Following the news that Japan's SoftBank had received FCC approval to move forward with its acquisition of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S ) , Standard & Poor's has lowered its long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt rating of SoftBank two spots, from BBB to BB+, the credit rating service announced today.
The new, lower debt rating assumes SoftBank's $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint will be completed later this month, S&P said, and reflects a "significant financial risk profile following the merger." SoftBank's increased debt used to finance the Sprint acquisition and Sprint's "weak cash flow generation, and high debt ratios," were both cited by S&P as financial concerns for SoftBank.
In contrast to SoftBank's rating decline, S&P noted it has a "stable" outlook for the Japanese wireless provider, expecting that "Softbank's domestic mobile and other businesses will likely grow steadily and that Sprint Nextel's operating performance will likely improve gradually, in part reflecting cost reductions and other benefits of the merger."
Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(AEGR)
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat debilitating and fatal rare diseases. The company focuses on therapeutics to treat severe inherited lipid disorders. Lipids are naturally occurring molecules, such as cholesterol and triglycerides that are transported in the blood. Its lead product, lomitapide has completed pivotal Phase III clinical trial to treat patients with a rare inherited lipid disorder called homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, or HoFH. The company also plans to develop lomitapide for the treatment of adult patients with a severe genetic form of hypertriglyceridemia called familial chylomicronemia. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Brian Orelli]
We've got a blockbuster
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: AEGR ) big spike in mid-May came after management said at a Bank of America Merrill Lynch health-care conference that its cholesterol-lowering drug Juxtapid�could have a $1 billion market for the genetic disease it treats. Analysts quickly regurgitated the biotech company's assertions, increasing their price targets accordingly. - [By Garrett Cook]
Wednesday morning, the healthcare sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from ZELTIQ Aesthetics (NASDAQ: ZLTQ) and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AEGR).
- [By David Williamson]
It looks like the CHMP, Europe's version of the FDA advisory committee, didn't want the month to end without two big positive opinions, giving investors a nice little present heading into the weekend.�Celgene's (NASDAQ: CELG ) relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma drug pomalidomide, and Aegerion's (NASDAQ: AEGR ) HoFH drug Juxtapid, are now likely to be approved in the EU.
- [By Sean Williams]
You can also chalk up an early week win for Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AEGR ) and its homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, or HoFH, drug known as Juxtapid. The drug, which is known as Lojuxta in Europe, received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use and is poised to get a decision on approval from the European Medicines Agency sometime in the third quarter. In the U.S. Aegerion recently announced plans to boost the annual price on its breakthrough pill from $235,000 to $295,000, but consider me still not fully sold that this will be enough to justify Aegerion's insane share price spike or even get the company solidly into the black.
Hot Japanese Stocks To Buy Right Now: Melrose Industries PLC (MLSPF)
Melrose Industries PLC acquires manufacturing businesses and improves them. The Company operates in four divisions: Energy, Lifting, Other Industrial and Elster. The Energy division is a supplier of turbogenerators, other electricity generating machinery, switchgear, transformers and power infrastructure equipment. Its products consist of power management and excitation systems; power and system transformers, and aftermarket servicing. Lifting division is a supplier of lifting fittings, blocks and custom engineered material handling products and supplier for wire and wire rope. Other Industrial division has manufacturing businesses across the housing, construction and scrap processing sectors. Elster is a provider of gas control equipment and related communications, gas, electricity and water meters and software solutions. In January 2014, the Company disposed Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. to Avis Industrial Corporation. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Roland Head]
Today, I'm going to take a look at�Melrose Industries� (LSE: MRO ) (NASDAQOTH: MLSPF ) , an unusual company which specialises in turning around manufacturing businesses, before selling them on. Melrose's current portfolio of businesses contains German utility meter maker Elster, Brush Turbo Generators and Marelli Motori, which make electric motors and generators, and Bridon, which makes rope and wire products used in the oil and gas industry.
Hot Japanese Stocks To Buy Right Now: Lojas Renner SA (LREN3)
Lojas Renner SA is a Brazil- based company primarily involved in the operation of department stores. The Company divides its business into two segments. The Retail segment is engaged in sale of women's, men's and children's apparels, underwear and shoes, as well as sportswear and other department stores' articles in the domestic market. The Company also sells household articles, bedding and bath items, furniture and decoration articles. The Financial products segment is involved in the intermediation of financial services, including brokerage of personal loans, sales financing, brokerage of insurance and bonds, and credit card processing, among others. The Company operates through a numerous subsidiaries, including Dromegon Participacoes Ltda, Renner Administradora de Cartoes de Credito Ltda, Renner Empreendimentos Ltda and Maxmix Comercial Ltda. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ney Hayashi]
Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA (AEDU3) tumbled after Brazil�� antitrust regulator signaled it may limit the education company�� merger with competitor Kroton Educacional SA. (KROT3) Lojas Renner SA (LREN3) led retailers higher after a report showed Brazil�� industrial production expanded faster than expected in October, easing concern that growth is faltering.
Hot Japanese Stocks To Buy Right Now: Kindred Healthcare Inc. (KND)
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. operates as a healthcare services company in the United States. The company�s Hospital division operates long-term acute care (LTAC) and inpatient rehabilitation (IRFs) hospitals, which provide services to medically complex patients, including the critically ill, suffering from multiple organ system failures, primarily the cardiovascular, pulmonary, kidney, gastro-intestinal, and skin systems, as well as life-threatening infections. Its Nursing Center division operates nursing and rehabilitation centers, and assisted living facilities that offer short stay patients and long stay residents with a range of medical, nursing, rehabilitative, pharmacy, and routine services. It also provides specialized programs for residents suffering from Alzheimer�s disease and other dementias through its reflections units. The company�s Rehabilitation division provides rehabilitation services, including physical and occupational therapies, and speech pathology ser vices under the RehabCare name to residents and patients of nursing centers, LTAC hospitals, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, assisted living facilities, school districts, and hospice providers. In addition, it offers specialized care programs that address medical needs, such as wound care, pain management, and cognitive retraining; and programs for neurologic, orthopedic, cardiac, and pulmonary conditions. Its Home Health and Hospice division offers home health, hospice, and private duty services to patients in various settings comprising homes, skilled nursing facilities, and other residential settings. As of December 31, 2011, it operated 121 LTAC hospitals with 8,597 licensed beds, and 5 IRFs with 183 licensed beds in 26 states; and 224 nursing and rehabilitation centers with 27,148 licensed beds, and 6 assisted living facilities with 413 licensed beds in 27 states. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Brad Thomas]
As the only healthcare REIT with a "hospital-focused" platform, MPW is a relatively new REIT that was formed (in 2004) to lease from many of the nation's leading hospital operators, including Prime Healthcare Services, Kindred Healthcare (KND), HealthSouth (HLS), Health Management Associates (HMA), Community Health Systems (CYH), Vibra Healthcare, Ernest Health Inc., and IASIS Healthcare.
Hot Japanese Stocks To Buy Right Now: AIA Group Ltd (AAIGF.PK)
AIA Group Limited is an investment holding company. The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in provision of products and services to individuals and businesses for their insurance, protection, savings, investment and retirement needs. The Company operates life insurance business, providing life, pensions, and accident and health products to customers in its local market, and distributes related investment and other financial services products. The Company serves more than 100,000 corporate clients with more than 13 million group insurance scheme members. It has operations in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Australia, Taiwan, New Zealand, Macau and Brunei. As of November 30, 2012, its subsidiaries included American International Assurance Company, Limited (AIA Co.), American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (AIA-B), AIA Australia Limited and PT AIA Financial, among others. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Holly LaFon]
Berkowitz�� top holdings continue to be: American International Group Inc. (AIG), AIA Group Ltd. (AAIGF.PK), Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM).
Hot Japanese Stocks To Buy Right Now: Hillshire Brands Co (HSH)
The Hillshire Brands Company, incorporated on September 4, 1941, is a manufacturer and marketer of food products. The Company�� portfolio includes brands, such as Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, State Fair, Sara Lee frozen bakery and Chef Pierre pies, as well as artisanal brands Aidells and Gallo Salame. The Company operates in two segments: Retail and Foodservice/Other. Retail sells a variety of packaged meat and frozen bakery products to retail customers in North America. Foodservice/other sells a variety of meat and bakery products to foodservice customers in North America. On February 4, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Australian bakery business.
Retail
Products in the retail segments include hot dogs and corn dogs, breakfast sausages, breakfast convenience items, including breakfast sandwiches and bowls, dinner sausages, deli and luncheon meats and cooked hams, as well as frozen pies, cakes, cheesecakes and other desserts. The Company�� brands include Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, State Fair and Sara Lee, as well as artisanal brands Aidells and Gallo Salame. The sales of the Retail business are generated in the United States Sales are made in the retail channel to supermarkets, warehouse clubs and national chains. Retail�� business accounted for 74% of the Company�� sales during the fiscal year ended June 29, 2013 (fiscal 2013).
Foodservice/Other
Products in the foodservice/other segment include hot dogs and corn dogs, breakfast sausages and sandwiches, dinner sausages, deli and luncheon meats, ham, beef and turkey, as well as a variety of bakery products, including pastries, muffins, frozen pies, cakes and cheesecakes. Sales are made in the foodservice channel to distributors, restaurants, hospitals and other large institutions. Foodservice/Other�� business accounted for 26% of the Company�� sales in fiscal 2013.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jake L'Ecuyer]
Top Headline
Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE: HSH) announced its plans to buy Pinnacle Foods (NYSE: PF) for around $6.6 billion including debt. Hillshire will offer $18.00 in cash and 0.50 shares of its common stock for each Pinnacle share.
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