Stock Analysts

AECOM (ACM) JV Wins FEMA Contract With $600M Ceiling

AECOM Technology Corporation ( ACM ) disclosed that its joint venture, Compass PTS, won a contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (‘FEMA’). The contract involves the offering of flood and other risk data services to enhance public alertness and reduce the risk to life and property. […]

Stock Analysts

5 High-Yielding S&P 500 Stocks for 2015

Some investors prefer steady stream of income from dividends over capital gains. Companies with high dividend yields are the best picks for them. In fact, many yield-seeking investors employ the popular Dogs of the Dow strategy, wherein 10 dividend-paying blue-chip stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are added to the portfolio. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

SuperCom to Acquire Cyber Security Company Prevision Ltd.

SuperCom to Acquire Cyber Security Company Prevision Ltd. PR Newswire HERZLIYA, Israel and NEW YORK, January 6, 2015 HERZLIYA, Israel and NEW YORK , January 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — SuperCom (NASDAQ: SPCB), a leading provider of Electronic Intelligence Solutions for e-Government, Public Safety and Mobile Payments announced today its intent to acquire Prevision Ltd. (Prevision) as part of its strategy to offer complimentary security products and solutions to its growing customer base […]

Stock Analysts

Education Management Up 28% on Partial Restructuring

Share price of Education Management Corporation ( EDMC ) spiked 28.13% as the company completed the first phase of the debt restructuring plan with creditors announced on Sep 4, 2014. The agreement comprises two phases. The first phase comprised a private offer to exchange all outstanding Senior Cash Pay/PIK Notes due 2018 and Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2018. […]

Stock Analysts

Third Party Vendors on Amazon Sold Over 2B Items in 2014

Amazon.com ( AMZN ) divulged that its 2 million third-party vendors sold a record 2 billion items worldwide in 2014. The number of items sold increased two folds from the prior year, although the number of Amazon sellers remained unchanged. Third Party Vendors Amazon offers a marketplace for third-party vendors to sell new and used items directly to customers along with the retailer's products. […]

Technicals

Strength Seen in Cninsure (CISG): Stock Moves 13% Higher – Tale of the Tape

Cninsure Inc. ( CISG ) was a big mover last session, with shares rising almost 13% on the day. The upside was a result of Kingsford Resources Limited – a company owned by certain members of management of CNinsure – entering into a share purchase and sale agreement with CDH Inservice Limited, to buy 7,731,149 American Depositary Shares or its equivalent in ordinary shares of the company from the latter, for US$54.1 million. […]