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Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) is the next M&A target if the daily rumor mill has any truth to it.  The rumor is that Anglo American is weighing on whether or not to make a $120.00 per share...
The pace of stock buyback announcements in the month of August was almost unbelievable.  The pace was stronger at the start of the month when earnings were still coming in droves, but the number of...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Reiterated Buy...
Most of the financial media stops at mid-year to reflect on how the market performed since January 1. The effort is often fruitless. The fact that a stock, or any market, did well over an...
Owens-Illinois (NYSE: OI) sold down 15% last week as Venezuela seized some of the company’s assets in that country. Later in the week, Morningstar said the sell-off was overdone. Cognizant...
Halliburton coverage moved negative after courts approved a class action suit by shareholders. GE and Capital One were hurt because of plans to buy ING Direct. An Airbus move to increase competition...
Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) has finally pulled the trigger on an acquisition that has probably been in the works for months. The coal miner has announced an all-cash acquisition of International Coal...
Japanese officials have confirmed 4,340 dead and 9,083 still missing as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country a week ago, according to London’s Daily Mail newspaper.  Those...
BP (NYSE: BP) stayed at the top of the list of companies receiving the most negative news after skepticism about its CEO’s apology about Deepwater Horizon. Dynegy (NYSE: DYN) threatened a Chapter...
Reports have been  around or months that Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) would acquire Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE). Other suitors were mentioned, but Alpha was always at the top of the...
Since the CEO of Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) resigned earlier this month, the odds improved that the company would either be acquired or that it might go through a reverse takeover. The Wall Street...
After the markets closed on Friday, the board of directors of Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) issued a press release announcing that its long-time board chairman and CEO, Don Blankenship, “will...
The board of directors of Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) are meeting this week to decide on the company’s next step following a report in mid-October that it was “exploring strategic alternatives,...
Since reports first surfaced that Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) was considering a possible sale of the company as one of a number of strategic options, the company’s share price has risen more than...
If you have any doubt about whether or not coal is yesterday’s fuel and renewables are tomorrows, two IPOs should point you at the right answer. Italy’s largest utility, Enel SpA, spun off its...