Stock Analysts

United Technologies’ Sikorsky Bids for Polish Copter Deal

Premium industrial goods company United Technologies Corporation’s ( UTX ) Sikorsky helicopter segment has reportedly put in bids for a $3 billion military tender of Poland. The tender involves the supply of 70 helicopters to the Polish military. Notably, in Oct 2014, United Technologies refused to bid for the contract until its terms were altered in favor of its conditions. […]

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Regency Acquires 212K Sq Ft Mixed-Use Property in Seattle

Regency Centers Corporation ( REG ) recently completed the acquisition of a 212,000 square feet mixed-use property located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, WA. The move is in sync with the company’s strategy to enhance its portfolio by addition of premium grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use properties. This expansion in the Broadway Market comes as a complement to the company’s Pacific Northwest portfolio. […]

Stock Analysts

Oracle’s (ORCL) Cloud Portfolio Offers SMAC Solutions

Oracle ’s ( ORCL ) Cloud Platform, which includes its Database, Java, and Oracle Fusion Middleware, is gaining popularity as a reliable source of various SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) requirements. We believe, in the coming days, the company’s cloud platform will be one of its key revenue generating businesses. […]

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General Motors (GM) Issues 3 New Safety Recalls

General Motors Company ( GM ) has announced three new recalls for a total of 83,572 sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks. However, there have been no such reports of injuries related to these recalls. The first recall by General Motors is mainly focused on the potential defect in the electrical system of the vehicles. […]

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Tekmira Jumped Following Update on its Oncology Candidate

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation ’s ( TKMR ) shares increased almost 9% after it provided updates from phase I/II studies on TKM-PLK1. The candidate is being developed for the treatment of patients suffering from advanced gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (GI-NET) and adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

IGT Schedules Special Shareholder Meeting for February 10, 2015 to Vote on Approval of the Merger Agreement with GTECH

IGT Schedules Special Shareholder Meeting for February 10, 2015 to Vote on Approval of the Merger Agreement with GTECH PR Newswire LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2, 2015 LAS VEGAS , Jan. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — International Game Technology (“IGT”) announced today that a special meeting of its shareholders has been scheduled to, among other things, consider and vote on a proposal to approve the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company GTECH S.p.A., a joint stock company organized under the laws of Italy (”GTECH”), GTECH Corporation, a Delaware corporation (”Gold US Sub”), Georgia Worldwide PLC, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (”Holdco”) and Georgia Worldwide Corporation, a Nevada corporation (”Sub”), with IGT becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco upon consummation of the merger […]