Author: Devin Weiss

Consistent with its strategy of maintaining keen focus on portfolio restructuring, Cousins Properties Inc. (CUZ) recently inked a deal with Cushman & Wakefield to sell off its Third Party Client Services Business –...

Discover Financial Services (DFS) announced that it has entered into a partnership with Google Inc. (GOOG). This alliance will enable Discover cardholders to access their credit card using compatible smartphone by means of...

On Thursday, Bank of America Corporation’s (BAC) foreclosure division – ReconTrust Co. – settled charges made by Washington State Attorney General, Rob McKenna. The charges were filed on the grounds that...

CYRX: Revenue In-Line, Remains Diligent On Cost-Control Brian Marckx, CFA On August 18th CryoPort (CYRX) filed their 10-Q for the fiscal 2012 first quarter ending June 30, 2012. Revenue was only a hair lower than our number but...

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services has upgraded its outlook on Ford Motor Co. (F) to “Positive” from “Stable.” The revision is based on the company’s performance in North America...

The U.S. Treasury is offloading its stake in M&T Bank Corp. (MTB). In this context, yesterday, Treasury announced a public offering of the preferred stock worth $381.5 million it holds in M&T Bank. The move comes as part...

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. (WPI) recently announced the filing of a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging the regulatory body’s decision related to Watson’s entitlement to the shared...

Greif, Inc. (GEF) has revised its fiscal 2012 (ending October 31, 2012) guidance citing weaker volumes and a slower-than-anticipated recovery in the European market during the third quarter. The company now estimates EBITDA...

We retain our Underperform recommendation on StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (SFG), following disappointing second quarter results. StanCorp Financial’s second quarter earnings lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the...

Remember when Apple missed earnings by 10% last quarter? I really thought that would give me a chance to buy the stock near $550. Instead, AAPL shares gapped down $30 from $600 and hung out at $570 (never going a penny below...