Bain Capital to Buy Gymboree for $1.8 Billion

Children’s clothing retailer Gymboree (GYMB) has agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Bain Capital Partners for $1.8 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said Monday.

Bain’s offer values Gymboree stock at $65.40 a share, a 24% premium t…

Virgin Galactic Tests Suborbital Spaceship

Virgin Galactic, which aims to be the world’s first commercial space carrier, successfully tested its suborbital spaceship, Enterprise.

Enterprise made its first solo test flight in California on Sunday, BBC News reported. The spaceship was carried to 45,000 feet by a plane, then dropped to glide back to earth.

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Virgin Galactic Tests Suborbital Spaceship originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:08:00.

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Why Apple’s Stock Can Rally On (and Why It Might Not)

What factors can push Apple to keep improving its performance? And what could slow down the stock’s relentless rise? Here are six things — four positive, two negative — that could help determine Apple’s price in coming months…