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Nokia to Launch LTE Network for Shanghai’s Smart City Revamp

Nokia Corporation NOK has announced plans to supply an LTE Network in the 700 megahertz spectrum band to Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group (a broadcasting, media, manufacturing and real estate company). The deployment will transform the Hongkou district of Shanghai through an array of smart city services. Nokia will provide advanced wireless communications based on FDD-LTE technology for smart city as well as public safety applications. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Iconix Reduces Debt by $362 Million and Completes the Sale of the Entertainment Segment

Iconix Reduces Debt by $362 Million and Completes the Sale of the Entertainment Segment PR Newswire NEW YORK, July 3, 2017 NEW YORK , July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON) (“Iconix” or the “Company”), today announced a substantial reduction of its debt in conjunction with the completion of the previously reported sale of its entertainment segment for $345 million in cash, subject to customary working capital adjustments. The sale of the entertainment segment included the Company’s 80% interest in the Peanuts brand and 100% interest in the Strawberry Shortcake brand. […]

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Spherix Inc. Announces Closing of the Deal with Hoth Therapeutics

Spherix Inc. Announces Closing of the Deal with Hoth Therapeutics Spherix Incorporated Acquires 6,800,000 shares of Hoth Therapeutics PR Newswire NEW YORK, July 3, 2017 NEW YORK , July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPEX) reported today, following the disclosure made June 20 th 2017, that the Company has closed the transaction with Hoth Therapeutics. […]

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Petrobras (PBR) to Monitor Fuel Prices on a Daily Basis

Brazil oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. , aka Petrobras PBR recently announced that its board of directors have approved to review fuel prices more frequently to compete with private importers. The company will now adjust the domestic gasoline and diesel prices on a daily basis, effective Jul 3. […]

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Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky Wins $3.8B Contract for Blackhawk

Defense major Lockheed Martin Corp. ’s LMT business unit, Sikorsky Aircraft, recently secured a contract for multi-year production of Black Hawk helicopters. Details of this Deal Valued at $3.8 billion, this foreign military sales (FMS) contract to Saudi Arabia was awarded by the Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL […]

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Nordstrom (JWN) to Close Store Amid Department Store Woes

Nordstrom Inc. ’s JWN announcement to close a full-line store in Dulles is not very surprising amid a market scenario where most department store chains are struggling due to store and mall traffic trends along with a tough retail landscape. However, this department store retailer has always been keen on store expansion, and closed only one store in 2016 […]

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Have Faith in DuPont Analysis, Buy 5 Top-Ranked Stocks

If you have to isolate profit-churners from profit-burners, return on equity will come across to you as one of the most appropriate metrics. It is a profitability ratio that measures the earnings that a company generates from its equity. But ROE doesn’t tell the complete story and an investor might get fooled by picking stocks based on this number […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Roskill Acquires the Business of Heinz H. Pariser Alloy Metals and Steel Market Research

Roskill Acquires the Business of Heinz H. Pariser Alloy Metals and Steel Market Research PR Newswire LONDON, July 3, 2017 LONDON , July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Roskill group is pleased to announce that as of July 1st 2017, it has acquired the business of Heinz H. Pariser Alloy Metals and Steel Market Research, with the new business to be known as Roskill Pariser. […]

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Bankrate to Be Acquired by Red Ventures for $14.00 per Share

Bankrate to Be Acquired by Red Ventures for $14.00 per Share Transaction to Enhance Connectivity between Financial Services Providers and Consumers Transaction Enterprise Value of $1.4 Billion PR Newswire NEW YORK and CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 3, 2017 NEW YORK and CHARLOTTE, N.C. , July 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Bankrate (NYSE: RATE), a leading online publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Red Ventures, a leading digital consumer choice platform, in an all-cash transaction that values Bankrate at an enterprise value of approximately $1.4 billion . Under the terms of the merger agreement, Bankrate shareholders will receive $14.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 31 percent over Bankrate’s three-month average closing share price […]

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Statoil to Assess Carbon Capture and Storage Projects at NCS

Statoil ASA STO has been assigned the task of assessing the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by Gassnova. It will be the first storage site in the world receiving CO2 from numerous industrial sources. The Norwegian authorities aim to develop full-scale carbon capture and storage in Norway and this storage project is in line with it […]