Twice a year, Barron’s gathers some of the top minds in the industry for a roundtable discussion on the worldwide investment environment and economic outlook. This year’s panel included the same regulars as usual, financial titans all, PIMCO’s Bill Gross, uber-bull Abby Joseph Cohen, GAMCO Investor’s (GBL) Mario Gabelli and Felix Zulauf. In addition...
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‘If at first you don’t succeed, wait for a spinoff then try, try again’ Not how I remember it either, but that seems to have been ConAgra’s (CAG) approach in its pursuit of Ralcorp (RAH). After three prior takeover attempts were rebuffed, the company finally succeeded in reeling in its prey for the tidy...
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S&P announced that, as of the close of trading on February 6, Post Holdings(POST) will join its former parent, Ralcorp(RAH) in the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Post will replace Comstock Resources(CRK) which will be moving to the smallcap index. Post will be distributed to shareholders of Ralcorp at the close of trading on February...
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Post Cereals(POST) began trading today on a when issued basis. Currently, it’s settled in around $26.50 with a range of $22.75 to $27.50. But what is it actually worth? One share of Post stock will be distributed on February 3 to for every 2 shares owned of Ralcorp(RAH) as of January 30, so those...
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Ralcorp’s(RAH) spinoff of Post(POST) is finally coming into view. Ralcorp announcedthis morning that Post shares will be distributed on February 3 to Ralcorp shareholders of record as of January 30. Investors will receive 1 Post share for every 2 shares of Ralcorp they own. Approximately 34.5 million Post shares will be outstanding following the...
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