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Hot Runners: PetSmart (NASDAQ:PETM), Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT:BLE), RMG Networks Holding (NASDAQ:RMGN), Jacobs Engineering (NYSE:JEC)
PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM) said Wednesday that it has been taken private, as a group of investors led by the buyout firm BC Partners completed their $8.7 billion acquisition. PetSmart President and CEO David Lenhart and Chairman Gregory Josefowicz are stepping down as part of the deal. On Wednesday shares of PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETM) closed at…
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Investor’s pick: Whiting USA Trust II (NYSE:WHZ), Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT:BLE), Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG-A)
Whiting USA Trust II (NYSE:WHZ) announced that, the net profits interest termination date is estimated to occur by January 31, 2015. The net profits interest will terminate when 9.11 MMBOE (which amount is equivalent to 8.20 MMBOE attributable to the net profits interest) have been produced and sold from the underlying properties, and the Trust…
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Big Moves in Focus: Microsemi (NASDAQ:MSCC), Rubicon Minerals (NYSEMKT:RBY), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT:BLE), The Buckle (NYSE:BKE), Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT)
Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ:MSCC) Director Dennis R. Leibel sold 3,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.53, for a total transaction of $82,590.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 9,925 shares…
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Market Alert: Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), Key Energy Services. (NYSE:KEG), Breitburn Energy Partners (NASDAQ:BBEP), EnteroMedics (NASDAQ:ETRM), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT: BLE)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) said that it has set its biggest-ever capital spending plans this year to develop new technology, even as the maker of iPhone chips warned of a slower year ahead as competition escalates. On Wednesday shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) closed at $21.06. Company’s sales growth for…
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Stocks Gaining Momentum: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), NN Inc. (NASDAQ:NNBR), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT:BLE), Pluristem Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTI)
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) India unit on Tuesday said it will recall 20,752 EcoSport cars in the country to correct concerns about fuel and vapour line corrosion in the long-term. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in last trading activity fell -1.33% to close at $14.09. Company weekly performance is -8.68% while its quarterly performance stands at…
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Stock in News: Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT:BLE), Walter Investment Management (NYSE:WAC)
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Democracy and Technology and dozens of other business groups and privacy experts on Monday flooded the Second Circuit with briefs supporting Microsoft Corp.’s challenge to a search warrant that would allow the U.S. government to access user data stored overseas. Verizon Communications Inc.…
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Traders Are Watching: Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT:BLE), Web.com Group (NASDAQ:WWWW), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX)
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) said it has decided to open source the entire cutesy library. Developers can grab the library from Github and start implementing the fancy little characters into their apps, sites and anywhere else you need a character of an ice cream cone next to sushi. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) in last trading activity moved…
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Stocks in News : Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), ShoreTel (NASDAQ:SHOR), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSEMKT:BLE), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)
It seems that Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is unwilling to relinquish its bid to acquire rival Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO). Dollar General has raised the offer to $80.00 per share from the earlier proposal of $78.50 that was rejected by Family Dollar on grounds of difficulty to win over antitrust regulatory concerns and decided to stick…