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Arbitrage Opportunities In The Public Market

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:22:40 GMT

In my previous post on the Allied-Ares merger arbitrage opportunity, I introduced a topic which I realized I’ve never quite talked about here on The Curious Investor. As I intend this blog for both beginning investors and seasoned investors alike, here’s a run down on the concept of merger arbitrage.[More...]

US Market Key Risers and Fallers

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:13:33 GMT

US Market Key Risers and Fallers for Tuesday 3rd November S&P 500 - Risers Black Decker Corp. (BDK) $62.00 +30.97% Burlingtn N Sante Fe (BNI) $97.00 +27.51% American International Group Inc. (AIG) $39.22 +14.31% Stanley Works The (SWK) $49.69 +10.06% GANNETT CO INC (GCI) $10.54 +7.99% Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) $59.41 +7.90% S&P 500 - Fallers Novellus Systems Inc. (NVLS) $19.65 -5.42% Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) $45.06 -4.37% Kla-Tencor Corp. ! (KLAC) $31.51 -4.10% Sandisk Corp. (SNDK) $20.04 -3.95% Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) $11.89 -3.31% Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL) $49.24 -3.03% Dow Jones I.A - Risers Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $56.46 +1.75% Alcoa Inc.[More...]

Options Intelligence Report: High Energy Rewards For Option Trader At RRI

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:20:31 GMT

Today's tickers: RRI, WFR, CAR, FRX, SWK, BNI & WFR[More...]

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) To Acquire Burlington Northern (BNI) ; Split B (BRK.B) Shares 50 to 1

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:24:43 GMT

A couple of interesting acquisitions in the past 24 hours; late yesterday a bid for Black & Decker (BDK) by Stanley Works (SWK) - apparently finalizing a 28 year courtship! Stanley agreed to buy Black & Decker for about $3.5 billion in an all-stock transaction, creating a global tool maker worth about $8.4 billion. The combined business, to be called Stanley Black & Decker, will own many names familiar to do-it-yourselfers, including the companies’ namesake lines, Stanley’s FatMax and Bostitch and Black & Decker’s DeWalt and Porter-Cable offerings. The two companies have little overlap in their products, with Stanley best known for hand tools and construction equipment and Black & Decker for power[More...]

Daily Highlights: 10/30/09

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:15 GMT

Asian Stocks rise as earnings, Japan jobless data, stoke growth optimism.Bank of Japan keeps benchmark rate at 0.1%, stops buying corporate debt.Dollar falls for fourth month against Euro, US growth aids risk demand.Japan central bank forecasts 3 years of deflation as it ends emergency credit steps.[More...]

Seven Dividend Elites: Ko, CL, XOM, PPG, LLY, SWK, PG

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:08:09 GMT

"While companies have been cutting dividends at an historic pace over the last 24 months, the fact is that there are still quality companies with long histories of paying dividends represent good long-term investments," says Chuck Carlson.[More...]

9 Stocks With Sustainable Dividends For The Long Run

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:55:00 GMT

The great global recession has been tough not only for stock prices but also for dividends as well. Many stocks that had a history of producing strong dividends in the financial sector have seen their dividends eliminated or severely cut after taking in billions in Tarp money,due to severe losses from the global financial crisis.[More...]

MLPs Dominate Distribution Increases

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:17:00 GMT

Checking the pulse of dividend increases is an exercise whose goal is to uncover potential dividend growth plays that I might have otherwise missed out on. Another reason for that is to refute the idea that dividend investing is dead. It is also interesting to look for trends in the data, while browsing through the[More...]

Five Companies Willing and Capable To Raise Dividends

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:39:00 GMT

The main focus of dividend investing is finding and buying stocks that will continue to raise their dividends in the future. In making this determination there are many factors to consider such as dividend payout ratio, debt levels, the company’s dividend[More...]

Smart Money Betting On Heavy Machinery Stocks Gaining In 2009

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:51:21 GMT

One of the greatest assets you can have as a trader or investor is having the ability to spot trends, and use that information to draw conclusions about what will occur in the future.[More...]

Productivity rises

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Nov. 6--At Marlin Steel Wire Products, a manufacturer of wire baskets in Baltimore, orders and productivity are up.
While his competitors have cut workers, president Drew Greenblatt decided to invest in new technology and hire employees to boost his business.
Nationwide, labor productivity in the third quarter grew at its fastest pace in six years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.

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Arbitrage Opportunities In The Public Market

US Market Key Risers and Fallers

Options Intelligence Report: High Energy Rewards For Option Trader At RRI

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) To Acquire Burlington Northern (BNI) ; Split B (BRK.B) Shares 50 to 1

Daily Highlights: 10/30/09

Seven Dividend Elites: Ko, CL, XOM, PPG, LLY, SWK, PG

9 Stocks With Sustainable Dividends For The Long Run

MLPs Dominate Distribution Increases

Five Companies Willing and Capable To Raise Dividends

Smart Money Betting On Heavy Machinery Stocks Gaining In 2009

Productivity rises

The Baltimore Sun Jay Hancock column: Losing Black and Decker a bad sign for Md. business

Corporate deals encourage investors on Wall Street

Burlington Northern, Ford, UBS are big movers

Business Highlights

Stocks pull off lows as commodity prices rise

Stocks slip as Buffett deal brings modest comfort

Stanley, B&D agree to merge

Business Highlights

Stanley Works' 3rd-Quarter Profits Down 14% Over A Year Ago

Fitch: 2010 Should be a Turning Point for U.S. Consumer Products Sector

VeriChip Corporation Reviews Third Quarter Accomplishments

VeriChip Corporation Re-Launches Its VeriMed Health Link Electronic Health Records System

The Stanley Works Board of Directors Elects Mike Bartone and Craig Douglas Corporate Executive Officers

The Stanley Works Reports 2Q 2009 Results

The Stanley Works Announces 42nd Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase

The Stanley Works to Broadcast Second Quarter 2009 Results on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

BenchmarkJournal.Com Free Analyst Review for ACC, HEW, SWK, WOR, SAH and EFX

The Stanley Works Reports 1Q 2009 Results - Apr 24 2009 7:51AM

Form 4 ZIMMERMAN LAWRENCE A For: Sep 22 (10K)

Form 4 PARRS MARIANNE M For: Sep 22 (10K)

Form 4 STANLEY WORKS For: Sep 22 Filed by: KRAUS EILEEN S (10K)

Form 4 COUTTS ROBERT B For: Sep 22 (10K)

Form 4 COLBERT VIRGIS For: Sep 22 (10K)

Form 4 STANLEY WORKS For: Sep 22 Filed by: CARDOSO CARLOS M (10K)

Form 4 CAMPBELL PATRICK D For: Sep 22 (10K)

Form 4 BREEN JOHN G For: Sep 22 (10K)

Form 4 CAMPBELL PATRICK D For: Sep 15 (10K)

Form 4 Douglas Craig A For: Aug 25 (10K)