This morning, Benchmark raised its price target on shares of McGraw-Hill (MHP) to $52 as more bonds could be issued in this low rate environment, leading to better ratings revenue this year.?? With the higher price target, Benchmark increased its EPS estimates, but maintained its hold rating. Shares of MHP were higher on Tuesday, gaining ...

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Forbes worked with Equilar, an executive compensation data firm, to compile a list of the highest-paid Chief Marketing Officers among publicly traded U.S. companies. Here are the 10 highest earning CMOs.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 17:26

OVERVIEW Opko Health (NYSE:??OPK) is a mid-cap pharmaceutical stock with several corporate growth strategies: clinical drugs, medical devices, and strategic acquisitions. Of particular interest to many investors is its CEO?s systematic buyback of common stock in the open market, totaling over $23 million in buys for his personal account during the past year. Because of ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 16:27

Expedia?s Egencia unit announced that it has agreed to acquire Stockholm-based VIA Travel, ?the largest travel management company in the Nordics.? Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Completion of the transaction is subject to various regulatory approvals. VIA Travel offers corporate travel services, as well as services for corporate groups and meetings, leisure travel, ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 16:27

In a preview of Finish Line (FINL) Q4/11 results this Friday, Canaccord Genuity consumer analyst Camilo Lyon reiterated his BUY rating on the company, raised his price target to $28 from $25, and raised his Q4 estimate to "$0.81 from $0.77 based on strong checks throughout the quarter and positive February commentary from FL [Footlocker]."

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Air. It's free. It's often hot. And it's at the root of a trio of UK startups visiting the U.S. this week as part of the Cleantech Forum, the annual green tech conference taking place this week in . Zeta LED. Zeta has developed an air-cooled LED light bulb (see photo.) The Lifebulb consumes 10 ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 16:27

We?re hot into election season so that means that things are going to get ugly. You Tube ugly. Herman Cain has cleverly inserted himself back into the public dialogue with an ad on YouTube. The ad, which airs below, is simply called ?Rabbit.? Cain touts the piece as part of his ?Cain?s Solutions Revolution? on ...

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Colgate also expects much of its future growth to be volume-driven, particularly in the emerging markets, and any attempts to absorb cost pressures through higher pricing may be constrained by price competition.

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Oil prices have been on the rise and many oil and gas stocks like Plains All American Pipeline have been gaining some serious momentum in the past month or so.

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Kohlberg Capital Corporation (NASD: KCAP) has been named as a Top 10 dividend-paying financial stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ?DividendRank? report. The report noted that among shares of financial companies, KCAP displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent KCAP share price of $7.08 represents ...

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 16:27