Stock Analysts

Morgan Stanley Penalized By CFTC

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB), a registered Futures Commission Merchant and a division of the investment brokerage firm Morgan Stanley ( MS ) settled Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charges for $490,000 million. CFTC fined Morgan Stanley as investigations revealed the company’s futures trading unit violated rules regarding the management of overseas futures and option customers’ secured funds. The Probe CFTC alleges that in Apr 2013 Morgan Stanley’s trading unit inappropriately moved $16 million from customer funds bank account, which led to a $9.27 million shortage in MSSB’s secured funds. […]

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Integra LifeSciences Introduces Wound Matrix

New Jersey-based Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation ( IART ) has expanded its skin and wound product line with the launch of Integra Wound Matrix (Thin). However, the announcement failed to boost Integra's shares as they fell 2.5% till the last trading session. Wound Matrix is a new and thinner product with a thickness that is about half of the previous Integra Wound Matrix. […]

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Encouraging Data on Pfizer Cholesterol Drug

Pfizer Inc. ( PFE ) announced encouraging results from a phase IIb study (n=354) on bococizumab (RN316) being developed for the treatment of adults suffering from high cholesterol and also taking statin therapy. The study randomized patients with either bococizumab (twice or once monthly subcutaneous administration) or placebo […]

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Elizabeth Arden Brings Rx Skincare Cream

Cosmetics retailer Elizabeth Arden ( RDEN ) is trying to boost sales after reporting unimpressive second-quarter fiscal 2014 results last month. As part of this strategy, last week, the Miramar, FL-based company forayed into professional skincare business with the launch of it latest Elizabeth Arden Rx skincare line. The skincare cream will be available exclusively at physician’s office. […]

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NII Holdings Shares Continue to Fall

Shareholders are offloading Latin American telecom operator, NII Holdings Inc. ( NIHD ), from their portfolio after the company sounded a warning on liquidity last month. Recently, NII Holdings suffered another setback when investors filed a class action suit against the company and its board of directors […]

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Tesla Reaches Profitable Truce in Ohio

After facing sales restriction in many states, things might change for Tesla Motors, Inc. ( TSLA ) in Ohio soon. According to a deal with a few auto dealers in the state, Tesla will be allowed to directly sell its vehicles without any dealer network […]

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Discover Financial, Corner Bank Ink Deal

Although shares of Discover Financial Services ( DFS ) declined marginally in two trading sessions post the company’s decision to form a new Diners Club franchise in Switzerland, the news is expected to draw bullish sentiment on the stock going forward. To form this new franchise, the company‘s subsidiary, Diners Club International, has allied with a leading Swiss banking organization, Cornèr Bank Ltd. In return, Cornèr Bank’s payment card division – Cornèrcard – will be in charge of a Diners club issuing business in Switzerland. […]

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Pitney Bowes Ties Up with IBM, Shares Dip

Pitney Bowes Inc. ( PBI ) announced its collaboration with International Business Machines Corporation ( IBM ) last Tuesday, for enhancing the hybrid cloud location services. However, the news failed to raise investors’ sentiment and the company’s share price fell nearly 2.7% to close at $25.03 on March 27. […]

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Jones Energy Prices $500M Notes Issue

A subsidiary of Austin, TX-based Jones Energy Inc. ( JONE ) has priced an upsized offering of an aggregate principal amount of $500 million of senior unsecured notes, due 2022. The notes will be issued at a public offering price of 100% of par to yield 6.75% to maturity […]

Kitco Video

‘Virtually No Correlation’ Between Interest Rates & Gold Prices: Commodities Confidential

[youtube cjJaJkixFeo] Kitco News speaks with CPM’s senior commodity analyst Rohit Savant about the company’s Gold Yearbook findings on this edition of “Commodities Confidential.” Savant expects 2014, especially the second half of the year, to bring an ‘uptick’ in gold price. “We have an annual average price of $1,330 but we expect that prices in general will be above levels we saw last year,” he adds. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Redwood Asset Management Inc. and Aston Hill Asset Management Inc. Announce that the Change of Manager of Redwood Income Strategies Class and the Related Merger with Aston Hill Growth & Income Fund Have Been Approved

Redwood Asset Management Inc. and Aston Hill Asset Management Inc. Announce that the Change of Manager of Redwood Income Strategies Class and the Related Merger with Aston Hill Growth & Income Fund Have Been Approved Canada NewsWire TORONTO, March 28, 2014 TORONTO , March 28, 2014 /CNW/ – Redwood Asset Management Inc. […]