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News Buzz : First Citizens Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:FCZA), Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL), Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR), Quest Rare Minerals (NYSEMKT:QRM), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS)

Jason Knox03 mins

First Citizens (thinly traded) to acquire TCNB Financial for $23.50 in cash for each outstanding share of TCNB common stock for total cash consideration of ~ $17.2 mln; acquisition to be accretive to earnings in 2015 and have a tangible book value earn-back of ~ 3.5 years. Cos announced that they have signed a definitive…

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Trader’s Watch List: Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM), Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ:ROVI), Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG)

Mark Doerr02 mins

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM) has enhanced its customer support program through a partnership with Etesian Semiconductor, a provider of ’boutique’ foundry program management services for high complexity products with low to medium volume production. Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -8.70% and weekly performance is -1.11%. On last…

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Biotech Stock Abbvie can only Rise : here is why

Richard Atkins03 mins

In order to boost its pipeline, AbbVie Inc (ABBV) inked a collaboration agreement with Infinity Pharmaceuticals (INFI) to develop and commercialize the latter’s oncology candidate duvelisib (IPI-145). Infinity Pharma’s shares jumped over 44% following the announcement. AbbVie will be making an upfront payment of $275 million to Infinity Pharma to jointly commercialize duvelisib in the…

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The amazing Sir Richard Branson Says “Bitcoins are Working”

Richard Atkins02 mins

Sir Richard Branson has revealed further support for bitcoin as a functional, albeit volatile, currency. Asked in an interview with Bloomberg News whether the cryptocurrency will eventually work, the Virgin Group billionaire said that bitcoin is already working. While Branson admitted that bitcoin remains volatile, he added that this is not necessarily a bad thing….

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