Stock Analysts

Plum Creek’s Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up

Plum Creek Timber Company Inc. ’s ( PCL ) fourth-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings came in at 38 cents per share, 4 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Including the after-tax gain from insurance recoveries related to the Montana MDF plant fire, the company’s earnings were 39 cents per share. […]

Stock Analysts

Waters Beats on Q4 Estimates on Surging Pharma Demand

Waters Corporation ( WAT ) reported fourth-quarter 2014 non-GAAP earnings of $1.99 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.89 by 5.3%. Adjusted earnings per share reflected a 17.1% year-over-year increase from $1.70 earned in the prior-year quarter. Waters Corporation – Quarterly EPS | FindTheBest Waters Corporation reported GAAP earnings of $1.80 per share, up 9.1% from $1.65 in the fourth quarter of 2013 […]

Max Keiser

Keiser Report: If It Bleeds, It Leads (E711)

[youtube gR5uNDhzhFE] In this episode of the Keiser Report from Mexico City, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the significance of Teotihuacan to the modern era of semi-divine elite hoarding wealth during a time of financial crop failures and lending droughts. In the second half, Max interviews media, retail and banking tycoon, Ricardo Salinas Pliego about ending prohibition, a buffet of ideas at the Festival of Ideas and the news business mantra of “if it bleeds, it leads” leading to the bad PR of Mexico. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Michael Gooch Issues Open Letter to GFI Group Stockholders

Michael Gooch Issues Open Letter to GFI Group Stockholders Letter Highlights CME Transaction’s Increased Merger Consideration of $5.85 per share GFI Board of Directors Recommends the CME Transaction CME Transaction on Track to Close; Stockholder Meeting Set For January 30th GFI Stockholders Unlikely To Receive Full Cash Value of BGC’s Tender Offer Given Its Substantial Conditionality GFI Stockholders Can Have a Bird in The Hand — or Wait for a BGC in the Bush. Management Group Is Selling Its Shares To CME For $4.4380 Per Share; A Single Disinterested, Non-Continuing, Affiliated JPI Insider Is Selling Her Substantial GFI Stake For $5.4571 A Share ALL Other GFI Shareholders Will Receive $5.85 Per Share PR Newswire NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2015 NEW YORK , Jan […]

Technicals

Novartis (NVS) Beats on Earnings & Revenues – Tale of the Tape

Novartis ( NVS ) has a strong presence in the healthcare market across the world. This Switzerland based company has a presence in the field of oncology, neuroscience, ophthalmology and generics. However, like many of its peers, Novartis is facing generic competition and pricing pressure for some of the products in its pharmaceutical segment […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Lexmark reports fourth quarter and full year results

Lexmark reports fourth quarter and full year results – Revenue growth exceeded October guidance range – Revenue excluding Inkjet Exit grew 7 percent, seventh consecutive quarter of growth – Combined MPS and Perceptive Software revenue exceeded $1.1 billion in 2014 – Non-GAAP EPS impacted $0.18 per share due to higher than expected taxes and additional currency headwinds – Generated strong free cash flow of $153 million in quarter, $282 million in full year – Share repurchases and dividends totaled $44 million in quarter, $165 million in full year – Claron acquisition broadened company’s medical content management capabilities PR Newswire LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 27, 2015 LEXINGTON, Ky. , Jan […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

genae Buys e-novex

genae Buys e-novex PR Newswire ANTWERP, Belgium, January 27, 2015 ANTWERP, Belgium , January 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — genae, a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) and services provider for the medical industries, announced today the acquisition of e-novex, a leading provider of electronic data tools that change medical research. e-novex’ proprietary Electronic Data Capture (EDC) technology is widely adopted by pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, CRO’s, Academic Research Organizations (ARO) and individual researchers. The portfolio comprises of e-capture.net for approval studies and the disruptive technology edc2go which allows building an electronic Case Report Form (eCRF) in a matter of hours instead of weeks or months […]