Month: August 2011

SSOE Takes Top Spot Among Green Design Firms in Industrial Manufacturing by Engineering News Record

August 10, 2011 0

SSOE Takes Top Spot Among Green Design Firms in Industrial Manufacturing by Engineering News Record Firm’s Design Work Also Recognized in Several Other Sustainable Categories PR Newswire TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2011 TOLEDO, Ohio , Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SSOE Group ( www.ssoe.com ), an international engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm, has been recognized in several sustainable design rankings recently released from Engineering News Record (ENR) […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

China Yida Announces CEO Share Purchase Plan

August 10, 2011 0

China Yida Announces CEO Share Purchase Plan PR Newswire FUZHOU, China, August 10, 2011 FUZHOU, China , August 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — China Yida Holding Company (Nasdaq: CNYD) (“China Yida” or the “Company”), a leading diversified entertainment enterprise in China , today announced that Dr. Minhua Chen , the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Yida intends to use his personal funds to purchase up to $250,000 of the Company’s stock in open market transactions from the date of this announcement to December 31, 2011 , pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, subject to the restrictions of and consistent with the Company’s securities trading policy. “The purchase of the Company’s shares reflects the confidence I have in the long-term fundamentals and growth prospects of China Yida,” said Chairman Chen. […]

Economic Data

What is the Fed Saying? – Ahead of Wall Street

August 10, 2011 0

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 With nothing major on the economic docket on Wednesday, stocks will likely continue to chew over the Fed’s Tuesday statement. We got a head-spinning rally in stocks Tuesday afternoon following the release of that statement, meaning that investors found plenty to be happy about in the Fed’s posture. But what did the Fed really say? To be fair to the Fed, they don’t really have a lot of policy options at their disposal. […]

Economic Data

August 10: What is the Fed Saying? – Economic Highlights

August 10, 2011 0

With nothing major on the economic docket on Wednesday, stocks will likely continue to chew over the Fed’s Tuesday statement. We got a head-spinning rally in stocks Tuesday afternoon following the release of that statement, meaning that investors found plenty to be happy about in the Fed’s posture. But what did the Fed really say? To be fair to the Fed, they don’t really have a lot of policy options at their disposal. […]

Stock Analysts

Allegheny’s Contract Ratified (ATI) (CRS)

August 10, 2011 0

Allegheny Technologies Incorporated ( ATI ) announced that the United Steelworkers’ (USW) members have ratified its four-year contract with Allegheny Ludlum by a wide margin. The agreement will expire on June 30, 2015. The existing contracts have been extended and are effective through August 8, 2011. […]

Stock Analysts

What Is the Fed Saying? (CSCO) (DIS) (M)

August 10, 2011 0

With nothing major on the economic docket on Wednesday, stocks will likely continue to chew over the Fed’s Tuesday statement. We got a head-spinning rally in stocks Tuesday afternoon following the release of that statement, meaning that investors found plenty to be happy about in the Fed’s posture. But what did the Fed really say? To be fair to the Fed, they don’t really have a lot of policy options at their disposal […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Value Nearly Doubles in 2Q 2011

August 10, 2011 1

Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Value Nearly Doubles in 2Q 2011 Cloud computing, smart mobility, internet video, the smart grid and solar energy drive big-ticket deals for growth and innovation PR Newswire NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2011 NEW YORK , Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Big-ticket deals drove the aggregate value of global technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to US$52.1b in the second quarter of 2011, nearly doubling the deal value from an already strong first quarter, according to Ernst & Young’s Global Technology M&A update, April – June 2011 . […]