Month: October 2012

In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.7%. Leading the group were shares of Richmont Mines (RIC), up about 3.6% and shares of Keegan Resources (KGN) up about 3.4% on the day.

Voters in Virginia are giving GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney high praise, after his performance in Wednesday night’s debate. Still, some voters want to watch the rest of the debates before locking in their votes.

Some New Orleans residents are pushing back against tour operators who bus out-of-towners into the city’s Lower 9th Ward, where Hurricane Katrina unleashed a wall of water that pushed homes off foundations when the levees failed.

The presidential debate audience in Denver was filled with Republican and Democratic politicians and political operatives. Each had an explanation about why their candidate made the best case on Wednesday.

An AP Fact Check found that both President Obama and Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney left out inconvenient facts and didn’t tell the whole story about some of their plans during the first presidential debate.

Republican Mitt Romney is vowing to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, saying it adds costs to the health system and has led to Medicare cuts. Obama counters he based the law on Romney’s own plan when he was governor.

Wednesday’s debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney could have a big influence on the race for the White House in these tough economic times. The debate is focusing on the economy.

A company submits a Form S-4 to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the event of an acquisition or merger of two public companies. This particular form is also submitted for exchange offers..

The Daily Ticker’s Aaron Task and Henry Blodget discuss how banks are profiting from QE3

Luxfer Holdings, a global materials technology company specializing in the design, manufacture and supply of high-performance materials, components and gas cylinders, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of American Depositary Shares, each representing one-half of an ordinary share of Luxfer, at a price of $10 per ADS. The shares are expected to begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LXFR.