Stock Analysts

Ball’s Progress in Emission Reduction

Ball Corporation ( BLL ) has released its updated sustainability report, which reveals that it has made significant progress in its greenhouse gas emission and waste reduction efforts. In recent times, Ball has made concerted efforts to embed sustainability within its operations and the entire supply chain. […]

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What’s a Global Investor to Do?

Internationally-minded investors thought global diversification would benefit them. So, in recent years, investors placed nearly a trillion dollars of long-term assets into global equity mutual funds. Globally diversified investors put their largest concentration of assets into broad global mutual funds that invest across all non-U.S […]

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Alcoa-Ma’aden JV Completes First Wetlands System

Aluminum giant, Alcoa Inc. ( AA ), and The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) announced the completion of an engineered wetlands wastewater management system in Saudi Arabia at the Ma’aden-Alcoa joint venture project site. The system is the first-of-its-kind and is expected to reduce water demand by nearly two million U.S […]

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Exar Extends Product Family

Exar Corporation ( EXAR ), a leading supplier of mixed-signal components, recently introduced a new product titled XRP6670 for electromagnetically compatible space sensitive applications and electromagnetic interference (EMI) compliance. The new product is an extension of Exar’s product family of low voltage, step down regulators. The operating frequency of XRP6670 is programmable between 300 kHz and 2.5 MHz via a single resistor. […]

Stock Analysts

Strong Buy on COPEL

Zacks Investment Research upgraded Companhia Paranaense de Energia ( ELP ), also known as COPEL to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) on May 28, 2013. Why the Upgrade? COPEL reported impressive financial results for the first quarter of 2013 on May 16 […]

Downgrades

BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) Downgraded by Zacks to UNDERPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) from NEUTRAL to UNDERPERFORM on May 29, 2013, with a target price of $60.00. We are downgrading our recommendation on the stock from Neutral to Underperform based on a lower year over year production for many of its products including crude oil, natural gas, lead and gold. […]

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Encouraging Data from Novartis

Novartis ( NVS ) recently announced encouraging data on diabetes drug Galvus (vildagliptin) from a large multi-center randomized trial, INTERVAL study (n=278). The 24-week study evaluated Galvus’ ability to achieve individualized treatment targets in elderly patients suffering from type II diabetes with a key focus on individual HbA1c targets. […]

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Xilinx Touches New 52-Week High

Shares of Xilinx Inc. ( XLNX ) reached a new 52-week high of $40.33 on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 following a strategic collaboration, industry recognition and decent fourth quarter 2013 results announced on Apr 24. The closing price of the technology services provider on May 28 was $39.96, representing a solid one-year return of about 22.76% and a decent year-to-date return of about 7.74%. […]

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Micron Sets New 52-Week High

Shares of Micron Technology Inc. ( MU ) reached a new 52-week high of $11.88 on May 28, 2013. Micron shares gained momentum on the approaching Elpida buyout and solid guidance provided in its second-quarter 2013 results announced on Mar 21 […]

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DeVry to Offer Nursing Scholarships

Chamberlain College of Nursing, LLC, which is a unit of DeVry Inc. ( DV ), has recently declared that it will offer Honoree Scholarships to more than 35,000 DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award nurses. The DAISY Foundation is a non-profit institution that recognizes nurses with extraordinary dedication and skills and awards them The DAISY Faculty Award […]

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Yahoo! Acquires PlayerScale

Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. ( YHOO ) recently announced its acquisition of gaming infrastructure start-up PlayerScale for an undisclosed amount. Belmont, Calif.-based PlayerScale was founded in 2009. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Cardinal Energy Group Signs Formal Letter of Intent to partner with Piper Oil & Gas

Cardinal Energy Group Signs Formal Letter of Intent to partner with Piper Oil & Gas ‘LOI sets terms for 50% Working Interest in wells located in Central West Texas’ PR Newswire DUBLIN, Ohio, May 29, 2013 DUBLIN, Ohio , May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Cardinal Energy Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CEGX) has signed a Formal Letter of Intent to acquire a 50% working interest in the Conway-Dawson Lease located in Central West Texas . There are currently 46 wells and one injection well located within the Conway-Dawson Lease […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

EarthLink and ITC^DeltaCom Announce Results at Initial Settlement Date of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for ITC^DeltaCom’s 10.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and the Redemption of the Remaining ITC^DeltaCom Notes

EarthLink and ITC^DeltaCom Announce Results at Initial Settlement Date of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for ITC^DeltaCom’s 10.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and the Redemption of the Remaining ITC^DeltaCom Notes PR Newswire ATLANTA, May 29, 2013 ATLANTA , May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) (“EarthLink”) today announced that, as of 5:00 p.m. New York Time, on May 28, 2013 (the “Consent Expiration”), $129,672,000 aggregate principal amount of the 10.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (CUSIP No. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

UPM Pharmaceuticals Purchases Pfizer Commercial Manufacturing site in Bristol, TN

UPM Pharmaceuticals Purchases Pfizer Commercial Manufacturing site in Bristol, TN PR Newswire BALTIMORE, May 29, 2013 BALTIMORE , May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — UPM Pharmaceuticals, a Baltimore, Maryland -based drug development and contract manufacturer, announced today that they will be acquiring the 500,000 square-foot commercial manufacturing facility that Pfizer Inc. (PFE) currently operates in Bristol, TN. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Sanwire Corporation Closes Acquisition of Aero Networks, LLC

Sanwire Corporation Closes Acquisition of Aero Networks, LLC PR Newswire TULSA, Okla., May 29, 2013 TULSA, Okla. , May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sanwire Corporation (“Sanwire” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: NTMG), a global provider of wireless communications services and data solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition completion of Tulsa, Oklahoma -based Aero Networks, LLC (“Aero”). Aero, a provider of telecommunication services to rural communities and Native American tribes, focuses on delivering broadband and data services to public safety, education and healthcare sectors […]