StreetInsider.com Notable ETF Movers: HIGHER; United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) up 4.46% to $10.53. Natural gas is on the rise as colder-than-normal temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere are expected to hang around for a few weeks. Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE) up 2.79% to $58.60. Shares are rising as energy companies, ...

BioForm Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFRM) 60.6% HIGHER; Merz Pharma Group and BioForm today announced that the Board of Directors of BioForm Medical and the Merz Shareholders Council have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Merz will acquire all of the outstanding shares of BioForm Medical for US$5.45 per share in cash pursuant to a ...

UPGRADES: Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) upgraded by two firms: UBS from Neutral to Buy; and Cedit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform. Barclays and Jesup & Lamont upgrade Boeing (NYSE: BA). Barclays upgrades from Equal Weight to Overweight with a $65 price target. Jesup & Lamont upgraded BA from Buy to Hold with a price target of $63. Click H...

BioForm Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFRM) 60.3% HIGHER; Merz Pharma Group and BioForm today announced that the Board of Directors of BioForm Medical and the Merz Shareholders Council have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Merz will acquire all of the outstanding shares of BioForm Medical for US$5.45 per share in cash pursuant to a ...

Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) exercised its option to purchase the remaining shares in Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: ACL) owned by Nestle S.A. at a weighted average price of US$180 per share in cash. The exercise is pursuant to an agreement between Nestle and Novartis that was executed on April 7, 2008. The option exercise is subject to regulatory approvals and co...

Equities in London edged higher on Tuesday as losses caused by sliding retail stocks were offset by investors seeking out financial stocks ...

Consolidation talk brought European telecoms companies into focus on Tuesday, as the region’s bourses held steady ...

Stephen Roach, Marc Faber and Mohamed El-Erian share their views on what investors may expect from financial markets this year ...

Prospectus states that indebted aluminium company does not meet the profit test to qualify for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

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