I still believe it will be a big year for buyouts across the biotech industry.
Analysts need to recognize this shift in the banking markets.
BP's BHP buyout is a big catalyst for 2019 if oil prices rise.
One interesting facet is the 19.74% ownership stake by Biglari Holdings.
Banks' quarterly reports mean quarterly grades are due.
Deals that simply were unworkable four months ago because of price are now being done with alacrity.
Goldman is top of the heap for takeovers.
One of pharma's biggest CEO's talks M&A action on the exchange.
Chinese video-streaming service and online entertainment company iQiyi could fill the void Baidu lacks to compete with ByteDance.
Beaten-down Entercom Communications and Dynavax Technologies are off to good starts this year and should continue to improve.
It's likely that investors will be closely watching the U.S.-China trade talks to see if the skies brighten longer term.
Wells Fargo believes Zayo could be worth as much as $40, but playing for a low $30s price might be more realistic.
Big pharma could be primed for an M&A Boom after Bristol-Myers Squibb's blockbuster deal for Celgene.
The pricey acquisitions of Marketo and Magento become an easy scapegoat for the stock's slide on Friday.
Shares of the related companies are struggling, which can be the norm for investments in out-of-favor businesses.
IBM is very oversold based on its charts, but that is not a reason in itself to go long; indeed, shorts should consider covering their positions.
This month has been lousy, but there are factors that could still produce a year-end rally.
There is much talk that IBM is overpaying for Red Hat, but this deal is a net positive for the market as a whole.
Smaller stocks had outperformed large-caps for much of 2018, but now find themselves down for the year to date after a tough couple months.
The carmaker will receive a cash infusion as its focuses on value creation and self-driving vehicles.
The problems at GE are all about hubris and hurt feelings.
This week's go-private move by Sonic Corp. extends a run of restaurant deals that probably isn't over.
The media giant's dip on its successful bid to buy a big chunk of Britain's Sky television isn't likely to trigger a protracted decline in its stock.
The 20% decline in the Shanghai index could portend that the Chinese may be on the verge of giving in.
Thoughts on the Colin Kaepernick "Just Do It" choice, the bid for Zoe's and Vera Bradley's earnings.
I'm hoping someone tops the $12.75-per-share offer, but I'm not optimistic.
It's awful to 'lose' a leadership group. But I would add that it's been being 'lost' for ages.
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