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Options Brief: Tyco International (TYC)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 2:22pm | 97Shares of Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) are lower on the session by 1.27%, currently trading at $37.42. Call volume is now running at 2.41x the daily average, with 80% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,868 call contracts have traded so far during the session. Tyco International...
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Philips' New MRI System - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 2:07pm | 523Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) unveiled Philips Ingenia, the first-ever digital broadband magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution. The Ingenia MR system incorporates, for the first time, digital signal acquisition and processing directly in the RF receive coil nearest to the patient. By...
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Hapoalim Tripling Target On Amarin (AMRN)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 11:55am | 155Hapoalim Securities is out with a research report on Amarin Corporation plc (ADR) (NASDAQ: AMRN), and has tripled its price target and is reiterating its Buy rating on shares. It moved its target to $12, up from $4. In a note sent to clients, Hapoalim writes, "Amarin reported positive top-line...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8:57am | 496Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher, this morning as Ireland received a $113 billion aid package. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 25 points to 11,055, while those for the S&P 500 index moved up 2.50 points to 1,186. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 2.50 points...
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TransDigm to Acquire Actuation Business from Teleflex for $94M
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8:32am | 53TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Actuation Business of Telair International Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), for approximately $94 million in cash.
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Water Desalination Stocks
Saturday, November 27, 2010 - 4:22am | 554As a resident of California, I am very aware of the issues and political football called water rights. Access to water is a topic of concern for all the states in the southwest. But it is not just a United States issue, water scarcity is a problem for countries around the world, especially in the...
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ABB Invests in Renewable Energy - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 1:12pm | 535ABB Ltd. (ABB) made an investment of $13 million in Aquamarine Power, a Scotland based renewable energy company. Aquamarine engages in the conversion of wave energy into consumable electricity. The investment was made by ABB's venture capital division, ABB Technology Ventures, and a portion of...
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ABB Invests in Renewable Energy - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 7:32am | 535ABB Ltd. (ABB) made an investment of $13 million in Aquamarine Power, a Scotland based renewable energy company. Aquamarine engages in the conversion of wave energy into consumable electricity. The investment was made by ABB's venture capital division, ABB Technology Ventures, and a portion of...
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Otix-WDH Merger Gets Shareholder OK - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 6:00pm | 473Hearing aid solutions maker Otix Global Inc (OTIX) recently reported that its shareholders have approved its proposed merger with Denmark-based leading international hearing care products maker William Demant Holding (“WDH”). Otix Global signed a definitive merger agreement with WDH on...
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Durable Goods: Dismal - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 2:30pm | 1665New Orders for Durable Goods fell 3.3% in October. That was much worse than the consensus expectations for a decline of 0.3%. The bad news cannot just be pegged on the extremely volatile Transportation Equipment side, and more specifically, from the Non-Defense Aircraft component, which is often...
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Otix-WDH Merger Gets Shareholder OK - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 12:41pm | 473Hearing aid solutions maker Otix Global Inc (OTIX) recently reported that its shareholders have approved its proposed merger with Denmark-based leading international hearing care products maker William Demant Holding (“WDH”). Otix Global signed a definitive merger agreement with WDH on...
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GE Rejects Mini Tender Offer - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 11:30am | 491General Electric Company (GE) has rejected an unsolicited tender offer made by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 5 million shares or 0.05% of the paid-up capital at $15.15 per share. TRC's offer price is at a 4.5% discount to the closing price of GE common stock of $15.86 on November 16...
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Durable Goods: Dismal - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 9:17am | 1665New Orders for Durable Goods fell 3.3% in October. That was much worse than the consensus expectations for a decline of 0.3%. The bad news cannot just be pegged on the extremely volatile Transportation Equipment side, and more specifically, from the Non-Defense Aircraft component, which is often...
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GE Rejects Mini Tender Offer - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 6:13am | 491General Electric Company (GE) has rejected an unsolicited tender offer made by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 5 million shares or 0.05% of the paid-up capital at $15.15 per share. TRC's offer price is at a 4.5% discount to the closing price of GE common stock of $15.86 on November 16...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Conglomerates Sector With The Highest ROE (MMM, UTX, PPG, DHR)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 5:44am | 133Below are the top large-cap conglomerate stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) is 29.37%. MMM's quarterly earnings surged 15.60% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at United Technologies...