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Jon C. Ogg | Jun 16, 2011 at 12:18 PM EDT

Ackman & Pershing Square, More Formidable With More Capital (TGT, JCP, FDO, BBY, FO, C)

Bill Ackman and his Pershing Square could soon become a much more formidable activist when it comes to dealing with…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 16, 2011 at 11:34 AM EDT

Some Caveats in Considering Blackboard as a Buyout Target (BBBB)

Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) finds itself as the latest rumored acquisition candidate for private equity. The company is worth about…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 15, 2011 at 2:53 PM EDT

Certain Stanford Investors Get Some SEC Support

It looks like at least some of the investors who were screwed by Stanford may get to recover some assets. …

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 15, 2011 at 7:40 AM EDT

S&P Just Now Downgrades NBG & Greek Banks, From The Land of Duh (NBG)

If you want to know what happens to the credit ratings of large banks in lands of the PIIGS when…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 13, 2011 at 11:20 AM EDT

Lessons of Claiming a ‘Merger of Equals’ (TRH, AWH, BRK-A)

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TRH) and Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: AWH) are getting to see the gains…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM EDT

CIGNA Talks Guidance, No Word on Merger (CI, AET)

It was just last week that CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) was noted in an analyst research note as being a…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 13, 2011 at 7:39 AM EDT

Wendy’s Sale of Arby’s, A Move Back to Basics & Back to Growth (WEN, MCD, YUM)

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) is soon to just be Wendy’s again, sort of. The company has been exploring alternatives…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 10, 2011 at 2:49 PM EDT

A Regional Bank Demutualization, An IPO for North Carolina Banking

If you are reading this, chances are extremely high that you have seen the ticker tape bleeding red week after…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 9, 2011 at 4:14 PM EDT

Avaya Formally Files For $1 Billion IPO, The re-IPO Trend Continues (ALU)

Avaya Inc. is going to soon be public again. After being taken private during the private equity peak it has…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 8, 2011 at 8:06 AM EDT

Dividend Alternatives From High Yield Funds (HYG, JNK, PHIGX, USHYX, DVHYX, HIO, DHF, HYT)

We have been screening our universe of the high-yield dividends for investors now that investors are growing more concerned each…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 7, 2011 at 5:12 PM EDT

Bubble Exit: Insiders Keep Dumping Molycorp Shares (MCP)

Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) still appears to be on the backside of a bubble in rare earth elements and rare…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 7, 2011 at 8:01 AM EDT

Online Finance Consolidation Continues, Maybe (ING, GE, COF, ETFC, SCHW, AMTD, C, BCS, RF)

ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) is all over the news this morning after reports that its online U.S. bank assets…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 7, 2011 at 7:45 AM EDT

M&A Watch: Does Major Insider Buying at Cost Plus Put It Back In Play? (CPWM, PIR)

Cost Plus Inc. (NASDAQ: CPWM) is one company which we might generally skip due to its size and volume. The…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 6, 2011 at 5:20 PM EDT

Driving More Value After the Credit Crisis… Regions Buys $1B In Credit Card Assets (RF, COF)

Regions Bank (NYSE: RF) had a very rough day as more and more pressure came out about banks in general…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 6, 2011 at 12:49 PM EDT

Markets Get Closer Look at Ally Financial IPO… Ghosts of GMAC & Treasury

Ally Financial Inc. has filed a second amendment to its S-1 filing as a mark that its IPO is likely…

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Ackman & Pershing Square, More Formidable With More Capital (TGT, JCP, FDO, BBY, FO, C)

Some Caveats in Considering Blackboard as a Buyout Target (BBBB)

Certain Stanford Investors Get Some SEC Support

S&P Just Now Downgrades NBG & Greek Banks, From The Land of Duh (NBG)

Lessons of Claiming a ‘Merger of Equals’ (TRH, AWH, BRK-A)

CIGNA Talks Guidance, No Word on Merger (CI, AET)

Wendy’s Sale of Arby’s, A Move Back to Basics & Back to Growth (WEN, MCD, YUM)

A Regional Bank Demutualization, An IPO for North Carolina Banking

Avaya Formally Files For $1 Billion IPO, The re-IPO Trend Continues (ALU)

Dividend Alternatives From High Yield Funds (HYG, JNK, PHIGX, USHYX, DVHYX, HIO, DHF, HYT)

Bubble Exit: Insiders Keep Dumping Molycorp Shares (MCP)

Online Finance Consolidation Continues, Maybe (ING, GE, COF, ETFC, SCHW, AMTD, C, BCS, RF)

M&A Watch: Does Major Insider Buying at Cost Plus Put It Back In Play? (CPWM, PIR)

Driving More Value After the Credit Crisis… Regions Buys $1B In Credit Card Assets (RF, COF)

Markets Get Closer Look at Ally Financial IPO… Ghosts of GMAC & Treasury

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Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

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Ackman & Pershing Square, More Formidable With More Capital (TGT, JCP, FDO, BBY, FO, C)

Some Caveats in Considering Blackboard as a Buyout Target (BBBB)

Certain Stanford Investors Get Some SEC Support

S&P Just Now Downgrades NBG & Greek Banks, From The Land of Duh (NBG)

Lessons of Claiming a ‘Merger of Equals’ (TRH, AWH, BRK-A)

CIGNA Talks Guidance, No Word on Merger (CI, AET)

Wendy’s Sale of Arby’s, A Move Back to Basics & Back to Growth (WEN, MCD, YUM)

A Regional Bank Demutualization, An IPO for North Carolina Banking

Avaya Formally Files For $1 Billion IPO, The re-IPO Trend Continues (ALU)

Dividend Alternatives From High Yield Funds (HYG, JNK, PHIGX, USHYX, DVHYX, HIO, DHF, HYT)

Bubble Exit: Insiders Keep Dumping Molycorp Shares (MCP)

Online Finance Consolidation Continues, Maybe (ING, GE, COF, ETFC, SCHW, AMTD, C, BCS, RF)

M&A Watch: Does Major Insider Buying at Cost Plus Put It Back In Play? (CPWM, PIR)

Driving More Value After the Credit Crisis… Regions Buys $1B In Credit Card Assets (RF, COF)

Markets Get Closer Look at Ally Financial IPO… Ghosts of GMAC & Treasury

Stock Market Live May 5, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Bounces on Pullback in Oil

Live Nasdaq Composite: Tech Stock Gains Unleashed as Stars Align for Risk-On Trade

These 4 Dividend Growers Have Already Declared 10% Dividend Increases

Analysts See 118% Upside for Strategy After Bitcoin Crashed 27% in 6 Months

A Bigger 2027 Capex Wave May Be Coming — and Google’s Hint Could Be the First Real Tell From the Hyperscalers

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