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What are the detials? Rosneft and BP today have signed several agreements strengthening the long term strategic relationship between the two companies, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Rosneft and BP signed final binding agreements for Rosneft’s sale to BP of a 20 per cent share of Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha (Taas), creating a new joint […]

Louisiana Bancorp will receive $24.25 per share Home Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBCP), the holding company of the 106-year-old Home Bank, N.A., and Louisiana Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:LABC), the holding company of the 105-year-old Bank of New Orleans, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which Home Bancorp will acquire Louisiana Bancorp for an aggregate […]

What are the details? West Corporation (Nasdaq:WSTC) today announced an underwritten public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock by certain of its existing stockholders. All of the shares of common stock in the offering will be sold by investors related to Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Quadrangle Group LLC. The selling stockholders anticipate […]

What have the shareholders and Directors approved? Zogenix, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZGNX), a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, announced today that at the annual general meeting of shareholders held earlier today, shareholders voted to approve a proposal authorizing the board of directors of the Company to amend...

Let us have a closer look… Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) today announced that it has signed a multi-year preferred partnership agreement with JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU). The new agreement significantly expands the existing marketing affiliation between the two companies, under which Avis Budget Group has served as a partner within JetBlue’s TrueBlue loyalty rewards...

Will the shares go up and up as well? Willis Lease Finance Corporation (Nasdaq:WLFC), the premier independent jet engine lessor in the commercial finance sector, announced it will be providing spare engines to support the Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft over the next five years. “With almost 700 aircraft in the Southwest […]

What are the details? First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCFS) today announced that it has acquired the assets of a 25-store chain of large format pawnshops with 24 locations in North Carolina and one in Virginia. In addition, the Company announced the recent acquisition of two additional pawn stores located in Kentucky in a separate […]

Nothing in the food industry has ever been as American as McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), but the company has been losing its grip on the restaurant sector or its appeal to American customers for several years. MCD’s share price has been in decline since 19 May. It’s current share price is 96.32, up 1.16 in intraday trading, […]

The share price of CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) was up by 0.53% to $103.12 today, one day after it announced that it was entering into a deal to acquire Target Corporations’ in-store clinic and pharmacy operations. Target shares (NYSE:TGT) were trading up by 0.65% today at $80.97. Target shares were off slightly after the announcement […]

Marriage proposal made via stock discussion thread – Investors Hub (iHub), one of the most active financial forums in the world, is the catalyst for a merger between two stock market enthusiasts. Bruce from Washington state, who has been using the site for nearly 10 years and goes by the alias nonsequetor, made the proposal on […]