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Monsanto On The Move Again: Bayer Rumored To Have Raised Bid To $135/Share
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 12:06pm | 184Shares of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) spiked to an intra-day high of $113.20 on Tuesday following reports that the company is still being targeted for an acquisition by Germany-based Bayer Ag ADR (OTC: BAYRY) but at an upwardly revised price. Related Link: Benzinga Breakdown: Monsanto...
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Monsanto Pops 17% Amid Multiple Takeover Reports
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 8:11am | 185Shares of Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) surged higher by more than 17 percent early Thursday morning after the company was named as a potential takeover target. Street Insider, citing "sources claiming to have knowledge of the situation," reported Wednesday evening that Germany-based...
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Fresh Market Rallies 20% Following $28.50/Share Bid From Apollo
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 8:32am | 330The Fresh Market Inc (NASDAQ: TFM) had a fantastic February, jumping 20 percent over the month. The grocer's success seems to be continuing Monday morning, with a 20 percent rally following confirmation that Apollo Global Management LLC will buy the company. In an approximately $1.4 billion...
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Vringo Shares Jump on AOL Partial Lawsuit Settlement
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 3:44pm | 437Shares of video-ringtone app company Vringo (NASDAQ: VRNG) jumped over 24 percent on Monday following reports that the company had settled part of a lawsuit with global web service AOL (NYSE: AOL). Full details surrounding the settlement were not made public, but this makes for the company's first...
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Despite Miss, Apple's Strongest Product Cycle Ever Could Be Just Ahead
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 7:20am | 790Now the wait begins for the iPhone 5 and possibly three other major Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) product releases ahead of the holiday season. Apple's June quarter is now out of the way. It was a thorough disappointment as earnings were a miss and its guidance for its September quarter were shockingly low...
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Caterpillar Cocoons Westport Innovations in New Agreement
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 8:18am | 408Off-roading equipment is getting ready to go a little greener following a new agreement between Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT) and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT). Announced early this morning, the budding relationship will serve to co-develop natural gas technology for worker transportation such...
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Who Will Replace Kraft in the Dow Jones Industrial Average? -Street Insider
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 11:31am | 111With Kraft (NYSE: KFT) splitting into two companies, it is possible it will be removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considered the favorite as the next Dow component, but other possibilities include Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Pepsi (NYSE: PEP...