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Foreign Banks, Sovereign Wealth Funds Help Barclays Raise $8.9 Billion

American Electric Power Company (NYSE: AEP) is trying to show the all-clear sign and help to assure its dividend investors that it can still grow and can still keep paying out that great 4.8% dividend yield ahead.

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Top Biotech in the News; Genzyme and Sanofi Close to Signing a Deal

Massachusetts-based Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) and French drug maker Sanofi Aventis (NYSE: SNY) may be close to signing a merger agreement in which Sanofi is pursuing an acquisition of Genzyme for roughly $20 billion. Sanofi first expressed interest in acquiring Genzyme back in August 2010. However, the company’s initial $69 per share offer was rejected [...]

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4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop – Under Armour

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool’s free investing community, athletic-apparel maker Under Armour (NYSE: UA  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at Under Armour’s business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now. [...]