Pentagon Announces $263 Million in New Contracts Thursday
Filed under: Investing The U.S. Department of Defense awarded 11 new contracts Thursday, worth just under $263 million in aggregate. Among the publicly traded companies winning contract work: Exelis...
View ArticleCongress Asked to Approve $250 Million Arms Sale to Greece
Filed under: Investing The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress [link opens in PDF] Thursday of plans to sell the Greek military $250 million worth of spare parts for use in repairing...
View ArticleMcGraw Hill Financial CEO Stepping Down
Filed under: Investing McGraw Hill Financial is to welcome a new president and chief executive in a few months. The company announced that Terry McGraw III will no longer occupy the two positions as of...
View ArticleIs Noodles & Company the Next Chipotle or the Next Qdoba?
Filed under: Investing Noodles & Company looks like the newest Wall Street darling. Shares of the fast casual concept jumped from the $18 IPO price two weeks ago all the way up to $51, before...
View ArticleHow GM's Profits Could Go Up
Filed under: Investing General Motors is still one of the world's biggest automakers -- but lately, its profits have been far behind those of rivals. GM outsold every automaker but Toyota last year --...
View ArticleAssisted Living Concepts Announces Completion of Acquisition by TPG
Filed under: Investing Assisted Living Concepts Announces Completion of Acquisition by TPG Company Names Jack R. Callison, Jr., as CEO MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Assisted Living Concepts,...
View ArticleHelen of Troy's Gerald J. Rubin to Present at the Consumer Analyst Group of...
Filed under: Investing Helen of Troy's Gerald J. Rubin to Present at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Luncheon EL PASO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ, NM: HELE)...
View ArticleBrain & Behavior Research Foundation to Honor Seven Young Mental Health...
Filed under: Investing Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to Honor Seven Young Mental Health Researchers Online Briefing for Media on Cutting-Edge Research by the Honorees, July 23, 2013, 1-2...
View ArticleMacquarie Mexican REIT Announces Second Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call
Filed under: Investing Macquarie Mexican REIT Announces Second Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Macquarie Mexican REIT (MMREIT) (BMV: FIBRAMQ) announced today that...
View ArticlePenn National Gaming in Discussions with Tewksbury, Massachusetts Town...
Filed under: Investing Penn National Gaming in Discussions with Tewksbury, Massachusetts Town Officials to Develop Slot Parlor Budgeted at More Than $200 Million WYOMISSING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Penn...
View ArticleHealth Care REIT, Inc. Announces Date of Second Quarter 2013 Earnings...
Filed under: Investing Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Date of Second Quarter 2013 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN)...
View ArticleA New Beginning for WWE®
Filed under: Investing A New Beginning for WWE ® STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WWE today opened its world-class training facility that is the new foundation for WWE's guaranteed success. As the...
View ArticleCitrix Systems to Announce Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results on...
Filed under: Investing Citrix Systems to Announce Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results on Wednesday, July 24 SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citrix Systems, Inc. (NAS: CTXS) , today announced...
View ArticleWWE® to Report 2013 Second Quarter Results
Filed under: Investing WWE ® to Report 2013 Second Quarter Results STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WWE (NYS: WWE) announced that it will report its 2013 second quarter results on Thursday, August 1,...
View ArticleSpecial Committee Cautions Dell Stockholders Regarding Carl Icahn's...
Filed under: Investing Special Committee Cautions Dell Stockholders Regarding Carl Icahn's Misleading Statements About Appraisal Rights ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Special Committee of the...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Big Change
Filed under: Investing The following video is from Thursday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill, and analysts Jason Moser and Isaac Pino dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day....
View ArticleYour iPad Is Begging to Do So Much More
Filed under: Investing Second-screen technology was one of the big topics at the recent Cable Show in Washington, D.C. Motley Fool analyst Rex Moore was at the event and chatted with Akamai's Kris...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble: End of the Road or a New Beginning?
Filed under: Investing On Monday afternoon, Barnes & Noble announced that CEO William Lynch had resigned. The company made a variety of management changes to accommodate his departure, but it...
View Article3 Ways to Save Money on Your A/C Bill
Filed under: Investing We're heading into peak air conditioning season, and that means electricity bills will be at their peak, squeezing consumers. But there are a few easy ways to save on your energy...
View ArticleMiddleby's CEO Offers Advice on Building a Successful Company
Filed under: Investing In the following video interview, Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner speaks with Middleby CEO Selim Bassoul. Since becoming CEO in 2000, Bassoul has led a remarkable transformation at...
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