Share This:Monday August 4, 2014 started on a positive note: The S&P 500 settled higher by 0.7% with nine sectors ending in the green. Like energy, the consumer discretionary sector (+1.0%) also added at least 1.0%. The group received all-around support as carmakers, homebuilders, and retailers rallied. Shares of Ford (F … Continue reading
Share This:U.S. Stocks on the Move-AcelRx, Family Dollar Stores, Trulia U.S. stock index e-mini futures rose slightly on Monday: Dow Jones industrial average futures were up 0.08 percent at 16,904, S&P 500 futures were up 0.11 percent at 1,973.75 and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.20 percent at 3,963.5. DOLLAR … Continue reading
Share This:Dresser-Rand Group (NYSE: DRC) 15.9% HIGHER; Siemens is preparing a bid for Dresser-Rand Group (NYSE: DRC), according to Manager Magazin, citing sources. The company has been preparing a bid for months and is even considering a hostile takeover. Sandisk Corp (NASDAQ: SNDK) 10% LOWER; reported Q2 EPS of $1.41, $0.02 better than the analyst … Continue reading
Share This:Analyst Recommendations: U.S. stock rose on Wednesday, led by tech shares after Intel’s earnings and word of a partnership between IBM and Apple, while Time Warner Inc rallied on news it rebuffed a takeover attempt from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 0.27 percent at … Continue reading
Share This: 7/2: (VITC) (SFLY) (ISLE) Higher; (CAMP) (MCP) (PAYX) Lower (more…) 9:31 AM ET, 07/02/2014 – Street Insider Vitacost.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: VITC) 27.6% HIGHER; The Kroger (NYSE: KR) and Vitacost.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: VITC) announced a definitive merger agreement under which Kroger will purchase all outstanding shares of Vitacost.com for $8.00 per share … Continue reading
