Stock Analysts

Medtronic Completes Covidien Acquisition for $50B

Medical technology giant Medtronic, Inc. ( MDT ) has finally completed the $42.9 billion takeover of its Irish counterpart Covidien plc ( COV ), subsequent to the receipt of the Irish Court's verdict in favor of the acquisition agreement. Per the terms of this agreement, Medtronic, Inc […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

ICL To Acquire Prolactal

ICL To Acquire Prolactal – ICL Food Specialties to Purchase EU-Based Functional Dairy Proteins Leader as Part of ICL’s Global Expansion of its Core Food Ingredients Business – PR Newswire TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 27, 2015 TEL AVIV, Israel , Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — ICL (NYSE and TASE: ICL), a global manufacturer of products that fulfill essential needs in the agriculture, processed food and engineered materials markets, today announced that its ICL Food Specialties business unit (“ICL FS”) has entered into a share purchase agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Prolactal GmbH, and its subsidiary, Rovita GmbH (collectively, “Prolactal”) […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Generational Equity Recognized as One of the Leading M&A Firms in North America for 2014

Generational Equity Recognized as One of the Leading M&A Firms in North America for 2014 PR Newswire DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2015 DALLAS , Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Generational Equity , a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately-held, middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce that in 2014, for the ninth year in a row, it has been ranked number one in M&A deal closings with disclosed values below $10 and $25 million respectively by Thomson Reuters , a leading source of business research […]

Peter Schiff

Phony US Recovery Will Hurt Many Investors

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Stock Analysts

3 Stocks to Sell as Greece Concerns Intensify Euro Slide

It’s not a sweet 16th birthday for the euro as the currency continues to face headwinds. A slew of incidents — including Greece’s anti-austerity party winning general elections, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) aggressive stimulus measures and the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) surprise decision to drop its long-standing exchange rate of the Swiss franc against the euro — have dragged the currency lower. […]

Stock Analysts

Can ADT Corp. (ADT) Keep the Earnings Streak Alive in Q1?

Security services provider The ADT Corporation ( ADT ) is scheduled to report its first-quarter fiscal 2015 results before the market opens on Jan 28. In the last reported quarter, ADT’s adjusted earnings comfortably beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents, making it the third consecutive double-digit quarterly earnings surprise for the company. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. […]