Monday's Daily Blog Watch (TheStreet.com)
Piggyback investing with Greenlight Capital, and should Google buy Yahoo! here? ...more...Mexico's Peso Strengthens To 10.7515/Dlr As Oil Prices Drop (The Forex Market)
MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's peso held on to its early gains Monday, strengthening against the dollar with the help of falling oil prices....more... Argentina Peso Hits 4-Yr Low; Central Bk Keeps Buying Dollars (The Forex Market)
BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--The Argentine peso slid to its weakest point against the dollar in more than four years Monday as investors continued to move away from locally traded peso bonds....more... Blackstone Deal Scrutinized Over Hilton Stock Activity (The New York Sun)
The Securities & Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange are investigating stock trading prior to the Blackstone Group's $26 billion acquisition of Hilton Hotels Corp., sources tell me. The Blackstone-Hilton transaction was officially announced the evening of July 3. Prior to the disclosure, Hilton's stock jumped 6.4%, to $36.05, on increased trading volume. That action raised ......more... Japan's Jun Naphtha Imports For Ethylene Down 7.8% On Month (The Forex Market)
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japan's June naphtha imports as feedstock for ethylene fell 7.8% on month to 1.344 million metric tons, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed Monday....more... Debs stuck in doldrums (The Scotsman: Business)
DEBENHAMS' flotation has to be one of the most disappointing of recent times. Since rejoining the stock market at 195p a share in May 2006 the company has put out three profit warnings, leading the stock to underperform other London-listed general......more... Argentina Peso, Bonds, Stocks Down; Follow Region On US Worry (The Forex Market)
BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--The Argentine peso Friday slid following a move by investors away from regional currencies that was sparked by U.S. credit market jitters....more... Acquire Media Acquires NewsEdge: Believes Its Technical Edge Will Return Product to the Fore (EContent Magazine)
News aggregation is a beleaguered market that has become increasingly consolidated and beset by free news portals. However, with its acquisition of NewsEdge from the Thomson Corporation, Acquire Media believes it can sharpen this product with its technological edge, and hone it into a leading targeted real-time news tool....more... The Top Stock Picks From the Harry Potter Franchise (TheStreet.com)
These companies are poised to benefit from this phenom. ...more... |