Archive for February 19th, 2009

Zacks Releases Four Powerful ”Buy” Stocks: LaBranche & Co., Inc., Bristol Myers Squibb Co., TransDigm Group and The … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

CHICAGO—-Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.
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Fund Offers Place to Hide From Bear Market (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund offers the latest wrinkle in an evolving category.
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UBS to Pay $780 Million in U.S. Tax Probe (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

The banking giant will turn over Swiss banking records to settle allegations it conspired to defraud the U.S. government of taxes owed by thousands of its American clients.
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#29 Hajime Satomi (Forbes)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Boss of Sega Sammy, pachinko and slot-machine maker.
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Disney Restructures Theme Parks, Cuts Jobs (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Walt Disney plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers as it restructures its U.S. theme parks because of declines in attendance and revenue.
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Lockheed, Xcel May Gain From Stimulus (TheStreet.com)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

The companies could be beneficiaries of money earmarked toward “green” initiatives.
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