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Origin Materials Lands SPAC Deal: What Investors Should Know About Pepsi-, Danone-, Nestle-Backed Company
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 12:30pm | 538A leader in disruptive materials technology will become the first public pure play carbon negative materials company with a SPAC deal announced Wednesday. The SPAC Deal: Origin Materials is going public with Artius Acquisition Inc (NASDAQ: AACQ) in a deal valuing the company with an equity value of...
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These Were The Most Actively Traded Securities On OTC Markets In The First Half Of 2020
Monday, August 3, 2020 - 11:26am | 813The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. With the first half of 2020 in the books and the second-quarter earnings season in full swing, it looks as if global markets are starting...
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The Most Actively Traded Stocks On OTC Markets In July
Monday, August 26, 2019 - 11:02am | 1607This post is from Benzinga's Partner Content team More than 4 billion shares—or $7.7 billion—exchanged hands on the OTCQX Best Market and OTCQB Venture Market in July. These were the most active individual securities on each of the top tiers of OTC Markets. OTCQX Market ...
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Beer & Beverage: Will The Tie-Up Make Sense?
Monday, November 14, 2016 - 3:09pm | 807A marriage of soft and hard drinks may not be unthinkable after all. A report that appeared in U.K.'s Telegraph over last weekend broached the possibility of U.S. beverage giant The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) being considered as a target by Belgian-Brazilian brewing giant Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (...
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5 Stocks To Watch Following WhiteWave Foods' $12.5 Billion Acquisition
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 7:21am | 333France-based Danone announced on Thursday it will acquire WhiteWave Foods Co (NYSE: WWAV) for $56.25 per share in a deal that values the U.S. organic food producer at $12.5 billion including debt. Danone, best known for its Activia and Actimel yogurt brands, paid a premium of 24 percent over...
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Has Buyout Rumor Buying Broken Mead Johnson Out Of Its Bearish Trading Pattern?
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 1:36pm | 331Mead Johnson Nutrition CO (NYSE: MJN) shareholders have had a wild ride in the past year. The stock plummeted from a high of over $102 in early 2015 to nearly $65 in January of 2016. However, since that low point, Mead Johnson has been on fire, surging more than 15 percent as rumors of a buyout...
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Fresenius SE, Permira Interested In Acquiring Danone's Medical Unit
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 4:13pm | 225German based health care group Fresenius SE and European buyout firm Permira have made a joint bid to acquire Danone's (OTC: DANOY) medical nutrition business for as much as 4.5 billion euro. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday afternoon that Danone will entertain other offers...
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What Russian Bans Could Mean For Corporate Profits
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 3:38pm | 729Russia's retaliatory ban on imports of food and beverages would likely have limited impact on companies like McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Unilever (NYSE: UN), according to Reuters. Other corporations such as Adidas and BP (NYSE: BP) indicated that a weakened ruble and...
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Aircastle, Kinder Morgan And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 1:53pm | 835Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...
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Barron's Recap (3/2/12): Wealth Managers See Calmer Seas Ahead
Sunday, March 3, 2013 - 6:31pm | 864This weekend in Barron's online: a Penta asset-allocation survey, the Dow ready to hit a record high, and the prospects for Barnes & Noble, Danone, Forestar Group and Asian markets. Cover Story "More Stocks, Fewer Bonds" by Karen Hube. After years of investing defensively, the largest...
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Bottled Water Industry Prepares for a Global Water Fight
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 2:26pm | 175They said the bottled water industry was in trouble… First, it was health and environmental issues, including what to do with the used plastic. Then the global recession hit and people really started to bash the business. Everyone expected cash-strapped consumers to turn to the tap for their...