Category Archive for ‘Mergers and Acquisitions’

March 7, 2011

Western Digital (WDC) Gets Busy on M&A

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Mergers and Acquisitions, Daily Update

1:05pm (EST) The market opened slightly higher and was showing a little momentum as oil came off its highs of the session. There was news that Libyan President Gadhafi was looking to negotiate a deal with rebel forces for his safe departure from the country but those rumors haven’t beenRead more

January 3, 2011

Imax (IMAX) Hits 10-Bagger Status

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Mergers and Acquisitions

9:00am (EST) We covered a lot of this week’s outlook in our Weekly Wrap last night and the targets from last week are still intact. The bulls are looking for Dow 11,600-11,700; S&P 500 1,275; and Nasdaq 2,700 over the near-term. We start 2011 at 11,577; 1,257; and 2,652, respectively. Read more

December 20, 2010

M&A News Gives Bulls More Momentum

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Market Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Daily Update

9:10am (EST) Futures were pointing towards a lower open last night after South Korea ran a few military drills over the weekend. Although North Korea said it would not retaliate after South Korea’s artillery tests, things were touchy but seem to calm down after the North’s willingness to permit United Nations nuclearRead more

November 21, 2010

MomentumOptionsTrading.com Weekly Wrap for 11/21/10

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Trading Psychology, Market Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Momentum Stocks Weekly, Weekly Wrap RR

9:35pm (EST) 1. Market Summary 2. Foster Wheeler Looks Like A Short-Term Bargain 3. Earnings 4. Quantitative Easing Explained 5. Week Ahead = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1. Market Summary The bulls were in danger of going down forRead more

November 15, 2010

Caterpillar (CAT) Digging Bucyrus (BUCY)

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Daily Update, Market Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions

12:35pm (EST) The bulls have made a slight push higher today despite a mixed bag of economic news and a higher dollar. Merger and Acquisition (M&A) news has also provided some enthusiasm as the market has pushed back above key levels of support. The Commerce Department reported retail sales roseRead more

October 4, 2010

Genzyme (GENZ) Gets Same Bid

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Market Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Daily Update

9:05am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a slightly lower open this morning despite another round of M&A news as Wall Street kicks off the start of the week. There are a couple of economic reports due out this morning which could impact trading, pending home sales and factory orders forRead more

September 27, 2010

M&A Activity Fails To Inspire Bulls

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Mergers and Acquisitions, Daily Update, Company Commentary

1:00pm (EST) The market is trading lower as we head into the second half of action today despite the flood of merger and acquisition (M&A) news. With the lack of economic news and little in the way or earnings, the bulls seem content on holding recent support levels as they map there next move. Read more

August 30, 2010

M&A News Doesn't Excite Market

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Market Commentary, Daily Update, Mergers and Acquisitions

12:45pm (EST) It’s been a slow day of trading although the bears took an early stab at stocks and pushed the market lower at the open. The bulls have battled back somewhat but they didn’t seem too inspired despite a flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) news today. The lackRead more

August 27, 2010

Futures Up on GDP Numbers

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Market Analysis, Mergers and Acquisitions, Daily Update

9:10am (EST) The market zigzagged for much of Thursday’s session but there was trouble on the 2pm horizon after the Kansas City Fed spoke. Things took a turn for the worse for the bulls after hearing the region’s manufacturing index fell to 0 in August, down substantially from July’s reading of 14. The newsRead more

August 23, 2010

Futures Up on More M&A Talk

by Rick Rouse / Posted in Mergers and Acquisitions, Daily Update, Market Analysis

9:00am (EST) Futures are pointing towards a slightly higher open this morning as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have once again taken center stage. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, $39.85, down $0.91) has made a $1.5 billion bid for data storage provider 3Par (PAR, $18.04, up $0.01) this morning, just a week after rival DellRead more

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