Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (AMEX: VEU) where we have detected an approximate $52.9 million dollar inflow ? that?s a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 154,060,251 to 155,260,467). Among the largest ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 17:56

Comverge, a provider of energy management systems for residential and commercial customers, this morning said it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm H.I.G. Capital for $1.75 a share, or about $49 million. Comverge shares closed last week at $1.88, which would make this a rare ?take under,? with the company agreeing ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 17:56

The Duke Clinical Research Institute has??announced that its new director will be Eric Peterson. The DCRI was founded by Robert Califf,??who, as the director of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute (DTMI),??will be Peterson?s boss. The DCRI?s second director, Robert Harrington,??announced earlier this year that he was leaving Duke to become the chairman of the department ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 20:57

SMP earned recognition through a string of earnings beats and stable growth after the Great Recession of 2008 and automotive bailouts.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 18:55

In my last post on Google Glasses, I explored the idea of a coming seamless integration of technology. What we know as "gadgets" may soon blend into our environments, possibly leading to more productivity and innovation. One concern is how this shift will impact the global wealth gap: ?if the haves are the first to ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 23:52

Infor will be integrated with Salesforce's CRM applications, enabling business to buy a complete software package which gives them a 360-degree view of their business operations and customers.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 20:54

Lazard (LAZ) was downgraded today by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (BAC) from neutral to underperform [...]

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 20:54

In the end, Frank McCourt will get the last laugh. The embattled owner of Major League Baseball?s , ridiculed by his team?s supporters and forced to sell his trophy franchise by commissioner Bud Selig, is going to pocket more than $400 million when all is said and done. Here?s the math: Let?s say the Dodgers ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 22:25

The messages in The Hunger Games of societal chaos, class segreation and inhumane treatment of people and animals due to the narcissistic behaviors of a sick chosen might be explained in the book; but I believe the message to "wake-up," is killed in the film for many young children.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 21:55

Having a cold is miserable, and zinc-based "cures" don't help.

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 01:56