All Posts Tagged With: "CS"

(GS) Goldman Sachs Group Increases Brazil Workforce

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) plans to augment its workforce in Brazil by approximately 20% in 2011. The company aims to increase its hiring following growth in the Brazilian economy compared to its home market.

Goldman’s...

29Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(UBS) Basel Wants Big Banks to Store More

On Saturday, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision proposed new rules that would force the world’s biggest banks to hold extra capital on their balance sheets as protection and prevention against global financial crisis, the Associated Press...

27Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(JPM) JPMorgan Chase & Company Starts Brokerage Business in Europe

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(JPM) announced the launch of its prime brokerage service in Europe that will cater to the needs of various hedge funds based in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The launch of the...

23Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(APOG) Company News for June 23, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Shares of Robbins & Myers, Inc. (NYSE:RBN) jumped 8.77% on strong fiscal third-quarter profits. The energy equipment supplier said strong customer demand and the recent acquisition of oilfield services has helped...

23Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(IVR) Invesco Mortgage Capital Announced Stock Offering

Yesterday, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR) announced its plan to offer 15 million shares of its common stock. Underwriters will be permitted a 30-day option to purchase up to an added 2.25 million shares...

22Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(CS) Company News for June 14, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Share prices of Transatlantic Holdings (NYSE:TRH) climbed 9.50% after the reinsurer announced it was merging with Switzerland based reinsurer World Assurance Company Holdings AG AWH in a deal worth $3.2 billion

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(LIFE) Life Technologies Deals with Luminex

Life Technologies Corporation (LIFE) recently entered into a global sales and distribution agreement with Luminex Corporation (LMNX) to...

14Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(CS) Company News for June 14, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Share prices of Transatlantic Holdings (NYSE:TRH) climbed 9.50% after the reinsurer announced it was merging with Switzerland based reinsurer World Assurance Company Holdings AG AWH in a deal worth $3.2 billion

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14Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(BKH) Company News for June 13, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) announced it was slowing down its share-repurchase program as natural disasters caused a $1 billion loss to the company in April and May.

•    Goodyear Tire &...

13Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AKRX) Company News for June 07, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Share prices of home nursing provider Amedisys, Inc.(NASDAQ:AMED) fell 7.41% after CRT Capital reduced its earnings estimates for fiscal 2011

•    According to Canaccord Genuity, data from a trial of...

7Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AIG) U.S. Treasury Makes Some Gains on AIG Stock Offering

Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced that it has priced its first secondary stock offering of 300 million shares since 2008, initiated with the US Treasury about a fortnight ago, at...

25May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AIG) AIG and U.S. Treasury Announce $300 Million Stock Offering

Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) and the US Treasury announced their decision to go ahead with the public offering of AIG’s common shares. While 100 million shares will be sold by AIG,...

16May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(BOBE) Company News for May 11, 2011 – Corporate Summary

•    Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) will purchase internet communications leader Skype from the investor consortium led by Silver Lake. The deal which is worth $8.5 billion in cash has been approved by the boards of directors...

11May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DVA) DaVita Beats Earnings Estimates on Revenues

DaVita Inc. (DVA) reported first-quarter net operating income of $94.5 million, or 96 cents per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, DaVita lagged the earnings of $109.4 million...

4May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AIG) American International Group International Lease Finance Swaps Notes

American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) jet leasing unit International Lease Finance Corporation (“ILFC”) has planned to swap new debt for old notes.

AIG’s subsidiary ILFC has stated that...

13Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DLLR) Dollar Financial Corporation Prices Share Offering

Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR) has priced its previously announced public offering of 6 million shares at $20.75 per share, to use the proceeds to help fund its acquisition of Purpose U.K. Holdings Limited...

12Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(GS) Basel III Capital Standards Defined

Regulatory officials from more than two dozen countries are trying to exercise more flexibility in taking care of world’s biggest banks with its new set of capital standards, known as Basel III, Reuters reported on Wednesday. In 2010, global regulators had decided to adopt...

9Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(DLLR) Dollar Financial Commences Stock Offering

In order to help fund its acquisition of Purpose U.K. Holdings Limited in the U.K., Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR) plans to underwrite a public offering of 5 million shares of its common stock, subject...

7Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AIG) American International Group’s International Lease Finance Refinances Debt

In order to refinance debt, American International Group Inc. (AIG)’s jet leasing unit International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has secured a $1.3 billion term loan with a group of 15 banks from Europe,...

3Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AIG) American International Group Denied RMBS Purchase by Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Finally, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) turned down American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) offer to repurchase its $15.7 billion residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) on Maiden II....

1Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AMZN) Company News for March 30, 2011 – Corporate Summary

• Home Depot (NYSE:HD) said the company plans to buy back $1 billion of outstanding shares through an accelerated share repurchase program with Barclays Capital,

• Amazon.com (NASDAQ:

30Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MET) MetLife Allows American International Group to Raise $10 Billion

Executing the terms of the American Life Insurance Co. (ALICO) deal sooner-than-expected, on Tuesday MetLife Inc. (MET) gave its consent to American International Group Inc. (

28Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(ALL) Allstate Sues Credit Suisse AG on Mortgage-Backed Securities

Bloomberg reported that Allstate Corp. (ALL) has filed a federal complaint against Credit Suisse AG...

25Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AGNC) American Capital Agency Announces Secondary Offering

American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on investments in mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), has recently...

23Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AGNC) American Capital Agency Corporation Announces Secondary Offeringg

American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on investments in mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), has recently...

22Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(C) Company News for March 09, 2011 – Corporate Summary

• Citi (NYSE:C) analyst Mark Mahaney upgraded online travel company Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) from “Hold” to “Buy ”rating with a target price of  $29 per share

• Home...

10Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(EU) Non-U.S. Banks Stock Update – February 2011 – Industry Outlook

Aided by worldwide regulatory reform, the global banking industry has reached a phase of a transformation in 2011. Since 2010, the industry has been recovering at a moderate pace from the worst financial crisis in history that started as a credit issue in the subprime enclave...

15Feb2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(AKAM) Stock Market News for February 11, 2011 – Market News

On Thursday, a late day rally helped the market to close almost flat following Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s speech. Though the President said he was not resigning, Mubarak will delegate powers to the Vice President. Earlier in the day markets fell after network equipment...

12Feb2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(APC) Company News for December 30, 2010 – Corporate Summary

• BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) plans to offer a price of $90 per share for Anadarko (NYSE:APC)

• Lockheed Martin (NYSE:

30Dec2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NDAQ) Nasdaq OMX Group to Purchase FTEN Incorporated

Expanding its risk management solutions, yesterday, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) announced its agreement to acquire leading real-time risk management solutions provider, FTEN Inc., for an undisclosed amount....

17Dec2010 | | 0 comments | Continued