Industrial Conglomerates

Millward Brown released its annual BrandZ study of the world's top 100 brands Monday. Below is the list: 1. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 2. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) 3. IBM (NYSE: IBM) 4. McDonalds (NYSE: MCD) 5. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) 6. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 7. AT&T (NYSE: ATT) 8. Marlboro (NYSE: PM) 9...

Bloomberg reports that Textron (NYSE: TXT) call volume jumps to the highest level since February.

Bloomberg reports that GE (NYSE: GE) will register 52.5M Garanti shares for possible sale.

Below are the top small-cap real estate development stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Texas Pacific Land Trust (NYSE: TPL) is 59.51%. TPL's operating margin for the same period is 81.72%. The trailing-twelve-...

Shares of McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) are lower on the session by 1.19%, trading at $21.50. Overall call volume is now running at 3.41x the daily average, with 73% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 3,291 contracts have traded on the session so far. McDermott...

According to a study obtained by Reuters, "Made in the USA" may be coming back, and in a big way. As the yuan rises, and the dollar falls, a report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) predicts that more companies will begin to make their products in the U.S., to become more competitive...

May Fourth is well-known in nerd circles as the day when mother's basement is filled with bespeckled boys of all ages, donning makeshift light sabers and Jedi robes, all in celebration of a movie phenomenon older than most in the room. That's right, readers -- it's Star Wars Day! Virgins of the...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet How Fund Investors Can Minimize Taxes Fund investors may be cheering the market rally, but higher stock prices come with a painful side effect: bigger tax bills. If Big Stocks Let You Down, Think Small For a...

According to Morgan Stanley, Textron (NYSE: TXT) announced the retirement of Cessna President Jack Pelton. Morgan Stanley said that Cessna President's retirement strikes as right timing. “With TXT CEO Donnelly running Cessna until a replacement is found, we have heightened conviction for rolling...

According to Deutsche Bank, Textron (NYSE: TXT) announced the immediate retirement of Jack Pelton, CEO of Cessna since 2003 after the close. Deutsche Bank said that TXT's business jet operation accounts for ~25% of total sales and about half of the earnings growth expectation in the next couple of...

Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) today announced that Jack J. Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of its Cessna Aircraft unit, has retired from the company, and that a search for his successor is underway. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly will run the business until a successor is named. Pelton...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today opened a representative office in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, to further explore business opportunities in one of the fastest growing and resource-rich markets in Asia. The new GE office is co-located in the headquarters of GE's Mongolian partner,...

AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded $9.7 million to deliver an electronic warfare radio frequency simulator for the U.S. Air Force's EW Avionics Integration Support Facility.

GE (NYSE: GE) announced that it has been selected to provide gas turbine technology and services for four Saudi Electricity Company power plant expansions that will support Saudi Arabia in meeting its growing power needs, especially during the hot summer months when electricity demand is at its...

China Fire & Security Group (NASDAQ: CFSG) Leveraging on its proprietary technologies, China Fire is engaged primarily in the design, manufacture, sales and maintenance services of a broad product portfolio including detectors, controllers, and fire extinguishers. Via its nationwide direct...