Analyst Ratings – Security News Highlights

Share This:Analyst Ratings Security News Highlights  09/22/14 U.S. stocks dipped at the open on Monday, after China’s finance minister indicated the country will not increase stimulus measures, with data on the housing market due shortly after the opening bell. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.15 percent at 17,253.28, the S&P 500 was down 0.33 percent at 2,003.84 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.52 percent at 4,556.174. SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP, $137.8, +34.61 pct,  Drugs and chemicals maker Merck KGaA said it agreed to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion, or $140 per share, in cash to boost its Merck Millipore lab supplies