Finance / PDE (PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC)

This double-double is better than any coffee Huge gains when an acquiring firm gets taken over Peter Hodson, Financial Post Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 Any true Canadian, of course, knows what a "double-double" is when it comes to coffee. However, what if you were asked what a "double-double" means in the stock market? When you own a company that gets taken over by another...

According to a disclosure from Apr 23, 2008 looks like 708M-140M unrealized gains, divided by 16.5M shares exposure is around 34.40/share (Old PDE shares, for actual value you have to add actual PDE and HAWK prices) http://www.seadrill.com/modules/module_123/proxy.a sp?C=42&I=1948&D=2&mid=27&Sid=71 "At present, Seadrill owns 200,000 Pride International Inc. common shares and has entered ...

Has anything changed? I don't think so.... I think it's only about the money but got caught up in the downturn..... Bilo -------------------------------- ANALYSIS-Chances of a Seadrill/Pride tie-up seen low By Anna Driver HOUSTON, April 28 (Reuters) - Norway's Seadrill Ltd (SDRL.OL) wants strategic talks with Pride International Inc (PDE.N), but both the offshore driller's ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Pride International Inc. (PDE) shares rose almost 6% Friday, a move analysts attributed to market speculation about a possible takeover bid from Norwegian offshore drilling company SeaDrill Ltd. (SDRL.OS). Jefferies & Co. analyst Judson Bailey said the movement may have been sparked after SeaDrill's earnings conference call Thursday, during which the company said it ...

Stock futures point to mixed start for Wall St On Tuesday August 25, 2009, 4:26 am EDT Buzz up! 0 Print Companies:Citigroup, Inc.Dow Jones Industrial Average (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed start for Wall Street on Tuesday after U.S. shares ended flat in the previous session as investors took a breather from a four-day rally. Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 9,509....