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Information Today December 16, 2002 Paula J. Hane |
D&B to Acquire Hoover's D&B has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Hoover's, the Austin, Texas-based company that calls itself "The Business Information Authority." |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Tom Taulli |
D&B Weaves a Web D&B bought an Internet strategy when it acquired Hoover's. In the third quarter, the e-business division posted revenues of $12.9 million, which was up 54%. |
Information Today June 11, 2007 |
Hoover's Announces First-Phase Integration with First Research First Research customers now have quick access to Hoover's company data via a Hoover's search box on the First Research site. |
Information Today March 2003 Paula J. Hane |
NewsBreaks Update New developments in content licensing, open-access publishing, and more |
Information Today March 26, 2007 |
Hoover's Gains New Subsidiary in D&B Acquisition--First Research D&B has announced its acquisition of First Research, an Internet provider of editorial-based industry insight, specifically tailored toward sales professionals. Its content will be used to enhance Hoover's online service. |
Information Today April 2003 |
The Latest on Companies, Search Engines, and Products Once again, the past month's news has been dominated by developments in the RoweCom/divine situation... A series of recent acquisitions reveals the pressures and mounting rivalries in the Web search arena... D&B, Hoover's Update... etc. |
Information Today January 23, 2014 |
D&B Joins Forces With FirstRain This long-term, strategic partnership brings together FirstRain's social and commercial intelligence content that customers can integrate into D&B's business applications such as Hoover's, D&B360, D&B Direct, and First Research. |
InternetNews May 1, 2007 |
News Corp. Bids $5B on Dow Jones Empire Dow Jones issued a statement today that confirmed that it had received an unsolicited proposal from News Corp. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dow Jones common stock and Class B common stock. |
Information Today October 1, 2001 Paula J. Hane |
Hoover's Announces Plans to Streamline Products, Focus on Subscriptions, Trim Staff Hoover's, Inc., the well-known Austin, Texas-based provider of online business information, announced some big changes to its business... |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
B&N Gets Its Baby Back The bookseller sweetens its bid for what's left of barnesandnoble.com. |
Information Today January 18, 2011 |
Hoover's Announces Agreement With LinkedIn This blend of capabilities is designed to allow Hoover's customers to more efficiently prospect by leveraging existing connections within the Hoover's workflow. |
Information Today December 7, 2009 |
Hoover's Unveils API 3.0 This enables customers to "plug-in" to Hoover's and D&B databases to stream on-demand data into enterprisewide systems through custom integrations and through commercial applications. |
Information Today October 23, 2008 |
Hoover's and D&B Unveil Mobile Product Hoover's and its parent company D&B announced the first two releases within a new mobile product line: Hoover's Mobile, a browser-based application, and Hoover's MobileSP, a device-enabled application. |
Information Today January 8, 2009 |
Hoover's Mobile Goes Live at CES Hoover's Mobile allows users to access important customer, prospect, and partner information. |
Information Today February 7, 2008 |
Hoover's Launches Business Networking Tool The D&B company, announced the official launch of Hoover's Connect, a business networking tool that helps users get introduced to and establish relationships with targeted prospects. |
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Robert Barker |
Making Book On Barnesandnoble.com B&N is offering to take private barnesandnoble.com, the public company that runs the Barnes & Noble.com Web site. |
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard. |
Information Today November 12, 2007 |
D&B Acquires Data Integration Vendor D&B announced it has acquired Purisma, Inc., a provider of commercial data integration software solutions, for $48 million. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Bill Mann |
Dual-Class Shares, Second-Class Investors There is a separate, non-traded class of stock that receives 10 votes for each common stock. This means that the non-traded stock shareholders, including the CEO, can dictate terms at the company far in excess of their financial stake. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Ann Therese Palmer |
Making the Grade: How Does Your Firm Stack Up? Here is a list compiled by the independent investment research firm The Corporate Library ranking broker/dealers, asset managers and financial services companies that it follows. Citigroup... Wells Fargo... Wachovia... etc. |
HBS Working Knowledge September 29, 2003 |
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable? Summing Up Reader comments suggest a wide divergence of views on the role of the board in the life cycle of a corporate entity. Interestingly, those who teach corporate law suggest that board accountabilities are subject to very broad interpretation. |
Information Today October 9, 2006 Deborah A. Liptak |
Hoover's Premium Select: More Data, More Customization, Expanded Download Options Hoover's is enhancing its subscription products to include more company and decision-maker data, more customization, expanded international company coverage, and more downloads in its newest subscription level, Premium Select. |
Information Today May 20, 2013 |
D&B Introduces Hoover's Analytics for Small Business Customers Hoover's Analytics is a new product to help small businesses segment and evaluate their customers and prospects to identify new growth opportunities. |
Information Today July 17, 2000 Barbara Quint |
Two Aging 'Net Newbies' Join: Hoover's Buys Powerize.com Hoover's will use Powerize.com's technology and connections to syndicate its content and services to other Web sites, including corporate intranets, enterprise information portals (EIPs), and B2B vertical and content sites |
Reason May 2005 Ronald Bailey |
Aborting Plan B Barr Pharmaceuticals wants to offer its emergency contraceptive levonorgestrel, marketed as Plan B, over the counter rather than by prescription. The FDA delayed an anticipated decision on the issue indefinitely, adding another chapter to a long and heavily politicized debate. |
CFO June 1, 2005 Roy Harris |
Holding Out for a Lower Bid As the fight for MCI shows, a top-dollar offer for a company doesn't always win. Sometimes it shouldn't. |
CFO Tim Reason |
Federal Offenses A dozen years after passage of the CFO act, the U.S. Government still struggles to close its books... |
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk |
Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders. |
Information Today May 1, 2008 |
Hoover's Paves Fast Track to New Features and Content Hoover's, Inc. announced the launch of HOOV Lane, an interactive microsite that's designed to introduce prospects and existing customers to Hoover's new features and content |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Become Your Own Arbitrageur A couple of stocks for sale offer investors the chance to beat the Street at its own game. Chipotle Mexican Grill... Mueller Water... |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Aswath Damodaran |
The P/E Illusion Are you currently riding the ignorance bandwagon when it comes to P/Es? What should really matter to investors is whether the price paid on an acquisition is less than the value received in exchange. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Don't Waste Your Vote Every year, as a shareholder, you're given the chance to have a say in how the companies you own are run. Don't blow it. Vote. |
Information Today December 9, 2002 |
NewsBreaks Weekly News Digest D&B Announces Agreement to Acquire Hoover's... BIOSIS Enhances Databases, Introduces New Portal... New Business Information Portal Launches... News Announced at Online Information 2002 |
Reason June 2005 Jacob Sullum |
Free to B&B Julie and Blayne McAferty opened the Greenlake Guest House B&B in Seattle last summer. The city is now trying to shut it down, under pressure from the couple's neighbors. |
Information Today March 6, 2006 Deborah A. Liptak |
The New Hoover's: Simple. Comprehensive. Unified. Hoover's new beta interface evokes the "Power of Simplicity" in this 21st century Web site makeover. |
Information Today September 22, 2015 |
DocuSign Integrates D&B Data Into Salesforce App The DocuSign for Salesforce app will be integrated with D&B data to give businesses access to D&B credit risk insight and compliance tools. |
Inc. July 2007 Hannah Clark |
A New Kind of Company Some socially responsible businesses feel that they cannot offer investors maximized returns and be sure that their social goals were protected. |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Bill Mann |
Hollywood, But Holly Shouldn't Hollywood Entertainment's board wants shareholders to accept the lowest buyout offer. |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Gene G. Marcial |
Driving Black & Decker Black & Decker, a leader in power tools and home-improvement gear, has recently stirred, whizzing from 40 on Sept. 30 to 47.81 on Oct. 29. Some pros are starting to say that B&D is an "undervalued and ignored blue-chip." |
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 Morgan Housel |
All Smiles at Bank of America Bank of America reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Shares have surged more than 50%. But does this mean the credit crunch is milder than many predicted? Nope. |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy |
Dave & Busted Investors stopped chewing on Dave & Buster's stock after the release of stale earnings. |
Reason April 2008 Jesse Walker |
Citizen Lockdown A recently declassified letter describes J. Edgar Hoover's 1950 plan to round up and detain American citizens. |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Bank of America Is Outbanked Bank of America managed to post a nice net income increase during its second quarter, but only half as much as some of its competitors. |
Job Journal August 14, 2005 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: A Confidence Builder Pick up a minor job offer on your way to interviewing with a major employer. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Bank of America: Tangled in Charlotte's Web The megabank's nightmare. |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
To B Share or Not to B Share Class B investors need to realize that there is no such thing as a free lunch on Wall Street. |
U.S. CPSC January 12, 2007 |
Hoover Company Fined $750,000 for Failing to Report Fire Hazard with Vacuum Cleaners Company failed to report to CPSC the sale of vacuum cleaners with defective on-off switches that can overheat and cause the vacuum cleaner to catch fire. |
Salon.com October 10, 2000 Janelle Brown |
Microsoft's funny money A spunky shareholder resolution demands that the company account for its political campaign contributions... |
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Michael Leibert |
Bank of America: The Flip Side of a Tough Year Disappointing operating results in 2005 shouldn't obscure the promise of Bank of America's powerful franchise. Investors, increased lending activity would validate the company's expansion strategy and portend more robust earnings growth when the interest rate environment improves. |
Information Today August 2000 |
Dun & Bradstreet Introduces D&B Family Tree Finder Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) has announced the release of D&B Family Tree Finder, a Web-based service that helps users identify corporate linkages and business-to-business conflicts on potential and existing clients, regardless of industry. |