Month: May 2011

Stock Analysts

EA’s Expansion Pack Hits Stores (ATVI) (ERTS) (TTWO)

May 31, 2011 0

Video game developer and publisher, Electronic Arts ( ERTS ) better known as EA, announced that the new expansion pack of The Sims 3 Generations will be available at stores globally from next week. Developed by The Sims studio, The Sims 3 Generations allows players to create and live in a virtual world. The Sims franchisee celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2010 and has sold more than 125 million units to date. […]

Stock Analysts

Royal Caribbean Remains Neutral (RCL)

May 31, 2011 0

We are maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ( RCL ), the second largest company in the cruise vacation industry. Royal Caribbean’s first quarter 2011 earnings were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, on the back of an improvement in bookings and strict cost control […]

Stock Analysts

Home Prices Continue Falling (BRK.B) (DHI) (IP) (MAS) (SPX)

May 31, 2011 0

In March, home prices continued to slip, and the declines were still widespread. The Case-Schiller Composite 10 City index (C-10) fell 0.10% on a seasonally adjusted basis, and is down 2.84% from a year ago. The broader Composite 20 City index (which includes the cities in the C-10) fell by 0.23% on the month and is down 3.53% from a year ago. […]

Geosyntec Consultants Awarded WERF Funding for Innovative High-Performance Green Infrastructure Research

May 31, 2011 0

Geosyntec Consultants Awarded WERF Funding for Innovative High-Performance Green Infrastructure Research PR Newswire ATLANTA, May 31, 2011 ATLANTA , May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Geosyntec Consultants (Geosyntec) announced today it has been awarded funding under a Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) program for the design, installation, measurement, and analysis of a series of actively controlled, distributed green infrastructure (‘high-performance green infrastructure”) approaches for urban stormwater control. Geosyntec will demonstrate through this $175,000 research effort that the integration of currently available, innovative, flexible, and inexpensive hardware and software architectures provides a new suite of tools for sewer and stormwater utility operators to optimize investments in green infrastructure and potentially solve intractable problems that must be addressed but are viewed as unachievable or not cost effective using conventional passive solutions. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Transforming e-discovery: Cataphora Legal Joins Ernst & Young

May 31, 2011 0

Transforming e-discovery: Cataphora Legal Joins Ernst & Young Patented technology and process enhances Ernst & Young’s discovery services; Cataphora, Inc. continues to focus on large-scale data opportunities PR Newswire NEW YORK and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 31, 2011 NEW YORK and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. […]

Two Tech Female Social Entrepreneurs Combine Fashion, Sustainability, Causes and Celebrities With Launch of LovingEco

May 31, 2011 0

Two Tech Female Social Entrepreneurs Combine Fashion, Sustainability, Causes and Celebrities With Launch of LovingEco Offering women access to stylish, hand selected eco-friendly fashion and accessories, natural beauty and more at a discount off retail www.lovingeco.com PR Newswire WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 31, 2011 WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. , May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — LovingEco, which launches June 6th, 2011 , is an invitation-only, social commerce platform, that offers unsurpassed and innovative eco-friendly products at exclusive price points (up to 70% off retail), without compromising style. […]

Stock Analysts

Liberty Global Receives Bid Offer (LBTYA) (NWS)

May 31, 2011 0

A leading cable operator in Europe, Latin America and Australia, Liberty Global Inc. ( LBTYA ), which currently holds a 54.2% stake in Australia’s AUSTAR United Communications Limited, received a takeover bid worth $2 billion from FOXTEL. FOXTEL is an Australian pay television company that offers cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services […]

Max Keiser

Keiser Report: Neo-Feudal Gulag Casino State (E151)

May 31, 2011 0

[youtube uHcS_UvRxCM] This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the oil traders puking on markets and the gold confiscators eyeing Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy. In the second half of the show, Max talks to former chief forex trader for VISA, Jon Matonis of TheMonetaryFuture.blogspot.com, about Bitcoin, the new peer-to-peer crypto-currency. http://www.facebook.com/keiserreport […]