Daily Markets - Northrop Gets C-RAM Task Order
Daily Markets - Northrop Gets C-RAM Task Order |
- Northrop Gets C-RAM Task Order
- SWK Issues $400M Notes
- Exelon Buys Wind Assets For $900M
- Evidence Of A New “Reverse Gender Wage Gap”
- Stock Market News Briefs: Arch Coal, Barclays PLC, Burger King Holdings, CIT Group Inc (DEL), H.J. Heinz Company, HSBC Holdings Plc, Massey Energy Company, PerkinElmer, Piper Jaffray Companies, Joy Global, Netflix, Veeco Instruments
- Pall Corp. Wins Contract
- WPZ-WMZ Merger Wrapped Up
- Joy Global Beats, Revs Dip
- Will Sprint Let T-Mobile In?
- Icahn Renews Lions Gate Bid
- Heinz Reports In Line
- Swiss Franc: Under Pressure
- Japanese Yen: The Downside Prevails
- British Pound: Rebound
- Euro: Rebound
- Motorola Gives Spin-off Details
- Dollar General Beats, Lifts Outlook
- Investing In The Middle East And North Africa (MENA) With Maria Gabriella Khoury, CFA
- ASA Staffing Index, NRA Restaurant Index Flat
- Risk Appetite Regains Its Footing As The U.S. Dollar Tumbles Against All Major Currencies Overnight
- Major Moves Aug: New Listings Fly High, Other Stagnate, Filings Slow
- Grail Advisors Details Western Asset Ultra Short Duration ETF (GWLQ)
| Northrop Gets C-RAM Task Order Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:35 AM PDT Los Angeles-based leading shipbuilder and defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $68 million contract from the Scott Air Force Base, Illinois based Defense Information Systems Agency. The company would provide personnel for operating Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The task order has a total potential value of $219 million collectively over a period of three … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:35 AM PDT Stanley Black & Decker Inc. (NYSE:SWK) issued $400 million of 5.2% notes on August 31. The notes, offered for a price of 99.925%, will mature on September 1, 2040, as guaranteed by Black & Decker Corporation.
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| Exelon Buys Wind Assets For $900M Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:35 AM PDT The largest operator of a nuclear power fleet in the U.S., Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) now forays into the wind power generation business by acquiring wind assets from Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) for $900 million. The initial value of the acquisition is $860 million, while Exelon will pay another $40 million to Deere when the construction work begins in some approved projects. The acquired assets will be operated by Exelon's subsidiary Exelon Generation Co.
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| Evidence Of A New “Reverse Gender Wage Gap” Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:13 AM PDT From Time Magazine: “According to a new analysis of 2,000 communities by a market research company, in 147 out of 150 of the biggest cities in the U.S., young women’s median full-time salaries are 8% higher than those of the guys in their peer group. In two cities, Atlanta and Memphis, those women are making around 20% more. This squares with earlier research from Queens College, New York, that had suggested that this was happening in major metropoles. But the new study suggests that the gap … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:05 AM PDT Joy Global (NASDAQ:JOYG) reported fiscal third quarter earnings ten cents higher than estimated at $1.13, on a 11.1% revenue decline to $850 million, off projections of $877 million PerkinElmer (NYSE:PKI) agreed to sell its illumination and detection solutions business to a private equity firm for about $500 million, adding 19-21 cents to third quarter operation results. The company also approved an increase in its share buyback program to 13 million HJ Heinz (NYSE:HNZ) posted … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:05 AM PDT Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) has been chosen by JGC-Tecnimont Joint Venture to provide vital technologies to the Habshan 5 Process Plant project in UAE. The plant is being built by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. and is valued at approximately $5 billion. JGC Corp. is a Japanese engineering contractor and Tecnimont S.p.A. is an Italian contractor, working jointly on this project. Pall Corp will be supplying its SepraSol liquid/gas coalescer systems, Ultipleat High Flow and Coreless Profile … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:05 AM PDT Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE:WMB) units, namely, Williams Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE:WMZ) and Williams Partners LP (NYSE:WPZ), announced the completion of their merger as announced on May 24, 2010.
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG) reported adjusted earnings of $1.13 per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, compared with $1.21 per share in the year-ago period. EPS in the quarter came in 10 cents higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03. Operational Update
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) is arguing whether to let its rival operator, T-Mobile USA, to invest in Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ:CLWR). Sprint is well aware that the investment will give lead to cutthroat competition and may even challenge its leading position in the deployment of 4G services.
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT The billionaire investor, Carl Icahn has renewed his hostile bid to acquire the remaining shares in Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (NYSE:LGF) for $7.50 per share, up from the previous offer of $6.50 made in July 2010. The news helped the shares touch new heights, which closed 10% or 65 cents higher at $7.14 on Tuesday. The renewed offer, which will expire on October 22, values Lions Gate, the movie studio, at approximately $1.02 billion, based on 136.2 million shares outstanding. In order … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE:HNZ) posted robust earnings of 75 cents per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The result was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate but came in ahead of the 68 cents per share recorded in the year-ago quarter. Profits were driven by strong performances in Emerging Markets and North American Consumer Products segments. Quarterly Sales Details During the quarter, Heinz recorded total sales growth of 1.6% to $2.48 billion from $2.44 billion in the prior-year … [visit site to read more]
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| Motorola Gives Spin-off Details Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:05 AM PDT Struggling mobile phone manufacturer Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) intends to invest $3.5 billion into its mobile-phone and set-top box units that will be spun off in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
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| Dollar General Beats, Lifts Outlook Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:05 AM PDT Dollar General Corporation (DG), the discount retailer, recently posted better-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results as the budget-constrained consumers remained inclined toward lower-priced stores amid a fragile economy.
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| Investing In The Middle East And North Africa (MENA) With Maria Gabriella Khoury, CFA Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT Maria Gabriella Khoury, CFA is SectorHead of LUSIGHTs GEMS Consumer team Equity markets throughout the Middle East and North Africa – a group that has been labeled 'MENA' – have been outpacing global equity markets in recent months, despite low volumes. However, seldom if ever do we hear about the 'MENA' acronym or what goes on in that region, barring military actions. This might simply be a result of the out of sight and out of mind phenomenon but wait a minute – how is it that … [visit site to read more]
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| ASA Staffing Index, NRA Restaurant Index Flat Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:11 AM PDT The American Staffing Association (ASA) Staffing Index for temporary and contract employment activity remained at 95 for the week of August 16 (same as last week), which is the highest index level since a reading of 97 in the week of September 29, 2008 (see chart above, data here). Compared to the same week last year, the latest ASA Staffing Index has improved by 25% for Week 34 (see bottom chart above). This marks the 18th week in a row with percentage gains above 20% compared to the same … [visit site to read more]
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| Risk Appetite Regains Its Footing As The U.S. Dollar Tumbles Against All Major Currencies Overnight Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:30 AM PDT Fundamental Headlines
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| Major Moves Aug: New Listings Fly High, Other Stagnate, Filings Slow Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:00 AM PDT August, a typically slow month for North American markets marking the end of the summer, ended with the general equity markets working up losses over the period. The S&P500 lost about 4.7% over August as the market bounce that we saw in July fizzled out. No doubt that poor housing and employment numbers in the US had lots to do with this as investors have been forced to re-test their faith in the recovery time and again.
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| Grail Advisors Details Western Asset Ultra Short Duration ETF (GWLQ) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:00 AM PDT On August 31st, Grail Advisors filed a detailed prospectus with the SEC pertaining to a new actively-managed ETF called the Grail Western Asset Ultra Short Duration ETF, which will have the ticker GWLQ. Grail first filed for this product back in May and back then it planned to call the fund the "Grail Western Asset Enhanced Liquidity ETF". The detailed prospectus now includes more information such as the expense structure for the fund and also provided disclosure on past performance of … [visit site to read more]
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