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Market Wrap For February 18: Dow Finishes Lower, Nasdaq Still Hot
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 5:47pm | 3229U.S. stocks traded mostly higher today despite a key measure of home builder confidence falling in February. The New York Fed's general business index also showed signs of vulnerability. Despite the weak economic data which is partially due to weather, the Nasdaq index rose for the eight...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For February 18
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 11:22am | 592Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Forest Laboratories and Actavis: Major merger Investors woke up to news reports that Actavis (NYSE: ACT) has agreed to acquire Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) for $25 billion in cash and stock. Investors will receive $26.04 in cash and...
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#PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, February 18: Big Merger Deals In The Works
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 8:37am | 884Friday, the Dow ended the day 126.80 points higher to finish at 16,154.39. The S&P was up 0.5 percent, or about 9 points, to 1,838.63 and the NASDAQ was nearly flat to close at 4,244.02. This morning, U.S. markets are nearly flat. The Dow is indicated up about 6 points while the S&P is...
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Rodman & Renshaw Provides Color on Prana Biotechnology, Market Outperform
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 6:31am | 130Rodman & Renshaw provided color on Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: PRAN) after a meeting with Professor Ashley Bush. In a research report published today, Rodman & Renshaw states, "We value Prana shares based on a universe of a comparable company analysis. We believe that Prana could be...