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Yes, they are. Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE:NWL) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of bubba brands, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of In Zone Holdings, Inc. A leading designer and marketer of durable beverage containers, bubba is expected to deliver over $50 million of net sales in 2014. The […]

Is there life on Aeroject? Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, recently received a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to supply the thrusters that would help land the next rover on Mars after it is launched in 2020. Under a contract from the U.S. Department of Energy, Aerojet Rocketdyne also would supply the power […]

It was big news for some this morning that the Tesla share price (NASDAQ:TSLA) opened lower for the second day in a row. Personally, I find it bigger news that it is now almost 2:30 p.m. on the U.S. eastern seaboard and TSLA has already climbed back to 229.63, nearly to yesterday’s close of 229.70, […]

What is QE? Quantitative easing helped increase the flow of money supply into the equities markets by providing large financial institutions with capital in an effort to promote lending and liquidity, thus increasing a confidence level within the financial markets. Quantitative easing is generally applied when short-term interest rates are at or fast approaching zero. […]

“There are four things you should consider when the market starts to fall.” 1. Sell everything if you think it is starting to crash but don’t hurry. When the market begins to crash you will likely not hear a thing in the media about it. Spotting a crash has to come from you. If you […]

The VIX Index, more commonly referred to as the Fear Index has begun to make investors (more) nervous this week. On Monday, 13 October, Erin Gibbs of S&P Capital told CNBC that, essentially, anxious investors need to remain calm because “Volatility is still within normal levels,” even though fellow commentator Todd Gordon warned that if […]

The ongoing dramatics involving the potential acquisition of Shire (LSE:SHP) by AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) has given Shire’s share price a punch in the solar plexus today, making it the FTSE’s biggest loser on the day. Not only has the wind been knocked out of Shire’s sails, but there may be a storm brewing on the horizon. […]

There are some stories I just can’t wait to write, like the Alibaba or Facebook IPOs. They are stories that you know are going to happen before they actually happen. This is one of them. CSX (NYSE:CSX) is a Ft. Lauderdale-based U.S. transportation and logistics company more popularly viewed as a railroad. Late this afternoon […]

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has unveiled its High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) modernization solution at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, D.C. “The HMMWV has had an enduring role in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and across the international ground forces community for decades,” said Frank Simpkins, director, land...

Yes. Wintrust Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:WTFC) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Delavan Bancshares, Inc. Delavan is the parent company of Community Bank CBD, a Wisconsin state chartered bank, which operates four banking locations in southeastern Wisconsin. Since its formation in 1996, CBD has an exemplary history of serving its community. As […]