Canada’s Brady Leman Wins Ski Cross Gold In PyeongChang
Canada’s Brady Leman has won gold in men’s skicross at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Leman, from Calgary, was looking for redemption after finishing fourth at the 2014 Sochi Games. He was in the big final with Toronto’s Kevin Drury, who finished fourth after crashing early in the race. With two skiers in the four-man big final, […]
Detailed plans for 2-storey Stratford Elementary School expansion unveiled
Detailed plans for a multi-million dollar expansion at Stratford Elementary School to address overcrowding in the town’s two schools were unveiled Tuesday. The two-storey addition on the back of the building will likely allow one or half a grade to move from Glen Stewart Primary to Stratford Elementary — which is right next door — […]
Here’s What Stocks Billionaires Have Been Buying and Selling
Many investors follow the moves of billionaires and hedge fund managers very closely, and why not? After all, these are people who have had tremendous success with their investments, so it would seem like a great place to look for ideas and general “smart money” trends. While it’s never a good idea to buy or […]
What Is a Class A Mall?
As shopping malls around the country are putting up more vacancy signs, mall operators are quick to point out that not everyone is going down with the ship. “Class A” malls are purported to be the industry’s sole bright spot, malls where foot traffic is relatively steady, justifying higher-than-average rents thanks to lower vacancies and […]
Can Johnson & Johnson Replace Remicade for $100 Million Upfront?
As huge piles of overseas cash make their way back to big U.S. drugmakers, biotech buyouts dominate the headlines. While most of us were watching the big money, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) inked a tiny little deal with Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ: TBPH) that could help the world’s largest healthcare company solve a $6 billion […]
Should Rite Aid Shareholders Take the Cash or Only Stock With the Albertsons Merger?
It didn’t take a Nostradamus to predict that Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) would be acquired. In November, I speculated about where it would be in five years. My view was that an acquisition of the pharmacy chain was likely. Of course, anyone could look at its valuation and think that some company would probably be […]