Eaton

Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN), a global intelligent power management company, has agreed to acquire Fibrebond Corporation for $1.4 billion. Based in Louisiana, Fibrebond specializes in modular power enclosures for data centers and industrial markets and is projected to generate approximately $378...

This weekend's Barron's cover story explores one enterprise software company's transformation into a cloud giant. Other featured articles discuss who dominates the public cloud, who stands to benefit as Texas rebuilds and how to tell when tech companies are overvalued. Also, the...

Power management company Eaton Corp. (NYSE: ETN) reported lower sales and earnings for the fourth quarter of 2019, partially because of weakness in its automotive business. Eaton reported sales of $5.23 billion in the October-December period, 4% below the $5.45 billion in the same period of 2018...

This weekend in Barron's online: the 2015 Barron's ETF Roundtable, boosting diversity in Silicon Valley, Merrill Lynch's "Advisor to the Stars," as well as the prospects for Eaton, C.H. Robinson, Teradata, Forestar and more. Cover Story "ETFs: What's Next?...

U.S. stocks were marginally lower as traders and investors begin debating the effects of the markets in an uncertain post Quantitative Easing era. The FOMC has officially tapered the remaining $15 billion of its monthly asset purchases, thus ending the era of quantitative easing for the time...

U.S. stocks rallied to start the week on a positive note. Investors are looking for bullish signs that can erase last weeks declines, as the S&P 500 had its largest weekly drop since 2012 and the Volatility Index surged more than 30 percent. Portugal's Central Bank plans to spend 4.9...

U.S. stocks were mixed as the Fed continued to wind down its monthly asset purchase program by another $10 billion. The Fed noted that the economy rebounded in the second quarter despite significant under-utilization remaining in the labor market. As such, the Fed noted, it will maintain a...

U.S. stocks fell as the Dow dipped below the 17,000 marks as geopolitical concerns become a main focus. In a televised statement, President Obama said the United States will expand on sanctions meant to hurt Russia's energy, defense and financial sectors. The move follows Russia's...

U.S. stocks finished higher as the Dow approached its all time high of 16,631.60. The index trading on Tuesday as high as 16,559.39. The S&P 500 index is also not that far away from its all time highs of 1,897.28. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day meeting in Washington....

January, with its five percent correction, is behind us, and earnings continue to roll out this week, whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow. Highlights will include quarterly results from General Motors (NYSE: GM), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS),...

This weekend in Barron's online: the drama over a buyout for Dell, beneficial share buybacks, outraged Russian investors, and the prospects for Eaton, STMicroelectronics and Ruby Tuesday. Cover Story "Michael Dell's Folly" by Andrew Bary. Now that Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and activist...

The ongoing economic recovery could lead to strong earnings for certain stocks in the industrial sector in the latter half of this year. So says a new Oppenheimer research report. Companies with attractive growth prospects that were highlighted in the report include: Honeywell International (NYSE...

Here is a quick look at some of the top-performing dividend-paying stocks in the past month. These companies all have a market cap of more than $500 million, and their share prices are more than 20 percent higher than 30 days ago. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) shares jumped more than 30...