Industrial Conglomerates

Brean Murray, Carret & Co. is changing the price targets of the following companies: Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) $103 to $107 Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) $39 to $55

After swinging back and forth for much of the session, stocks closed mostly in the red Wednesday amid concerns that the Fed's planned purchase of Treasury bonds would not be as heavy and swift as earlier anticipated. Traders are eagerly awaiting a Federal Reserve move to inject more money into the...

GE Capital (NYSE: GE), Franchise Finance provided $8.7 million in financing to Buffalo Wild Wings® International, Inc. franchisee, Four M Capital, LLC. The funds are being used for development of three Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill restaurants in the greater New York metro and Connecticut areas...

Stock futures were up modestly Thursday ahead of busy earnings day that includes the likes of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), 3M (NYSE: MMM) and others, along with key economic data on jobs. As of 7:30 a.m., in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 17 points to 11089, the S&P 500...

3M (NYSE: MMM) today reported record third-quarter earnings of $1.53 per share on sales of $6.9 billion. Sales and per-share earnings increased 11 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively, versus the third quarter of 2009. Operating income was a third quarter record $1.576 billion and operating...

Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, which is payable November 24, 2010 to shareholders of record November 8, 2010. The Company's previous quarterly cash dividend was $0.05 per share. The...

Crude Oil   The improving economic scene, both here in the U.S. as well as worldwide, had been the main driver of the oil rally that saw the commodity zoom past the $85 per barrel level earlier this year. However, growing doubts about the strength of the U.S. economy this summer and host of other...

Premium metallurgical coal producer and exporter Walter Energy Inc. (WLT) announced its operating earnings for the third-quarter 2010 of $2.57 per share, slightly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.59. However, the company's results were better than 45 cents earned in the year-ago quarter...

The Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share on the company's Common Stock. All dividends will be paid on January 1, 2011, to holders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2010.

Three factors are contributing to a favorable environment for borrowers across virtually all forms of corporate loans, according to Sage Nakamura, managing director of loan syndications for GE Capital Markets (NYSE: GE), Inc. They are greater lender willingness to deploy capital, strong investor...

3M (NYSE: MMM) today announced that its direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Ventura Acquisition Corporation, has completed its cash tender offer for Cogent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COGT). As contemplated by the terms of the previously announced merger agreement, 3M intends to acquire the remaining publicly held...

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) reports Q3 earnings of $0.98 versus consensus of $0.97. Teleflex Incorporated reports revenues of $443 million versus consensus of $449.84 million. Diluted adjusted EPS from continuing operations was $1.11 per share, including tax benefit of $0.13 per share. Gross...

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of thirty-four cents ($0.34) per share of common stock. The dividend is payable December 15, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2010.