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The Marissa Mayer Effect

5/21/2013, 4:47 pm from Wyatt Investment Research in Investing, Stocks

Until last summer, Yahoo! ( YHOO ) looked like a dying company , one that peaked in the late '90s. Now it's in the midst of a resurgence, growing profits and shelling out a billion dollars to buy social-blogging platforms. The reason for the turnaround? Marissa Mayer . Prior to hiring Mayer as CEO last... Read >>

Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 3,502.12 up 5.69 points

5/21/2013, 4:45 pm from NASDAQ.com News in News Headlines, US Markets

Tuesday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 3,502.12. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 1.74 billion. Advancers stocks led declining by 1.08 to 1 ratio. There were 1287 advancers and 1190 decliners for the day. On the NASDAQ Stock Exchange 103 stocks reached a 52 week high and 3... Read >>

After Hours Most Active for May 21, 2013 : SKS, NTAP, BAC, MMR, QQQ, NVDA, CLWR, LUV, MSFT, BLKB, GE, RAI

5/21/2013, 4:44 pm from NASDAQ.com News in News Headlines, After Hours Most Active

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -.15 to 3,026.3. The total After hours volume is currently 25,801,913 shares traded. The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session : Saks Incorporated ( SKS ) is +2.43 at $16.10, with 3,086,482 shares traded. RTT News Reports:... Read >>

Targa Resources Corp. (TRGP): Today's Most Compelling Stock Buy

5/21/2013, 4:42 pm from David Moenning in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks, US Markets

  SoTM Bull's Eye Report - Today's Most Compelling Buy Tuesday, May 21, 2013 At StateoftheMarkets.com , we strive to "own the best and ignore the rest" in our equity portfolios. Toward this end, each day we search our database for a "top stock" (a top rated company in terms of earnings... Read >>

ESCO Corporation withdraws $175 million IPO

5/21/2013, 4:40 pm from Renaissance Capital in News Headlines, IPOs

ESCO Corporation, which manufactures wear parts and replacement products for the surface mining and aerospace industries, withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Tuesday. The Portland, OR-based company was founded in 1913 and initially filed for a $175 million IPO in May 2011. Goldman Sachs and... Read >>

Home Loan's Goal: Own Low-Risk Assets, Pay Dividend

5/21/2013, 4:32 pm from Investor's Business Daily in Investing, Investing Ideas

One of the keys to business success is creating win-win situations. Such is the case for Home Loan Servicing Solutions, which was started by key executives of Ocwen Financial a little over a year ago, Ocwen itself and investors, all of whom benefit from the created structure. Cayman Islands-basedHome... Read >>

Statoil U.S. Biz to Drive Growth - Analyst Blog

5/21/2013, 4:29 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

Norwegian major Statoil ASA ( STO ) intends to grow in the United States with investments in oil and gas assets valued in excess of $20 billion. Statoil has high expectations with respect to growth from these assets. In 2012, the company's North American portfolio had a compound annual growth rate of over... Read >>

Another Strong Natural Gas Storage Build - Analyst Blog

5/21/2013, 4:29 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

The U.S. Energy Department's weekly inventory release showed a larger-than-expected rise in natural gas supplies - the third in as many weeks - on account of milder-than-seasonal weather. Moreover, on a further bearish note, the build was well ahead of the five-year average levels, thereby narrowing the deficit... Read >>

Lockheed Wins Four in a Row - Analyst Blog

5/21/2013, 4:28 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

Lockheed Martin Corp. ( LMT ) turned out to be the major beneficiary of the 20 contracts, worth $717.7 million, handed out by the Department of Defense (DoD) very recently. Indeed the company secured four contracts that comprised nearly 20% of the entire award from the DoD. Discussed below is the series... Read >>

Raytheon to Ink $2.1B Oman Deal - Analyst Blog

5/21/2013, 4:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

Raytheon Company ( RTN ) is set to clinch a $2.1 billion arms deal to sell Oman an air defense system during the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit in the Gulf state this week. Although the terms of the latest agreement and the deal value are yet to be finalized, this agreement is expected to... Read >>