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ThinkstockAs usual, the writers at Barron’s have made some suggests in this weekend’s edition for stocks to buy and stocks to avoid. Among the new picks are a chainsaw maker, a leading private...
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Kcdtsg via Wikimedia CommonsCrocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is surging on Wednesday on what feels a lot like some over-reporting or some serious hope for a company that has violated the trust of investors...
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ThinkstockExtended Stay America Inc. (NYSE: STAY) held its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday morning, selling 28.25 million shares at $20 each. The estimated range for the IPO had been $18 to...
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ThinkstockAs part of it ongoing efforts to trim down by shedding weaker brands, Swiss food giant Nestle has announced that it will sell most of its Jenny Craig unit to private equity firm North...
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ThinkstockPrivate equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE: KKR) have acquired about a 5% stake in chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL). At Marvell’s market cap at...
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Courtesy BlackBerrySale hopes for BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) may have just died and been sent to purgatory. BlackBerry has announced that it has received a $1 billion investment from Fairfax...
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ThinkstockPrivate equity firms have utilized the incredible market strength over the past couple of years to have initial public offerings on some of the deals that were put together before, and even...
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ThinkstockBill Gates is synonymous with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). His private investment vehicle is known for making some rather interesting moves in the United States and internationally. The...
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courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been the comeback kid in media and online entertainment. The subscription movie and media player has rendered Blockbuster and other business...
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ThinkstockNavigator Holdings Ltd. has joined the list of companies looking to capture the interest of a strong market for initial public offerings. The company filed its IPO paperwork (F1) with the...
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ThinkstockMost investors generally think that private equity firms exit most of their investments by initial public offerings or by outright resale of a whole company. There is actually another...
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Courtesy Herbalife Ltd.Activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has cut its short position in Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) by more than 40%, according to a letter from CEO William Ackman....
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Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.It is no longer a secret that Blackberry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) is in trouble. It is also no secret that Fairfax Financial has entered into an expression of interest to...
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ThinkstockOver the past year and a half, Wall Street has seen increased leveraged buyout (LBO) activity within the specialty retail space. The most recent takeout announcement back in May was for Rue...
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Wikimedia CommonsYou have certainly heard of the craze and hype behind Bitcoin by now. Perhaps you have even heard of the efforts to “game” Bitcoin and to further push the adoption of Bitcoin....
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