Harrah's options trade before offer is questioned
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Unusual options activity pegged to the shares of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  ahead of the announcement of a buyout offer for the gambling operator is raising eyebrows among some market options players.
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The stock may be an opportunity for trend-bucking investors, if they ask the right questions.
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The stock market's continued uncertainty last week may have made investors want to tune out.
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Options traders were on the defensive  on Friday as a bleak jobs report and a newly released video by  al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden just days before the  anniversary of the September 11 attacks prompted many to  reassess their portfolio risk ahead of the weekend.
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Private equity suitors are close to arranging a deal to buy casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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MONTREAL/NEW YORK  - Alcoa Inc.  says it could raise its hostile $28.6 billion offer for Alcan Inc.  if warranted, but the Canadian aluminum maker has rebuffed requests for talks, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.
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The move raises the possibility that Carl C. Icahn, the activist investor, may be planning to agitate for change at the company.
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At long last, accounting regulators have published their final rule requiring public companies to expense stock options. The question is whether it will stand.
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The "tentative" status may be making investors jittery.
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LAS VEGAS -- The special board committee of casino giant Harrah's Entertainment was meeting again in New York yesterday for another round of discussions on buyout offers it received last week, according to a person close to the matter.
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Investors will soon get clarity on an uncertain quarter.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- H&R Block Inc. on Thursday cast new doubt on the pending sale of its troubled mortgage lending arm, saying it's trying to renegotiate sales terms as credit markets continue to deteriorate.
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WASHINGTON -- The government is aggressively investigating the suspicious timing of stock options granted to top executives at scores of companies, federal officials said yesterday.
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delaying retirement and ready to walk away from the ALH bid &quot;if the price is wrong&quot;. Picture:Jim Rice. After delaying his retirement while he tries
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With Penn National reportedly considering a bid for Harrah's, it seems likely Harrah's will in fact get sold.
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At $100, the stock would trade at 37 times the broker&#39;s calendar 2006 earnings for the company. &quot;While this multiple is a premium to the comp group, we believe it is warranted given
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Investors might want to wait a while as this company digests its large acquisition.