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Team, Inc. (NYSE:TISI) today announced that Ted W. Owen, has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2014. Mr. Owen was promoted to President of the Company in July 2014 and has been Chief Financial Officer since shortly after joining the Company in 1998. This action by Team’s Board of Directors is, the company […]

++Breaking News++ LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2019 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. LinkedIn also expects to grant […]

How did they do? Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDXS), a developer of biocatalysts for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries, today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014. “I am pleased with the solid progress we are making towards our goals for 2014. All of our revenue categories showed significant […]

See you in court? Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a national investor-rights law firm, alerts investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARCP). The suit is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and investors have until December 29, 2014 to […]

Down £0.7bn on Q3 2013 BP has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2014. Underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter was $3.0 billion, compared with $3.7 billion for the same period in 2013. Operating cash flow for the quarter was $9.4 billion, compared with $6.3 billion in 3Q 2013. Total operating […]

Operations Update for Shoats Creek Field, Louisiana North American Petroleum Plc, a company focussed on developing its interests in proven US onshore oil and gas formations, has provided an update on its 1,670 gross acre Shoats Creek Project, in Louisiana where NAP holds a 35%/26.25% working/net revenue interest alongside Northcote Energy (35% WI), and Springer […]

Both MasterCard (NYSE:MA) and Visa (NYSE:V), the world’s largest processor of debit and credit card payments, released their quarterly earnings reports in the last 48 hours. I was tempted to write about Visa as its shares tried to carry the load on Wall Street on the same day as the Federal Reserve posted its latest, […]

U.S. markets took a downturn today following the release of its monthly monetary policy review findings and actions. The S&P 500 dropped off by 0.14% to 1,982.30. The Dow closed at 16,974.31, down .18%. The Nasdaq took the biggest hit at 4,549.23, down 0.33%. Today’s report was not the end of the world as some […]

After a week of whispering and wondering, it’s a “thumbs up” for Facebook’s third quarter results (NASDAQ:FB) which were released just after the Nasdaq closed today, exceeding Wall Street expectations and the company’s own projections in every area. The irony is that Facebook’s share price is trending lower in after-hours trading. Shares in Facebook have...

Yes, they are! CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq:CTRE) today announced that it has agreed to acquire a three-facility assisted living and memory care portfolio from Cross Healthcare, an assisted living and seniors housing operators. The Idaho portfolio includes 90 units and is being purchased for $12.0 million. The three facilities will be leased back to Cross affiliates […]