The morning after Cigna Corporation CI 1.01%‘s board of directors rejected a $47.5 billion takeover bid from Anthem Inc ANTM 3.32%, Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Chris Rigg released a report focusing on the potential antitrust implications of a number of recently-rumored M&A deals in the managed care field.
After a big push-back from the music industry over its policies relating to the three-month free trial period of its new streaming music service, Apple Inc. AAPL 0.59% has apparently had a change of heart.
China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has decided to reject a Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 0.61%’s patent application relating to its hepatitis C (HCV) drug sofosbuvir, marketed as Sovaldi. The rejection could have important implications for Gilead, its generic drug competitors and HCV patients worldwide.
Following the recent Linley’s carrier conference, Pacific Crest analyst John Vinh released a report outlining the firm’s updated outlook for semiconductor stocks. Vinh believes that the environment will remain challenging, but has an overall bullish outlook for a pair of names in the space.
All-day biscuit sandwiches may soon be coming to a town near you. McDonald’s Corporation MCD 1.57% recently announced its plans to expand its all-day breakfast test to include over 100 locations in the Southeast.
Twitter Inc TWTR 0.26% shareholders are anxiously awaiting the announcement of the company’s next CEO while the social media company’s stock has plummeted 24.4 percent in the past three months. With the rampant speculation about exactly who will succeed Dick Costolo, SunTrust analyst Bob Peck released a new report this week that named SunTrust’s top…
In a new report, Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck discusses the firm’s bullish outlook for large-cap bank stocks. While Morgan Stanley’s forecast for Q2 earnings season is mostly in-line with consensus, Graseck believes that the guidance issued by many big-name banks will soon start to significantly improve.
The business of digital marketing is still relatively young. However, with sites like Facebook Inc FB 0.03% and Twitter Inc TWTR 0.26% sporting hundreds of millions of monthly active users, digital marketing is already a multi-billion dollar industry.
Despite recent turbulence in airline stock prices, Barclays analyst David Fintzen released a report this week that discussed the firm’s continuing bullish stance on airline names. Fintzen explains that profits in the industry are here to stay, and several big-name airline stocks offer compelling valuations following recent pullbacks.
A new report by Morgan Stanley analyst Fotis Giannakoulis focuses on the market outlook for oil tankers. The report includes several images that tell the story of the current economic environment for the tanker business.