS estimate, driven by a one-time upfront licensing payment from...

Morgan Stanley has an Overweight rating on shares of 51job (NASDAQ: JOBS) following the company's earnings report. In a note to investors, Morgan Stanley writes, "Average price per page for print advertising expanded 31% YoY on rising page volume contribution of high priced cities. 2) Online...

51job (NASDAQ: JOBS) Reports EPS of $0.47 vs. $0.39 Estimate; Revenues $49.6M vs. $47.9M Estimate

According to Deutsche Bank, Kforce (NASDAQ: KFRC) gross margin headwinds offset strong demands. Deutsche Bank said that while 1Q EPS disappointed due to statutory costs, the major negative surprise is the approx. 75bp headwind to 2H11 gross margins from the HIRE act. “Our 2QE EPS goes from $0.21...