Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO) announced today a definitive agreement to sell its Acushnet Company golf business to a group led by Fila Korea Ltd, and Mirae Asset Private Equity, the largest private equity firm in Korea, for $1.22
Equity futures are pointing higher this morning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to open 48 points higher while the broader S&P500 index is looking to open 6 points higher. Moving fast in the pre-market session ar
Shares of SRA International (SRX) are up 9.5%, or $2.68, to $31.04 after it announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which SRA will be acquired by an affiliate of Providence Equity Partners in an all-cash
In the headlines this morning, the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant also continued to worry investors after reports of higher-than-allowed levels of radioactive iodine i
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention at midday.
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U.S equity futures are set to open relatively flat. Overseas, the Asian markets declined, while the European markets were also lower.
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Equity futures are pointing higher this morning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to open 112 points higher while the broader S&P500 index is looking to open nearly 13 points higher.
Good Morning. It's Friday, March 4, 2011. At this hour, U.S. equity futures are up. Overseas, the Asian markets were mixed, while the European markets are higher. Wal-Mart (WMT) increased annual dividend by 21% to $1.46 per sha
Equity futures are pointing higher this morning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking to open 15 points higher while the broader S&P500 index is looking to open over 2 points higher. Moving fast in the pre-market sessi
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Stiller-Farrell and this is your Midweek Market Wrap Up. The British
Bankers’ Association, which has the supervisory role of setting the
influential Libor rates, announced that it would be willing to give up
its...
The Wall Street Journal reports that home prices showed their best year-to-date gains since 2005, up 5.9% through July, signaling the housing market's steady march toward recovery. Also from the Wall Street Journal, IBM (IBM) will increase its efforts to sell so-called cloud computing services...
CEO Marissa Mayer is bringing in some more new blood to Yahoo!, tapping Ken Goldman as the company's new Chief Financial Officer. Goldman's appointment will take effect on October 22nd.
Goldman served as CFO at his most recent employer, Fortinet, having worked at Siebel Systems, Sybase,...