Hot Watch List: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has said it won’t improve its $16.9 billion offer for Alstom, but the US conglomerate could offer fresh concessions (paywall) to the French government to bag its approval, after Siemens and Mitsubishi put forward a cheaper but more complex bid. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) stock performance was -0.81% in last session and…

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(Video) Alstom (ALO.PA) Takeover Crucial Week for General Electric (NYSE:GE) Siemens (SIE:Xetra) and Mitsubishi (8058:JP)

France is continuing to press for guarantees from contenders to buy energy assets from Alstom, as Siemens and Mitsubishi consider a joint move to challenge a formal offer from General Electric. The race to acquire power activities from Alstom, better known for its high-speed TGV trains, is entering a crucial week, with Siemens due to…

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Active Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

Mark Zuckerberg and other members of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s board have been sued by a shareholder who claimed a policy letting them annually award directors more than $150 million of stock each if they choose is unreasonably generous. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.61% in last session and finished the day at $62.88. Traded…

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Watch List: Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI)’s share trading has bagged vehement momentum off late, pumped up by the exquisite quarterly results that the company has portrayed. On April 24, 2014, SIRI announced its Q1-2014 operating and financial results. Quarterly revenues surged up by $998 million, increasing from its Q1-2013 estimate of $897, thus increasing by 11%,…

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