Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.’s (T (EL) stock has been rising continuously over the last 2 years. It has risen from a low of $20 in March 2009 to $113 on January 9th, 2012. The company was started in 1934 and while more than a family business, the family has always been heavily involved in management.… Continue Reading
Are you interested in a stock that has steadily but slowly gone up from March 2009 to October, 2011 and since October has gone up from $25 to $34. Well NeuStar Inc (NSR) looks like the company. However, when we look under the surface, we see that the company has offered a tender to buy… Continue Reading
First-Half Pre-Tax Profit Drop Today, Barclays announced a drop of 33 percent in its first-half pre-tax profit. This brings it to £2.64bn following a £1bn absorption charge for the price of sorting out complaints on the sale of payment protection insurance which led to a scandal. According to an article in the Belfast Telegraph, Barclays… Continue Reading
On August 7, 2006 Orthofix International announced that it had finalized a deal in which it would acquire Blackstone Medical, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone, Matt Lyons, said about the deal that: “We are especially excited about the benefits of combining our advanced product development capabilities with Orthofix’s experience in developing innovative… Continue Reading