Journals By Industry - Equity Research

Stenham Asset Management has appointed Pablo Balan as Head of Risk Management and Quantitative Research. Balan, who joined the firm in the last quarter of 2011 is based in Stenham's London office. He...

The reality is, at least according to one analysis of the stock market, most returns come from dividends, and over long periods stocks do not perform better than inflation (see "How to get...

HEADNOTE On November 15, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference to explore what has been driving the large and rapid increases in Midwest farmland values. Academics, industry representatives, and...

Declining interest from Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have yet to return to New Orleans doesn't mean there's less need for the 1,500 housing units being built in the 27.5-acre footprint of the Lafitte...

Roslyn-based private equity fund Topspin LBO completed its acquisition of Stagnito Media on Monday, company officials said. Based in Illinois, Stagnito Media is a business-to-business media firm serving the grocery and convenience store...

Indiana is starting to benefit from a push among private equity firms across the country to deploy capital raised in boom years before the money reaches its expiration date. Investment bankers, corporate attorneys...

Venture capital financing in San Diego is alive and well, though nothing like the heady days of the dot-com boom. For the 11 firms represented on the San Diego Business Journal's Venture Capital...

Carlsbad's SkinMedica Inc. is getting into the mineral makeup action. The privately held aesthetics company said it acquired Colorescience, a $10 million cosmetics brand with headquarters in Aliso Viejo. Financial terms were not...

Indiana's taxpayer-supported venture capital fund picked a winner in Marcadia Biotech, but Sen. Brent Waltz doesn't think the state saw enough of a payday. The state got its $2 million back, plus $600,000,...

Hogan Lovells announced that associates Jennifer McClister and Chalyse Robinson, both in the Denver office, have been promoted to counsel. McClister is a member of the environment practice group and focuses on compliance...

But uncertainty on the economic and political fronts leads to caution, the need for 'stingy growth' NEW YORK -- Global business leaders are shifting their focus away from survival towards planning for growth...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) today reported first quarter fiscal year 2012 income from continuing operations of $130 million compared to $150 million in the same period last year....

Industry Veteran Jack Miles and Team Expand Broker-Dealer Platform MIAMI -- Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (AMEX: LTS) ("Ladenburg") today announced that it has expanded its institutional equity business at its broker-dealer subsidiary,...

PHOENIX -- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX): Net income attributable to common stock for fourth-quarter 2011 was $640 million, $0.67 per share, compared with net income of $1.5 billion, $1.63 per...

Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 9.86 Percent Global Excess Liquidity Sources Remain Strong at $378 Billion, up $42 Billion in 2011 Investment Bank Maintained No. 2 Global Ranking...

SAN DIEGO -- KFx announces the upcoming publications of results on its APPIANFx Femoral Implant for ACL Reconstruction at the upcoming ORS (Orthopedic Research Society 2012 Meeting) meeting February 4th-7th in San Francisco,...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), the leading global supplier of power semiconductors, today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 25, 2011. Fairchild reported fourth quarter sales of $339.4...

Electronic Trading in Europe to Reach 45% of Average Daily Value Traded by Traditional Asset Managers in 2012, Up from 38% in 2010 LONDON & NEW YORK -- Although change and uncertainty will...

Revenue Up 15% Sequentially; 9% Year-over-Year Led by Strong Service Provider Bookings Reaffirms and Narrows Guidance Range for FY 2012 WESTFORD, Mass. -- NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT): Q3......