Description: Montreal-based David’s Tea will file for an initial public offering of its shares in the United States with an aim to raise US$75 million to fuel its North American expansion plans.
Source: FinancialPost.com
Date: April 06, 2015
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Description: Investors and consumers seem to have forgotten about the big data breach. Target’s stock is at an all-time high. Wall Street loves what new CEO Brian Cornell is doing.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: March 31, 2015
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/03/31/target-stock-buzz.cnnmoney/
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Description: With the company going public Wednesday, stock price immediately jumped roughly 30 percent. But debt has some investors worried.
Source: Fortune.com – video report
Date: April 01, 2015
Link: http://for.tn/1CO9umm
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Description: The most dangerous time for the Treasury market this month will be when the U.S. issues employment data on Friday, if February and March are any guide.
Source: FinancialPost/Bloomberg.com
Date: March 02, 2015
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Description: Motorola Solutions Inc. has failed to find a buyer after seeking to drum up interest from private-equity funds and large industrial companies, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Source: Bloomberg.com
Date: April 02, 2015
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Description: If McDonald’s franchises follow the parent company – which recently hiked wages — and hike their own wages, some of them could soon be out of business. But before they close the door, they may lay-off many of their employees, who will end up paying for the wage hike.
Source: Forbes.com
Date: April 02, 2015
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2015/04/02/who-will-pay-for-mcdonalds-wage-hikes/
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Description: Heinz, owned by Berkshire Hathaway and private equity firm 3G, are scooping up the maker of Velveeta. Will Warren Buffett look to acquire even more food companies?
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: March 25, 2015
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/03/25/kraft-heinz-buffett-merger.cnnmoney/
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Description: Standard Chartered Plc’s Paul Horsnell forecasts oil will rise to US$90 a barrel in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Francisco Blanch predicts US$58. Six months ago, they were just US$1 apart.
Source: NationalPost.com/Bloomberg – video report
Date: March 26, 2015
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Description: Nike’s guidance for its future orders was surprisingly weak. But that’s only because of the dollar’s surge. Investors are excited that demand remains strong, especially in China and Europe.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: March 20, 2015
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/03/20/nike-stock-buzz.cnnmoney/
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Description: Don’t expect European inflows to keep up torrid pace: analysts
Source: MarketWatch.com
Date: March 28, 2015
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