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Market Wrap For March 17: Investors Focused On Economic Data Instead Of Crimea Concerns

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 16:45

U.S. stocks rose as investors focused on positive economic data rather than the tense situation in Ukraine. Economic reports showed that U.S. industrial production rose in February. President Obama imposed ...

Brin and Page Maintain Close Control of Google with Unconventional Stock Split

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 16:30

Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG ) upcoming unconventional stock split will enable Co-founder Sergey Brin and Larry Page to maintain close control over the company. The stock split will diminish shareholders ...

UPDATE: Criteo Announces Commencement of Follow-on Offering

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 16:12

Criteo S.A. (Nasdaq: CRTO ) announced today that it has commenced a public offering of 5,250,000 American Depository Shares, or ADSs, each representing one of Criteo's ordinary shares. Criteo proposes ...

Weibo Proposes $500M IPO; Sina Shares Jump 8.6%

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 16:00

Weibo late Friday night filed a proposed a $500 million initial public offering . Shares of Sina Corp (NASDAQ: SINA ), which owns a 78 percent stake in Weibo, are up a massive 8.6 percent Monday afternoon. ...

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Up Despite More Crimea Fears

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 15:51

Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 1.11 percent to 16,243.35 while the NASDAQ gained 0.87 percent to 4,282.04. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.98 percent to 1,859.55. Leading and Lagging Sectors ...

Alibaba IPO Lifts Sina, Yahoo!

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 13:15

Shares of Yahoo! and Sina Corp. got a nice boost Monday morning from the weekend's reports that China's e-commerce behemoth Alibaba has filed for a U.S. initial public offering. It is seeking to raise ...

Mid-Day Market Update: Schawk Gains On Acquisition News; VeriSign Shares Decline

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 13:11

Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 1.11 percent to 16,243.35 while the NASDAQ surged 1.05 percent to 4,290.04. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.66 percent to 1,858.55. Leading and Lagging Sectors ...

Under Armour Suits Up For Stock Split

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 13:07

On Monday, Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA ) announced that the Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split. The press release stated that the stock split will work as dividend, giving stockholders ...

Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Higher; JA Solar Swings To Q4 Profit

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 10:13

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 1.14 percent to 16,249.11 while the NASDAQ surged 1.16 percent to 4,294.73. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.74 percent to 1,859.91. Leading and Lagging ...

Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For March 17

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 09:38

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. Intercept Pharmaceuticals: Phase III trial update Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ICPT ) announced hat its liver disease drug obeticholic ...

Hertz Shares On The Move Following Report That Company Is Close To $4.5B Spinoff

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 08:32

Hertz (NYSE: HTZ ) shares are getting a boost this morning after the Financial Times reported on Friday that the company was close to a $4.5 billion spinoff of its equipment rentals division. The report ...

Early movers: GMCR, BHI, SHLD, TM & more

US Market News - Mon, 03/17/2014 - 07:52

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

Next Week’s IPOs: Q2 Holdings, Akebia, MediWound, Amber Road, Paylocity

US Market News - Sat, 03/15/2014 - 10:58

Of five initial public offerings (IPOs) scheduled for next week, only two are pharmaceutical companies. That’s not the pattern we’ve been seeing so far in 2014, where drug companies lead in IPO numbers ...

Castlight, Achaogen, Dipexium, Galmed: The Week’s IPOs

US Market News - Sat, 03/15/2014 - 10:49

Of four initial public offerings (IPOs) last week, three were pharmaceutical firms and one was a software company that makes a product related to healthcare. Medicines and healthcare remain the strongest ...

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