Mergers vs. Acquisitions: An Overview Mergers and acquisitions are two of the most misunderstood words in the business world. Both terms often refer to the joining of two companies, but there are key differences involved in when to use them. A merger occurs when two separate entities combine forces to create a new, joint organization.
Month: September 2020
Some 60 years have passed since the first televised debate between the two main candidates for the White House. Some of the sequels have been quotable, others soporific, but none quite as dismaying as the one held in Ohio on Tuesday. Whether President Donald Trump’s interruptions were impulsive or calculated to throw Joe Biden, his
Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist The Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II (EOS) has been on fire this year. This is thanks to its heavy weighting in tech. Led by a significant position in Amazon (AMZN). Eaton Vance runs a solid line-up of option-based funds. In this case, EOS is not
An indoor farming start-up that heralds itself as the future of agriculture and has Martha Stewart on its board announced Tuesday it is going public through a reverse merger, the latest in a series of blank-check deals during the coronavirus pandemic. Kentucky-based AppHarvest is merging with special purpose acquisition company Novus Capital Corp., while picking up $475 million
Overall, it is much easier to invest in a publicly traded firm than a privately-held company. Public companies, especially larger ones, can easily be bought and sold on the stock market and, therefore, have superior liquidity and a quote market value. Conversely, it can be years before a private firm can again be sold and prices
Joe Biden attacked Donald Trump as a clueless “clown” who was trying to take away healthcare from millions of Americans during a pandemic as the first debate between the two presidential contenders got off to a chaotic start. In the opening minutes, the two candidates sparred over the Supreme Court opening left by the death
Municipal bond buyers got their first taste of this week’s new deals on Tuesday while munis traded flat, with yields steady along most of the AAA scales. “The municipal bond market is little changed,” ICE Data Services said, adding that “the high-yield market has a weaker tone.” A continual theme for September has been anemic
Earnings season kicks off in a couple weeks and here’s why it may be better than expected. The S&P 500 is down 4% for the month, the first down month since March, but investors are expecting big things from corporate earnings reports, which begin Oct. 13 when JPMorgan releases results. “September has been a rough
Sanjay Mehrota, CEO, Micron Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after-hours Tuesday: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals — The pharmaceutical company said trial data for its coronavirus antibody cocktail showed it reduced “viral levels and improved symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients.” Regeneron shares were halted in after-hours trading. Micron Technology — Micron shares rose
Fall for these fabulous home accents Rachel Havel Bluebird In A Box Because the pandemic has changed the rules of everything, fall decor doesn’t have to mean wreaths and pumpkins this year. It doesn’t even have to be remotely autumnal. Rather, it’s about expressing yourself in a place where you’re spending a whole lot more
When most people challenge deeply ingrained wisdom about finances, they’re greeted with eye rolls. When one of the world’s most successful financial gurus is the contrarian, people listen. Such was the case with Warren Buffett’s 2013 letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors, which seemed to challenge one of the longstanding axioms about retirement planning. Buffett noted
The world’s largest oil traders are rushing to plough billions of dollars into renewable energy projects in the next five years, as they speed up preparations for a dramatic shift in the world’s energy mix. Marco Dunand, chief executive of Swiss commodity trader Mercuria, said the company was investing $1.5bn into projects in North America
Currency has had a fruitful and largely charmed life, and watching it come into its crypto own is heart-warming indeed. Currency as we know it has been evolving throughout our lifetimes. Along the same timeline and gently curving slope that it has evolved along since the advent of currency. From bartering and trading for goods,
Investment Thesis I am finding myself continuing to spend a great deal of my time and energy looking at ETFs, as opposed to individual stocks, in my pursuit of income generation. During my first pass through the most popular dividend paying ETFs, I landed on the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) as my top
After Hadi Yousef began to invest in stocks, he soon learned the value of listening to a company’s earnings call. It didn’t take long for the then-Indiana University student to realize that tracking them down for a range of companies was a challenge. “Around that time, five years ago, I had really gotten into podcasts,
Introduction to the Zacks Rank and how using it can help you become a better investor.
People can own real estate for their primary residence or to hold as an investment rental property, and their ownership is determined through what’s known as a title. There are different kinds of real estate title as well as less common methods of holding title to a real estate property. It’s important to know about
Yard signs supporting U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden are seen outside of an early voting site at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Virginia, September 18, 2020. Al Drago | Reuters If the presidential debate Tuesday results in a clear winner, there could be
Atmosphere outside the Majestic Theatre on April 08, 2020 (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Getty Images As theaters remain dark, there might be a game of musical chairs behind the scenes. According to Broadway investment banker Lisbeth R. Barron, who brokered the deals for British firm Ambassador Theatre Group to take over six theaters in
People wait to visit a house for sale in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2020. Wany Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Exceptional demand for both new and existing homes, brought on by the stay-at-home culture of the coronavirus pandemic, has the housing market severely depleted.
Two recent orders from the California Supreme Court indicate the court isn’t finished reviewing cases challenging the state’s 2013 pension reform law and the California Rule. The high court issued orders Wednesday in each of the four cases it had accepted for review, but had deferred, pending its ruling in Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
A “catastrophic” performance since the outbreak of coronavirus has left Tiffany with “dismal” prospects for the future, according to the company that until recently wanted to buy the luxury US jeweller for $16.6bn. LVMH, the conglomerate led by the French tycoon Bernard Arnault, made the stinging attack on Tiffany and its management in a lawsuit
The marijuana industry’s exponential growth in the last several years created numerous opportunities in the mainstream economy. But kinks in the industry, including regulatory ones, are still being worked out. To that extent, it is still nascent and needs a professionally-trained workforce to firm up its contours. Currently, there are relatively few colleges or universities
Warren Buffett always mocked people who invested in gold, calling it a useless metal that “gets dug out of the ground in Africa, or someplace” and a way of “going long on fear”. This year, however, the “sage of Omaha” joined investors including the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates in buying into the latest
Last week commodity markets corrected lower. From September 18 through the 25th, most raw material prices slipped. Precious metals suffered some of the most significant losses, with silver falling almost 15% from $27.129 to $23.093 on the active month December futures contract. Platinum fell by over 10%, and palladium and gold posted losses. Copper fell
A man wearing a face mask walks past a Nike store in Central Business District, Beijing, China on February 17, 2020. Andrea Verdelli | Getty Images The market is looking treacherous right now to end September, but top analysts still believe there are compelling stocks out there with robust upside ahead. Even in challenging economic
You can invest in the growing space economy with these ETFs. Procure Space ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/UFO/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID SPDR S&P Kensho Final Frontiers ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/ROKT/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Virgin Galatic: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SPCE?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Maxar Technologies: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SPCE?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Dish Network: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SPCE?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Intelsat: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/I?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Northrup Grumann: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/NOC?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Lockheed Martin: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/LMT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID
Sears Holdings (SHLD) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 15, 2018. A wave of store closures and deals in desperate attempts to stay afloat failed to save the struggling retailer, which listed $6.9 billion in assets and $11.3 billion in liabilities in the filing. The company announced in a statement that CEO, Edward Lampert, would step down, with day-to-day operations managed by
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Costco (COST) – Costco reported quarterly earnings of $3.04 per share, 20 cents a share above estimates. The warehouse retailer’s revenue also beat Wall Street forecasts. Comparable-store sales rose 11.4% compared to the 7.8% consensus estimate of analysts polled by Refinitiv. Costco also
Aviva is the Managing Broker of Sonenreich & Co, a third-generation commercial real estate broker, owner and investor in Denver, Colorado. getty Working in the family business — industrial real estate — I can’t help but encounter an overwhelming number of family businesses on both sides of the table. As my family decided to pass the
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