Security News Highlights 08/18/2014

Share This:U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Time Warner, NXP Semiconductors, CBS Corp 11:23 AM ET, 08/18/2014 – Reuters Aug 18 (Reuters) – Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Time Warner and Monster Beverage, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS • Time Warner Inc : Wunderlich raises target … Continue reading

Security News Highlights from 8/11 to 8/15/2014

Share This:Seaworld Battered on ‘Blackfin’ Backlash; Mega Energy Merger; Berkshire’s New Milestone 1. Kicking off the week, Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR) and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) announced that Kinder Morgan will acquire all … Continue reading

Activist Investor Activity News

Share This:Activist Investor Activity  (July & August of  2014) Have you asked yourself what is an Activist Investor? Well, here is a definition from Investopedia? “An individual or group that purchases large numbers of a public company’s shares and/or tries to obtain seats on the company’s board with the goal of … Continue reading

Security News Highlights 08/07/2014

Share This:Thursday following upbeat labor market data, amid a backdrop of a sanctions confrontation between Russia and the West that highlighted the relative strength of the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 0.26 percent at 16,486.31, the S&P 500 was up 0.26 percent at 1,925.28 and the … Continue reading

Security New Highlights 08/05/2014

Share This:Tuesday 08/5/2014 A second quarter earnings warning from Target (TGT) that was attributed to data breach expenses and cautious consumer spending has been a negative influence. In addition, a report that China’s Services PMI fell to 50.0 in July from 53.1 in June took some wind out of the … Continue reading