Ventas to Buy Nationwide Health for $5.7 Billion in Stock (VTR)
Healthcare facilities REIT Ventas, Inc. ( VTR ) on Monday said it would buy rival REIT Nationwide Health Properties Inc. ( NHP ) for $5.7 billion in stock. In pursuant...
Vale (NYSE:VALE) Says Earnings Best Ever in Mining Industry
Vale (NYSE:VALE) reported what they called the ‘best ever’ annual result in the mining industry: $17.3bn in 2010. Vale CEO Roger Agnelli says – that...
Enterprise Products Makes Offer to Buy Duncan Energy (EPD, DEP)
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. ( EPD ) on Wednesday offered to buy the remaining stake in fellow pipeline Duncan Energy Partners L.P. ( DEP ). Enterprise, which...
Celgene (CELG): A Biotech Takeover Target?
Filed under: Newsletters , Stocks to Buy “As tradition holds, Celgene ( CELG ) gave the first presentation at the recent 29th JP Morgan Healthcare Conference,...
Mattel Raises Dividend 11% as Q4 Profit Beats View (MAT)
Toymaker Mattel, Inc. ( MAT ) on Wednesday said its fourth quarter profit fell 1% from last year, but its results beat analyst expectations and it boosted its quarterly...
Market Wrap-Up for Jan.24 (MCD, RSH, HAL, CLF, JCP, more)
Let me just start by saying it was a tough night trying to get to sleep after watching the Jets nearly make it all the way back from the hole they put themselves...
Schlumberger Sees Increasing Demand, Global Opportunities for Drilling
Filed under: Earnings Reports , Schlumberger Limited (SLB) , Oil On Friday, oil field giant Schlumberger ( SLB ) posted a 31% profit for the fourth quarter, as...
Morgan Stanley’s Q4 Profit Surges 88%, Beating Estimates (MS)
Financial services giant Morgan Stanley ( MS ) on Thursday said its fourth quarter profit jumped 88% from last year on higher revenue, surpassing analyst estimates....
Use Apple Weakness to Buy More
It seems every time Steve Jobs’ health concerns take center stage, investors get a bit worried… and take the stock down. Will it happen this time, even...
Dividend.com Daily Newsletter (AAPL, more) – Jan.17
The markets are closed today, but I wanted to spend some time talking about investing in general and some great ways one can clear the path for a substantial nest...
Life According to Apple’s Steve Jobs
I was saddened to hear the news about Steve Jobs this morning. As long time readers know, I think the guy is an absolute rock star in the world of CEO’s....
Managing multi-speed markets, according to Mohamed El-Erian
A 2011 market outlook, with Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of Pimco. Read this article: Managing multi-speed markets, according to Mohamed El-Erian

