Weekly Outlook: November 3, 2008 Nov 3, 2008
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The Next Millionaire-Maker Megatrend May 24, 2008
Among our recommendations, you will find a few carefully selected cleantech companies, including a proven leader in the solar industry, a Chinese company taking the lead on forays into new clean-coal and nuclear power technologies, and an alternative-energy exchange-traded fund that has major stakes in EMCORE (Nasdaq: EMKR), OM Group (NYSE: OMG), and Itron (Nasdaq: ITRI). These were picked using Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner's proprietary Rule Breakers criteria, which were designed t... (MSNBC -- Business)
In the Pipeline Apr 14, 2008
5 million; contractor is Sun Real Estate, Indianapolis; owner is Hari Om Group LLC; architect is Automated Consulting Services, Lakeland; 82 units. Renovations and construction at Mandarin Landing for canopy and facade renovation and interior renovations at retail shopping center, 10601 San Jose Blvd. at Hartley Road, $602,700; contractor is The Malle Co.; owner is Equity One Inc., North Miami Beach; architect is Robertson Loia P.C., Alpharetta, Ga. (Florida Times-Union)
Frank Quattrone back in business Mar 19, 2008
Qatalyst's other founders are Jonathan Turner, former global head of Credit Suisse's Internet group; Adrian E. Dollard, formerly general counsel of Credit Suisse's technology group and a lawyer at Shearman ing specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and venture capital; and Neil Chalasani, most recently a vice president with Evercore's Technology, Media om group. Also joining Qatalyst are Brian Slingerland, former vice president with Goldman, Sachs' Technology Media om group;... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
CLEVELAND-AREA CEO MAJORITY OWNER OF ERIE'S NEW D-LEAGUE TEAM Mar 18, 2008
According to his D-League bio, Demetriou also serves on boards for OM Group Inc. and Foster Wheeler Ltd., as well as on the boards of the Cuyahoga Community College, United Way of Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland Zoological Society. He is on the board and executive committee of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, which works to attract sporting events to that city. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Cobalt heads for record high but surplus looms Feb 20, 2008
A decision by Russian major producer Norilsk Nickel last year to sell all its cobalt output to U.S.-based chemicals firm OM Group helped trigger the price rise. Cobalt supply and demand last year was estimated at around 60,000 tonnes. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Looking for Bottoms Jan 17, 2008
You Are Viewing: Herman Miller's Business Built to Last (Herman Miller, GameStop, Monsanto, Frontier Oil, OM Group). (SmartMoney)
Katanga Agrees to Buy Nikanor for $2 Billion, Create Biggest Cobalt Miner Nov 7, 2007
That would vault the company past Cleveland-based OM Group Inc. into first place among the world's cobalt producers ... OM Group produced 8,580 tons last year, ahead of Xstrata Plc, the second-largest, at 4,927 tons. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
OM Group expands electronic chemicals operations Oct 9, 2007
LONDON OM Group is buying Rockwood Holdings Inc's electronics materials business for about $265 million in cash, excluding its operations in France , which is subject to a put option for an additional price of about $50 million ... OM Group (Cleveland, Ohio) said the deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year subject to regulatory approvals ... Joseph Scaminace, chairman and chief executive officer of OM Group, said in a statement Monday (Oct. (EETimes)
OAO Norilsk Nickel says 1st-half profits up 60 percent Oct 5, 2007
Record world prices contributed to the sharp increase in revenues, as well as the acquisition of the Harjavalta refinery in Finland, bought in March from Cleveland-based OM Group Inc. as part of a US$408 million ( 289. 2 million) deal. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Record prices propel OAO Norilsk Nickel profit Oct 5, 2007
Record world prices contributed to the sharp increase in revenues, as well as the acquisition of the Harjavalta refinery in Finland, bought in March from Cleveland-based OM Group Inc. as part of a $408-million deal. Norilsk has had a busy year of acquisitions, a major share buyback and an ongoing shuffle at the executive level. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Norilsk appoints Ian Purdy Australian MD Sep 11, 2007
Norilsk made a foray into Australia through the takeover's of LionOre Mining International Ltd and United States metal producer OM Group. LionOre was Australia's third largest nickel producer, while OM Group held the Cawse mine near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Russian steelmaker hikes Fortescue stake Aug 23, 2007
Russian giant Norilsk made a foray into Australia's nickel industry in March after its $520 million takeover of United States metal producer OM Group. Norilsk, which is the world's largest nickel and palladium producer, expanded its footprint in WA after spending more than $8 billion to takeover LionOre Mining International Ltd.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Metals - Russian mining pushes globally Aug 20, 2007
408 million for the Cleveland-based OM Group Inc.'s nickel assets in Australia and Finland. Created to strengthen Stalin's USSR, Norilsk Nickel like so many Soviet mammoths was sold for a song by President Boris Yeltsin to politically connected bankers in the 1990s. (Missoulian, MT)
Dubai bid for Nordic exchange hits Nasdaq Aug 12, 2007
Per Larsson, head of the Dubai International Financial Exchange, the borse's holding firm, was previously chief executive of the former OM Group. LECT. (Guardian Unlimited -- Business)
OM Group to issue 2007 Second Quarter Results on August 2, 2007 Jul 12, 2007
Conference Call st Scheduled CLEVELAND, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OM Group (NYSE: ) today announced that it plans to release its 2007 second quarter results before the market opens on August 2, 2007 ... ABOUT OM GROUP, INC. OM Group is a leading, vertically integrated international producer and marketer of value-added, metal-based specialty chemicals and related materials ... Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, OM Group operates manufacturing facilities in the Americas, Europe, Asia and... (PR Newswire)
Central African Makes Offer for Katanga, Valuing Company at $1.92 Billion Jul 12, 2007
OM Group Inc., based in Cleveland, is the world's biggest cobalt producer at 8,580 tons a year, according to the Cobalt Development Institute's Web site. To contact the reporter on this story: Stewart Bailey in Johannesburg at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Norilsk gets backing from shareholders Jul 1, 2007
Norilsk already controls 55 percent of the United States' only platinum group miner Stillwater; earlier this year it tied up a $408 million deal for the nickel assets of Cleveland-based OM Group -giving it a refinery in Finland and mines in Australia. With its offer of $6. (Business Report, South Africa)
Norilsk Nickel says it has acceptances from 90 percent of LionOre shareholders Jun 29, 2007
Norilsk already controls 55 percent of the United States' only platinum group miner Stillwater; earlier this year it tied up a US$408 million ( 304 million) deal for the nickel assets of Cleveland-based OM Group giving it a refinery in Finland and mines in Australia. Today in Business. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
LionOre downgrades FY07 nickel forecast May 28, 2007
Norilsk made a foray into Australia's nickel industry in March through its $520 million takeover of United States metal producer OM Group. The takeover delivered Norilsk the Cawse mine near Kalgoorlie and a 20 per cent stake in LionOre subsidiary MPI Mines, which operates the Black Swan nickel mine and owns the Honeymoon Well project, both in WA.. (The Age)
Russian miner Norilsk Nickel raises bid for LionOre to $6.27 billion May 23, 2007
Norilsk Nickel, the world's biggest nickel and palladium producer, has made major forays overseas in recent years, acquiring U.S. miners Stillwater Mining Co. and nickel producer OM Group Inc. In 2005 Norilsk, which held a 20 percent shareholder stake in Gold Fields Ltd., backed a hostile takeover bid by South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Co. that was ultimately unsuccessful. If it wins its quest for LionOre Mining International Ltd., Norilsk's global footprint will expand beyond its current... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Adviser Soapbox: Ranking Exchange Hook-Ups May 12, 2007
Thus, the rankings reported in our paper could change substantially if, for example, mergers with Nasdaq, Deutsche Boerse and OM Group (nyse: - - ) are more "actively" managed. Actions by the combined entity's management might result in large amounts of cost savings and revenue synergies (thus raising returns and possibly lowering risk) which, in turn, would make these exchanges' merger pairs look more attractive than, say, the hypothetical "passively" managed merger pair results of the Sydney... (Forbes)
LionOre says $5.8b Norilsk bid superior May 8, 2007
Norilsk, which is the world's largest nickel and palladium producer, made a foray into Australia's nickel industry in March after its $520 million takeover of United States metal producer OM Group. The takeover delivered Norilsk the Cawse mine near Kalgoorlie and a 20 per cent stake in LionOre subsidiary MPI Mines, which operates the Black Swan nickel mine and owns the Honeymoon Well project, both in Western Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Norilsk Nickel Bids $4.8 Billion for LionOre of Canada, Tops Xstrata Deal May 4, 2007
Norilsk acquired a 20 percent stake in Honeymoon Well through its $408 million purchase of U.S.-based OM Group Inc.'s nickel unit last year. The combination of Norilsk and LionOre would give ``greater scale in key commodities'' and ``enhanced geographic diversification,'' Norilsk General Director Denis Morozov said in the statement. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
The Russian bear is back and heading for a boardroom near you May 4, 2007
Recently, it entered the U.S. market with the purchases of palladium producer Stillwater Mining and the nickel assets of OM Group. Canada's LionOre may be next. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
New Suitor For LionOre May 4, 2007
(See ) In March, Norilsk paid $408 million in cash to acquire OM Group (nyse: - - )'s nickel business. Xstrata has an annual nickel production of 110,000 metric tons. (Forbes)
NYSE Euronext says first-quarter profit more than doubled on new listings, trading Apr 26, 2007
Earlier in April, there were reports the Nasdaq was in talks with Nordic exchange operator OM Group, and also the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, about a possible tie-up. . (International Herald Tribune)
NYSE Euronext looks to expand in Asia, Europe as exchange integrate Apr 5, 2007
He said the rest of Europe which includes OM Group that runs the Nordic exchanges and national markets like Borsa Italiana is ripe for consolidation. In New York, Hessels added that NYSE Euronext would welcome a meeting with Deutsche Boerse and Borsa Italiana. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Ten reasons why the S&P 500 may charge to a record in '07 Jan 2, 2007
10 reasons a new Srecord can't be ruled out - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
