Mergers & Acquisitions

VinSolutions™ announces acquisition of Haystak Digital Marketing

VinSolutions™ announces acquisition of Haystak Digital Marketing Digital Marketing leader’s products and services will integrate with VinSolutions web products to help dealers maximize the value of their advertising spend. PR Newswire ATLANTA, May 7, 2013 ATLANTA , May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — VinSolutions has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Haystak Digital Marketing, the marketplace leader of digital marketing products and services for the automotive industry. Haystak will operate under its own brand and continue to provide digital products and services direct to dealers nationwide […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

HIM Connections, LLC Recruits The Coding Center to Deliver a Broader Range of HIM Services

HIM Connections, LLC Recruits The Coding Center to Deliver a Broader Range of HIM Services Companies Join Forces to Augment Customer Staffing Needs for ICD-10 PR Newswire BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 7, 2013 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — HIM Connections, LLC, an expert recruitment and staffing firm for health information management (HIM), proudly announces the merger with The Coding Center, LLC, a specialty outsourced remote coding services company and division of Doozer Software, Inc . […]

Stock Analysts

LinkedIn Beats on Earnings and Rev (Revised) (FB) (GOOG) (LNKD) (VCLK)

LinkedIn Corporation ( LNKD ) reported adjusted net earnings of 22 cents per share in the first quarter of 2013, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 5 cents. Revenues Total revenue for the reported quarter was $324.7 million, up 72.3% from $188.5 million in the year-ago quarter. LinkedIn witnessed strong performance across all its business segments […]

Stock Analysts

Fossil Exceeds 1Q Earnings Est; Ups View (FOSL) (HBI) (JOEZ) (VFC)

Fossil, Inc ( FOSL ) started the year 2013 on a strong note. It reported first quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of $1.08 per share, which exceeded the year-ago earnings of 93 cents per share by 16.1%. The results also exceeded management’s guidance range of 93–98 cents per share and topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents by 11.3%. […]

Stock Analysts

Frontier 1Q Earnings a Penny Short (FTR) (T) (VOD) (VZ)

Frontier Communications ( FTR ), a provider of telecommunication services to rural areas, reported adjusted earnings per share of 5 cents in first quarter 2013, unchanged from the prior-year quarter figure. The result, however, lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 6 cents. Quarterly revenues of $1,205.4 million failed to meet the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,219.0 million and also dropped 4.9% from the year-ago quarter. […]

Stock Analysts

Alliant Energy Beats Earnings, Sales Rise (CMS) (ETR) (LNT) (NU)

Alliant Energy Corporation ( LNT ) reported first-quarter 2013 operating earnings of 72 cents per share, up 16.1% from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents. Earnings were 22 cents higher than the year-ago figure of 50 cents. Earnings benefited from a harsh winter, which cast a positive impact on the demand for electricity and natural gas. […]

Stock Analysts

Forest Oil Beats Earnings, Lags YoY (CEO) (EPL) (FST) (IOC)

Denver-based Forest Oil Corporation ’s ( FST ) first-quarter 2013 earnings of 3 cents per share (excluding non-recurring items) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. However, the quarterly figure decreased approximately 73% from the year-earlier earnings of 11 cents. The lackluster performance was mainly due to lower net sales volume due to the divestiture of the Louisiana property and lower natural gas sales volumes as the company has postponed capital investment on its natural gas properties to concentrate on higher-margin oil prospects. […]

Max Keiser

Keiser Report: Suicide Sacrifice to God of Market (E441)

[youtube qCRSKjogyek] In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss that feeling you get when you’ve blown your life savings on a carnival game and all you have to show for it is a stuffed banana with dreadlocks and how the entire global financial system is not too dissimilar. They also note that those blowing their life savings on a rigged game, or stock market, always seem to turn to doubling down in a vain attempt to win back all that they lost. […]

Technicals

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Tale of the Tape (ADK) (ART) (CRFN) (FBC) (GG)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: AdCare Health Systems ( ADK ) Artio Global Investors. ( ART ) Crescent Financial Bancshares ( CRFN ) Flagstar Bancorp ( FBC ) Goldcorp ( GG ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List . ADCARE HLTH SYS (ADK): Free Stock Analysis Report ARTIO GLOBL INV (ART): Free Stock Analysis Report CRESCENT FINL (CRFN): Free Stock Analysis Report FLAGSTAR BANCP (FBC): Free Stock Analysis Report GOLDCORP INC (GG): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Telkonet, Inc. Executes on Growth Strategy and Long-Term Planning Initiatives

Telkonet, Inc. Executes on Growth Strategy and Long-Term Planning Initiatives PR Newswire MILWAUKEE, May 7, 2013 MILWAUKEE , May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Telkonet, Inc. (OTC BB: TKOI), developer of the EcoSmart energy management solution featuring Recovery Time™ technology today announced that as part of its continuing focus on strengthening its balance sheet and preparing the Company to execute on the significant growth opportunities that they have identified, amended certain terms of its previously-issued promissory note with Dynamic Ratings, Inc […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Georgia-Pacific Commences Cash Tender Offer For All Shares Of Buckeye Technologies Inc. At $37.50 Per Share

Georgia-Pacific Commences Cash Tender Offer For All Shares Of Buckeye Technologies Inc. At $37.50 Per Share PR Newswire ATLANTA, May 7, 2013 ATLANTA , May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Georgia-Pacific LLC today announced that an entity controlled by Georgia -Pacific, GP Cellulose Group LLC, has launched its previously announced tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Buckeye Technologies Inc. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

TripAdvisor Acquires Niumba.com

TripAdvisor Acquires Niumba.com Acquisition Gives TripAdvisor World’s Largest Collection of Spanish Vacation Rentals PR Newswire NEWTON, Mass., May 7, 2013 NEWTON, Mass. , May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TripAdvisor , Inc., today announced it has acquired Niumba.com, a leading vacation rentals website. Niumba features more than 230,000 properties globally and brings to TripAdvisor the world’s largest collection of Spanish vacation rentals with more than 120,000 properties in Spain . […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

DeMet’s Candy Company Divests TrueNorth

DeMet’s Candy Company Divests TrueNorth PR Newswire GREENWICH, Conn., May 7, 2013 GREENWICH, Conn. , May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Brynwood Partners V L.P. announced today that its portfolio company, DeMet’s Candy Company, has sold the TrueNorth brand and selected assets to B&G Foods, Inc. […]