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Why AES Is a Remarkable Long-Term Buy
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 2:56am | 126By Andrew Hawkins, Guest Editor We took a look at some dividend rockets that are poised to see growth in the near future. These companies may not all fit the typical connotation of a “rocket”, but I feel that these companies have strong payout ratios and will experience growth soon. Eaton...
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Stocks To Watch For May 23
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 1:00am | 227Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc (NYSE: KKD) to report its Q1 EPS at $0.09 on revenue of $96.55 million. KKD shares closed at $6.40 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) to have earned $0.52 per...
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Bain Capital Partners With Management to Acquire China Fire for $9.00 a Share Totaling $265.5M
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 4:11pm | 209China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFSG) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Amber Parent Limited, an affiliate of funds managed by Bain Capital Partners, LLC , and Amber Mergerco, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Under the terms of the...
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Xerium Technologies Announces Pricing of $240 Million Offering of Senior Notes
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:19pm | 137Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM) today announced that it has priced its private offering of $240 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2018. The Notes will be sold to investors at a price of 100% of the principal amount thereof and will bear interest at a rate equal...
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Calls Purchased on ITT Corporation
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 11:55am | 134Shares of ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) are lower on the session by 0.30%, currently trading at $57.12. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months and is currently consolidating between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today...
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Actuant Signs Agreement to Acquire Weasler Engineering for $155M
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 8:33am | 74Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU) announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Weasler Engineering, Inc.. The purchase is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, and is expected to close in June 2011. Total consideration for the transaction is...
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Earnings Scheduled For May 20
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 2:08am | 172E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc (NYSE: DANG) is expected to post its Q1 EPS at $0.00 on revenue of $103.37 million. AnnTaylor Stores Corp (NYSE: ANN) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $512.11 million. Donaldson Company Inc (NYSE: DCI) is projected to report...
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3D Systems Announces Completion of Two-for-One Stock Split
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 12:31pm | 983D Systems (Nasdaq: TDSC) announced today that its two-for-one stock split in the nature of a 100% stock dividend to its stockholders of record at the close of business on May 9, 2011 was completed yesterday by the distribution of the additional shares of Common Stock issued as a result of this...
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Donaldson Earnings Preview: Strong Sales Results Expected
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 10:57am | 277Donaldson (NYSE: DCI) is scheduled to report fiscal third-quarter 2011 results before the opening bell on Friday, May 20. Analysts expect the Minneapolis-based manufacturer to announce that earnings came to $0.72 per share. The consensus estimate is unchanged from 60 days ago, but up from per-share...
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Illinois Tool Works Reports Total Operating Revenue Growth of 16%; Sees FY 2011 EPS of $4.16 to $4.34
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 8:02am | 137Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today reported a total operating revenue increase of 16 percent for the three months ended April 30, 2011 compared to the year-ago period. The Company is forecasting full-year 2011 diluted net income per share to be in a range of $4.16 to $4.34. The full-year...
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Briggs & Stratton Corporation Announces Adoption of Rule 10b5-1 Plan by Officer; Plans to Sell 66,970 Shares
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 4:19pm | 85Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) today announced that William H. Reitman, Senior Vice President – Business Development & Customer Support, has entered into an individual stock trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mr. Reitman...
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5-18-11 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 12:04pm | 3748Pan Pylas, AP Business Writer Stocks recover some lost ground on Dell earnings Global stocks recoup some ground lost over past week as Dell earnings improve sentiment LONDON (AP) — Strong earnings from computer maker Dell supported stock markets Wednesday but concerns about the pace of the U.S....
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Ingersoll Says Buying Back Shares Is Priority In 'Near Future' And Focusing On Acquisitions
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 8:53am | 29Ingersoll (NYSE: IR) says, "buying back shares is a priority in 'near future'... focusing on acquisitions of $400m to $500m range."
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Citigroup Reports on 3M, United Technologies and Danaher
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 8:29am | 298In a report released yesterday, Citigroup commented on 3M (NYSE: MMM), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX), and Danaher (NYSE: DHR). On 3M, Citigroup writes, “New CFO David Meline reiterated 3M's playbook for driving organic revenue growth the historical rate of 4% to the 7%-8% target through new...
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The Boeing Company (BA) Stock attracts a lot of attention- about to buy
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 7:09am | 1795Recently The Boeing Company (BA), the world's second largest commercial aircraft maker and biggest defense company, received almost $1 Billion worth of contract from the U.S. Air Force. Boeing is trading at a price of $76.68, a dramatic change of -1.09 with % change of -1.40, the company has a ...