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The 'Leon Black Squeeze' Is The Short Seller Killer's Trademark Move
Friday, September 9, 2016 - 3:40pm | 351Leon Black famously said three years ago that his private equity firm Apollo Global Management would be "selling everything that's not nailed down." According to Forbes' Nathan Vardi, Black is now the "short seller killer of 2016" given his "spending spree," which has "made life particularly...
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Short Interest In Express Scripts And Lowe's Doubles
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 9:27am | 639Short interest in a number of stocks surged in the most recent settlement period. A pharmacy benefit management company and a big-box retailer led that trend in late February. Shares of both of them rose in the period as the markets found their footing. As the markets seem to find their footing...
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Security Stocks Seeing Some Interest Following ADT Deal
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 12:11pm | 249Security stocks were trading mostly higher on Tuesday after ADT Corp (NYSE: ADT) confirmed it will sell itself to an affiliate of certain funds managed by Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) for $42.00 per share. ADT's stock closed at $26.87 on Friday, implying the company sold itself for a...
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Morgan Stanley Previews ADT's Earnings, Raises Price Target
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 11:36am | 173Nigel Coe of Morgan Stanley previewed ADT Corp's (NYSE: ADT) upcoming fourth quarter results. "ADT's 4Q results continued to show some signs of operational improvement, and we were particularly encouraged by 0.4x sequential decline in SAC creation multiple and 100 basis points year over year EBITDA...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 18: More Retailers On Deck
Sunday, November 17, 2013 - 4:40pm | 1175The focus is on retail as the as the crucial holiday shopping season is set to get underway. Last week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) offered weak third-quarter results, while Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) turned in earnings beats. Plenty more retailers are on deck this...
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Barron's Recap (2/23/12): A Special Report on MLPs
Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 1:16pm | 845This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on master limited partnerships, more on the Dell buyout bid, and the prospects for Canadian Natural Resources, Dick's Sporting Goods, ADT, Coach and others. Cover Story "The New MLP Landscape" by Dimitra Defotis. Nearly 100 companies are...
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Private Security Screeners Could Replace TSA Employees (TYC, OSIS, LLL)
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 3:50pm | 428The battle for proper airport security is beginning to heat up again now that airports are strongly considering the potential for private security. Currently, there are 17 airports in the United States – including Kansas City International Airport – that have replaced the traditional TSA screeners...