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Markets Don’t Like To Be Surprised, Except Gold – Jim Wyckoff

[youtube QUkG7O3hBMo] Gold and silver get their highest rating in months, says Jim Wyckoff, following Thursday’s unexpected ECB announcement. “The marketplace is still digesting the more stimulative package from the ECB than expected,” he says, adding that the markets are volatile, as market watchers try to figure out what the announcement will do on a longer term basis. […]

Upgrades

GLADSTONE COMML (GOOD) Upgraded by Zacks to OUTPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of GLADSTONE COMML (GOOD) from NEUTRAL to OUTPERFORM on January 22, 2015, with a target price of $21.70. Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that focuses on investing in and owning triple-net leased industrial and commercial real estate properties and selectively making long-term mortgage loans. Its goal is to pay our shareholders dividends on a monthly basis. […]

Upgrades

AMER CAMPUS CTY (ACC) Upgraded by Zacks to OUTPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of AMER CAMPUS CTY (ACC) from NEUTRAL to OUTPERFORM on January 22, 2015, with a target price of $46.70. American Campus Communities, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity REIT with expertise in the acquisition, design, finance, development, construction management, leasing and management of student housing properties […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

TrailStone Group Invests in MP2 Energy

TrailStone Group Invests in MP2 Energy PR Newswire HOUSTON, Jan. 22, 2015 HOUSTON , Jan. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — TrailStone NA Asset Holdings LLC (“TrailStone”), a member of the TrailStone Group of companies, has entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which it has acquired a strategic equity interest in MP2 Energy LLC (“MP2”), a full-service power company with customers in Texas , Illinois , Pennsylvania and Ohio […]

Stock Analysts

Is Infinera (INFN) Poised for Strong Earnings in Q4?

Digital optical networking systems provider, Infinera Corporation ( INFN ) is slated to release its fourth-quarter 2014 financial numbers on Jan 22, 2015, after market close. In the last reported quarter, the company had delivered a robust 200% positive earnings surprise. Notably, the company has outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average earnings beat of 174.11%. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Global Firm, Finn Partners to Expand into Southeast, Opening Largest PR Agency in Nashville

Global Firm, Finn Partners to Expand into Southeast, Opening Largest PR Agency in Nashville Finn Partners to Acquire DVL Seigenthaler in Combined $11 Million Deal PR Newswire NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2015 NEW YORK , Jan. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Nashville-based communications firms of DVL Public Relations & Advertising and Seigenthaler Public Relations, Inc., will merge and be acquired by global agency, Finn Partners, it was announced today […]

Downgrades

Apache Corporation (APA) Downgraded by Zacks to UNDERPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Apache Corporation (APA) from NEUTRAL to UNDERPERFORM on January 22, 2015, with a target price of $57.00. We are downgrading Apache Corporation to Underperform from Neutral with a target price of $57. Being a firm in the exploration and production industry, Apache's profitability is expected to take a beating in this weakly-priced oil and gas market […]