Technicals

New Strong Sell Stocks for April 30th

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List today: Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. ASPS is an integrated service provider for the real estate and mortgage industries. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 10.5% downward over the last 60 days […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Learning Technologies Group to Expand Offering with Integrated Talent Management (ITM) Platform, PeopleFluent

Learning Technologies Group to Expand Offering with Integrated Talent Management (ITM) Platform, PeopleFluent The acquisition of PeopleFluent will boost LTG’s talent development and retention expertise. PR Newswire LONDON, April 30, 2018 LONDON , April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Learning Technologies Group plc (“LTG”), the integrated e-learning services and technologies provider, has entered into an agreement to acquire PeopleFluent, a leading independent provider of cloud-based integrated talent solutions focusing on all aspects of the employee lifecycle: recruitment, development, performance and compensation. The acquisition of PeopleFluent is the Group’s response to the current global requirement for workplace change. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Prologis to Acquire DCT Industrial Trust for $8.4 Billion

Prologis to Acquire DCT Industrial Trust for $8.4 Billion Deepens presence in core, high-growth U.S. markets Annual stabilized core funds from operations* expected to increase $0.06-$0.08 per share PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO and DENVER, April 29, 2018 SAN FRANCISCO and DENVER , April 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) and DCT Industrial Trust Inc […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Alera Group Acquires California Life Insurance Firm

Alera Group Acquires California Life Insurance Firm Latest Acquisition Expands Firm’s Financial Services Expertise PR Newswire DEERFIELD, Ill., April 29, 2018 DEERFIELD, Ill. , April 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Alera Group, a leading national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired California -based firm Tippett Moorhead & Haden. Terms of the transaction were not announced […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

ANI Pharmaceuticals Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire Generic Products and Assets from Amneal/Impax

ANI Pharmaceuticals Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire Generic Products and Assets from Amneal/Impax PR Newswire BAUDETTE, Minn., April 27, 2018 BAUDETTE, Minn. , April 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ANI”) (Nasdaq: ANIP) today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire a portfolio of generic products and other assets from Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Impax Laboratories, Inc […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Stone Energy Corporation Announces Agreement to Purchase Ram Powell Field

Stone Energy Corporation Announces Agreement to Purchase Ram Powell Field PR Newswire LAFAYETTE, La., April 27, 2018 LAFAYETTE, La. , April 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY) (“Stone” or the “Company”) today announced the execution of an agreement to purchase a 100% working interest in the Ram Powell Unit, and related assets, from Shell Offshore Inc. (“Shell”), Exxon Mobil Corporation (“ExxonMobil”), and Anadarko US Offshore LLC (“Anadarko”). […]

Stock Analysts

A Rising Tide Lifting All Boats

It was a great week for semiconductor stocks. After the initial scare related to Taiwan Semiconductor’s TSM warning about smartphone demand, investors entered the earnings season with trepidations. […]

Stock Analysts

HIV Segment to Aid Gilead (GILD) Beat Q1 Earnings Estimates?

Biotech bigwig Gilead Sciences Inc . GILD develops drugs for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (“HIV”), liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) infection and chronic hepatitis B virus (“HBV”) infection, cardiovascular, hematology/oncology and inflammation/respiratory diseases. The HCV franchise boasts drugs like Sovaldi and Harvoni and the recently launched Epclusa. […]