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Year-to-date originations at record highs According to the latest Equifax (NYSE:EFX) National Consumer Credit Trends Report, while year-to-date auto loan growth rates have slowed compared to last year, totals for new credit and the number of new loans originated for auto purchases are at all-time highs. – The total number of new loans originated through […]

Will it lead to US Navak contract? Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), in support of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain, announced the successful demonstration of an unmanned mine-hunting mission. In the demonstration, the Mine Hunting Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MHU) was used in tandem with Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24A Mine Detecting Sensor System in the […]

I thought seriously about writing this article on Sunday, but, although the “news” was coming from usually reliable sources, it was, nonetheless, still speculation. By the time that I sat down at my computer this morning, however, what was speculation yesterday had become reality. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) officially announced this morning that plans to divide itself […]

Traveler’s Companies shares (NYSE:TRV) are expected to rally again and become strong for the rest of the year 2014. This has been a strong market for most of this year, plus deep corrections have been followed by nice rallies. For this analysis, the EMA 21 and the Williams’ % Range period 20 are used. The […]

$16 Million Contract for PMO Services from U.S. Federal Transit Administration Hill International (NYSE:HIL), a construction risk manager, announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration to provide project management oversight (PMO) services on major transit capital projects nationwide. The five-year contract has an anticipated value to Hill of...

To Establish Near-Term Competitive Product Offering Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced today that they have signed a contract for a joint investment to complete technical feasibility analysis, detailed program plans, technology integration, affordable production processes and plans, mission assurance and related criteria – all leading to...

Time to look back. The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) operated by BP, has celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) production sharing agreement, signed on 20 September 1994 between Azerbaijan and eleven international companies – but, on reflection, how does it add up? From the start, activity level on ACG has remained high. […]

It has been wisely said that, “Just because you are paranoid, it does not mean that people aren’t out to get you.” BP’s share price (LSE:BP.) (NYSE:BP) is being battered once again by the never-ending repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil giant is beginning to look like the 97-lb. […]

Germany-based pharmaceutical giant Merck KGaA. (DE:MRK) announced this morning that it will be acquiring U.S.-based life sciences company Sigma -lrdrich NASDAQ:SIAL) for $17 billion, or $140 per share. Sigma-Aldrich had closed at $102.37 on Friday, 19 September, but pre-trading this morning on the heels of the announcement drove the shares to open at $137.28, an […]

We’ve talked about it for several weeks. Or should I say that everyone has talked about it for several weeks? The Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) IPO has finally taken place and its shares began trading just before noon in New York. The pre-IPO speculation is now over, the facts are in, and the post-IPO speculation has begun. […]