Black and Decker News

LAKE FOREST Following the merger of Black & Decker and former rival Stanley Tools, officials said today they are still trying to figure out whether their hardware and home improvement headquarters in Foothill Ranch will be impacted, if at all.

With General Electric Co. nearing a sale of its GE Security Inc. unit to United Technologies Corp.

Some stocks are one-hit wonders, making a big splash when they first appear, then quickly fizzling into obscurity or oblivion.

As the merging process begins for Black and Decker and Stanley, there is some skepticism about the effects the merge may have, especially in Towson.

From its pre- World War I origins in Hartford, Emhart Corp. grew into an international hardware enterprise with 32,000 employees.

Toolmakers Stanley Works and Black & Decker Corp. are betting that together they can wring out more profit and better position themselves for a housing market recovery.

Del Mar, CA - Mundus Group looks set for an immense growth period as the company plan to focus on a new client base.

Tuesday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: NORBERT PUTNAM HONORED: Legendary bassist and producer Norbert Putnam will be honored at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday, as part of the quarterly series Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Musicians.

Wall Street sidestepped some of its doubts about the economy Tuesday as corporate dealmaking edged many stocks higher.

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Mixed session for the major market indices with transports rising, but semiconductor stocks on the decline.

Banks declined after UBS reported wider than expected loss. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp guides higher earnings.

At long last, after several previous attempts, it's official: Stanley Works will buy Black & Decker .

Tool deals don't get much bigger than this: Stanley agreed to buy Black & Decker in an all-stock transaction valued at about $4.5 billion.

Was today about stocks, or was it about the FOMC starting its 2-day meeting? Or was it about mergers or a huge Indian gold purchase ? Markets were mixed late in the day after having been in negative territory earlier.

WASHINGTON - Taxpayers are unlikely to recover their full investment in General Motors or Chrysler, government investigators said yesterday in the latest review to cast doubts that the government will recoup the $80 billion it poured into the two automakers.

Nov. 3 -- Bloomberg's Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today.

Local toolmaker Stanley Works is a powerhouse of hand tools, but the company plans to turn into a bigger powerhouse in the tool industry by merging with rival toolmaker Black & Decker.

The Stanley Works is merging with Black & Decker in an all stock transaction. Black & Decker shareholders will receive 1.275 common shares of Stanley Works for each share of Black & Decker owned, in a deal valued at 4.5 billion dollars.