Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in
Monday's session are Mission West Properties, Inc. (MSW) and
Talbots Inc. (TLB).
Mission West Properties, one of the largest office landlords in
California's Silicon Valley, is in talks to sell itself to Divco
West, a San Francisco real-estate investment firm, and private
equity firm TPG, according to people who have been briefed on the
deal. Shares jumped 6.7% to $9.35 after hours.
Talbots said Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. won't take action
related to the retailer's acquisition by private-equity firm
Sycamore Partners, paving the way for the deal to close. Shares
were up 2.3% to $2.69 after hours.
Watchlist:
AT&T Inc. (T) said it has reached agreements "in concept"
with the Communications Workers of America in wireline contract
negotiations for about 18,700 employees.
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)
credit rating one notch further into junk territory, pointing to
the consulting firm's shift to an aggressive financial policy after
it proposed paying a special $1 billion dividend last week.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services boosted its
investment-grade rating on J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
(JBHT), saying the trucking company's earnings and free cash flow
generation have continued to improve.
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) announced plans Friday to increase
compensation to brokers that lost money trading in Facebook Inc.'s
(FB) problematic stock-market debut to $62 million.
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) said one of its ships has been
docked in South Korea for an estimated four months of repairs after
its engine failed.
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