CT releases ‘encouraging’ Q1 business filing data
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »The Connecticut Secretary of the State's office published first-quarter 2009 business filing data (business closings and start-ups) on Monday. The headline of the press release was "1st quarter of 2009 saw another record number of Connecticut businesses shut down." Company ...
Cessna parent shares fly, regain some altitude on report of ME deal
Saturday, April 11th, 2009 Posted in Defense, SWF | No Comments »On Thursday, shares of Providence, Rhode Island-based Textron (NYSE: TXT) soared 49% to $13.56 on a report by a Kuwaiti newspaper that said investors from the UAE and Kuwait were eying a takeover at $21/share. Textron, the maker of Cessna ...
Aeropostale opens in Dubai, the perfect platform
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in JVs, Retail | No Comments »Aeropostale, the $1.8B (market cap; $1.6B annual sales) NY-headquartered teen retailer announced yesterday that it opened its first store in Dubai. In an earnings conference call last August when Aeropostale announced its plans to pursue Dubai, CEO Julian Geiger stated ...
