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GE Acquires Lineage Power - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 9:45am | 476General Electric Company (GE) has agreed to acquire privately held Lineage Power Holdings, Inc., from The Gores Group, LLC. Lineage Power is a provider of high-efficiency power conversion infrastructure technology and services for the telecommunications and datacenter industries. The...
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GE Capital is Agent on $150 Million Asset-Based Credit Facility for ArchBrook Laguna
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 9:01am | 76GE Capital (NYSE: GE) Corporate Finance today announced it is administrative agent on a $150 million asset-based revolving credit facility for ArchBrook Laguna, an electronics and computer products distributor. The loan refinances and increases an existing credit facility and will be used to...
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Carlisle Companies - Value
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 3:01am | 635Companies with their hands in lots of pots are benefiting from the upside in the global economy. Carlisle Companies (CSL), a diverse manufacturer, is using acquisitions to expand its reach into the emerging markets. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is expected to grow earnings by 24% in 2011....
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Carlisle Companies - Value
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 1:00am | 635Companies with their hands in lots of pots are benefiting from the upside in the global economy. Carlisle Companies (CSL), a diverse manufacturer, is using acquisitions to expand its reach into the emerging markets. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is expected to grow earnings by 24% in 2011....
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Aggressive Growth Stock Picks-Jan.13, 2011 - Zacks Rank Buys
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 3:31pm | 91RUBY TUESDAY (RT): Free Stock Analysis Report STANDEX INTL CO (SXI): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research
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Trade Deficit Falls Again - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 2:31pm | 2909The Trade Deficit fell in November to $38.31 billion from $38.42 billion in October. The fall in the trade deficit is good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $41.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 8.6% from $35....
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Trade Deficit Falls Again - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 2:17pm | 2909The Trade Deficit fell in November to $38.31 billion from $38.42 billion in October. The fall in the trade deficit is good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $41.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 8.6% from $35....
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Aggressive Growth Stock Picks-Jan.13, 2011 - Zacks Rank Buys
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 1:00am | 91RUBY TUESDAY (RT): Free Stock Analysis Report STANDEX INTL CO (SXI): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research
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GE Purchases UK Company - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 4:31pm | 392General Electric Company (GE) has acquired Remote Energy Monitoring, Ltd. which has operations in the United Kingdom and Australia. The company's software and hardware platforms allow consumers and utilities to optimize and manage their energy usage. The metering solutions of the company are...
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GE Purchases UK Company - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 3:53pm | 392General Electric Company (GE) has acquired Remote Energy Monitoring, Ltd. which has operations in the United Kingdom and Australia. The company's software and hardware platforms allow consumers and utilities to optimize and manage their energy usage. The metering solutions of the company are...
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Ranking Tech, Energy, Aerospace and Conglomerates - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 3:01pm | 2457In my weekly Earnings Trends report, I rank the 16 economic sectors on a wide variety of earnings and sales metrics. The report just looks at the 500 firms in the S&P 500, not the whole Zacks Universe. However, since it is organized by the individual metric, such as Annual Earnings Growth or P/...
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Trading The Fed Beige Book
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 2:28pm | 170The Fed's Beige book is being released at 2:00 today, and the Beige Book is important as it provides anecdotal evidence from the twelve Federal Reserve districts on current economic conditions. If the Beige Book shows that the economy is continuing to pick up steam in the 12 different regions, then...
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Ranking Tech, Energy, Aerospace and Conglomerates - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 1:29pm | 2457In my weekly Earnings Trends report, I rank the 16 economic sectors on a wide variety of earnings and sales metrics. The report just looks at the 500 firms in the S&P 500, not the whole Zacks Universe. However, since it is organized by the individual metric, such as Annual Earnings Growth or P/...
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Company News for January 12, 2011 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:31am | 778• JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) has downgraded Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from "overweight" to "neutral" rating because of valuation concerns, setting a target price of $175 • AIG (NYSE:AIG) has planned to sell off its Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.16 billion • Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) has...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (GE, QLGC, GS, SNDK)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:15am | 136General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) was downgraded by Bernstein from "outperform" to "market perform." GE's stock closed at $18.63 yesterday. General Electric's trailing-twelve-month ROA is 1.19%. QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QLGC) was downgraded by Canaccord from "buy" to “hold." QLGC's shares...