After spending 30 years running his software company, Stan Galper was ready to sell his business and retire. But, he and his partners weren?t ready to face a tax hit.

After spending 30 years running his software company, Stan Galper was ready to sell his business and retire. But, he and his partners weren?t ready to face a tax hit.

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Walt Disney (DIS), Media World

Disney (DIS) will tell investors how it did during the fiscal third quarter on Tuesday after the market closes for the day. The company will hopefully report some great numbers because, quite frankly, the stock has been somewhat boring this summer; a little fundamental excitement would, at the very least, ease the tedium of the price action. Net income is expected to be somewhere around 58 cents per share. That's six pennies higher than the previous year's performance. That wouldn't be bad, I suppose, given the economic climate, but I certainly hope that the Mouse has more than a six-penny increase up its sleeve. Back in the second quarter, management was able to beat the estimate.

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Earnings Preview: Will Disney Make Shareholders Happy? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Walt Disney (DIS), Media World

Disney (DIS) will tell investors how it did during the fiscal third quarter on Tuesday after the market closes for the day. The company will hopefully report some great numbers because, quite frankly, the stock has been somewhat boring this summer; a little fundamental excitement would, at the very least, ease the tedium of the price action. Net income is expected to be somewhere around 58 cents per share. That's six pennies higher than the previous year's performance. That wouldn't be bad, I suppose, given the economic climate, but I certainly hope that the Mouse has more than a six-penny increase up its sleeve. Back in the second quarter, management was able to beat the estimate.

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Earnings Preview: Will Disney Make Shareholders Happy? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Claymore Securities, acquired by Guggenheim Partners in October, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert two bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) into actively managed ETFs. Claymore will change two index-based bond ETFs into actively managed portfolios and switch...

These attractive emerging-markets funds provide a relatively smooth ride.

Filed under: Deals, BP p.l.c. ADS (BP)

As the economy begins to gain some traction, we are starting to see more M&A activity. This is a good sign as it shows credit markets are thawing. Today, we saw three key acquisition announcements. BP (BP) is making a move to try and polish up its tarnished reputation by going green. BP announced it will be buying Verenium Corporation's (VRNM) cellulosic biofuels business-- fuels made from grasses, canes, softwoods and other biomass -- including the company's facilities in Jennings, LA and San Diego, CA for $98.3 million.

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BP, ProSight and Carlyle Group Make Key Acquisitions originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gold prices surged to an all-time high in the local and global markets yesterday. One gram of pure (24-carat) gold was selling at QR146.50 in Qatar yesterday, a sudden jump from QR137 almost overnight

A handful of mutual funds have resisted falling stock markets over the past 10 years