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Who ya gonna call… 30 May 2012 | 03:56 am
Palm Beach, FL 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- If there’s sonethin’ strange in your Eurohood Who ya gonna call… The ECB, I’ll call the ECB, that’s who I’m gonna call to clean up this euro debt crisis. Hmmm, ...
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) Tries, Tries Again on a Smartphone 30 May 2012 | 03:47 am
Northern, WI 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Can a software company build its own smartphone? We may find out soon. This past week, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) completed its acquisition of the hardware maker Motor...
LeCroy (Nasdaq: LCRY) shares up over 55% after company agrees to Teledyne takeover 30 May 2012 | 02:50 am
Northern, WI 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY), a provider of electronic subsystemsand instrumentation, said this morning that it will acquire LeCroy Corporation (Nasdaq:LCRY) f...
Vertex (Nasdaq: VRTX) corrects cystic fibrosis data; shares fall 30 May 2012 | 02:12 am
Shawshank, VA 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq: VRTX) released corrected data involving its cystic fibrosis treatments on Tuesday that lowered the number of patients who show...
Tuesday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks 30 May 2012 | 02:06 am
Shawshank, VA 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Here are some of Tuesday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks: Gainers D.J. LeCroy (Nasdaq: LCRY +55.58%) shares jumped 56%. The firm said on Tuesday that it h...
Trustmark (Nasdaq: TRMK) buying BancTrust (Nasdaq: BTFG) in $55.4M transaction 30 May 2012 | 01:56 am
Orlando, FL 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Trustmark Corp. (Nasdaq: TRMK) is buying BancTrust Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq: BTFG) in a stock deal valued at approximately $55.4 million, helping the bank to ex...
Oregon Community Credit Union Expands Relationship with Online Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCC) 30 May 2012 | 01:46 am
Orlando, FL 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Online Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCC), a leading provider of digital financial services, today announced that Oregon Community Credit Union, the second larges...
Interline Brands (NYSE: IBI) To Be Bought By GS Capital For $1.1 Billion 30 May 2012 | 01:35 am
Atlanta, GA 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Interline Brands Inc. (NYSE: IBI) agreed to be bought by affiliates of GS Capital Partners LP and P2 Capital Partners LLC in a deal valued at $1.1 billion including...
Samsung's (Pinksheets: SSNLF) Galaxy S3 gets head start on rival iPhone 30 May 2012 | 01:28 am
Atlanta, GA 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- Samsung Electronics (Pinksheets: SSNLF) launched its top-of-the-range Galaxy S3 smartphone in Europe on Tuesday, aiming to outsell the previous model that helped th...
JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) dips into cookie jar to offset "London Whale" losses 30 May 2012 | 01:18 am
Atlanta, GA 5/29/12 (StreetBeat) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) has sold an estimated $25 billion of profitable securities in an effort to prop up earnings after suffering trading losses tied to t...
