NEW YORK, Jan 10- A Delaware judge refused on Thursday to fast-track a shareholder class action lawsuit seeking to block Sprint Nextel Corp's deal to buy wireless service company Clearwire Corp, people familiar with the situation said.
NEW YORK, Jan 9- Sprint Nextel Corp is under no pressure to raise its $2 billion offer for Clearwire Corp to beat a higher bid by Dish Network Corp as it holds several trump cards it can play to thwart its rival, three sources close to the matter said.
*Alcoa shares down after positive outlook for the year. *Herbalife up 4.2 pct on news hedge fund manager Loeb took stake. Herbalife Ltd stock rose 4.2 percent to $39.95 in its most active day of trading in the company's history, after hedge fund manager Dan Loeb took a large stake in the nutritional supplements seller.
*Alcoa shares rise after positive outlook for the year. NEW YORK, Jan 9- U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Alcoa's better-than-expected revenue and a positive outlook boosted investor confidence ahead of an earnings season expected to show lackluster results.
*Alcoa shares rise after positive outlook for the year. NEW YORK, Jan 9- Wall Street rose on Wednesday after Alcoa got the earnings season under way with better-than-expected revenue and an encouraging outlook for the year. Shares of Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the United States, rose 0.5 percent to $9.18.
U.S. stock index futures were higher Wednesday after Dow component Alcoa kicked off the earnings season on a positive note.
*Alcoa shares rise after positive outlook for the year. NEW YORK, Jan 9- Wall Street was poised to open slightly higher on Wednesday after Alcoa got the earnings season under way with better-than-expected revenue and an encouraging outlook for the year.
NEW YORK, Jan 9- U.S. stock index futures rose modestly on Wednesday as Alcoa got the earnings season underway with better-than-expected revenue. *Alcoa Inc also gave a positive outlook for 2013, but kept a cautious tone as worries lingered over a looming U.S. budget confrontation.
*Alcoa shares rise after positive outlook for the year. NEW YORK, Jan 9- U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday after Alcoa got the earnings season under way with better-than-expected revenue and an encouraging outlook for the year.
Jan 8- Dish Network put in a bid for Clearwire Corp on Tuesday that trumped Sprint Nextel's $2.2 billion offer, setting the stage for a takeover battle for the wireless service provider that owns crucial mobile spectrum.
Jan 8- Dish Network Corp has made an unsolicited offer to buy Clearwire Corp for about $2.28 billion, trumping an offer by Clearwire shareholder Sprint Nextel Corp and potentially interfering with Softbank Corp's plan to take a majority stake in Sprint.
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg says web traffic on his search engine, billed as an alternative to Google that doesn't store your private information, surged 33 percent after the NSA news broke. Weinberg discusses the model of his search engine, and how the company makes money.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 6:31 AM ETJohn Silvia, Wells Fargo Securities, and Barbara Marcin, Gabelli Dividend Income Fund, discuss whether investors should reconsider allocating their portfolios as the Fed wraps up its two-day policy meeting.
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 8:53 AM ETKen Langone, Invemed Associates chairman and president, called Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke a "lame duck."