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An Analysis of Best Buy's Turnaround And Its Plans For FY 2016
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 14:40
Best Buy's return on equity, which is a widely used indicator of a company's profitability, stood at a negative 8% at the end of 2011. While other similar companies went bankrupt, Best Buy took its online rivals head-on ...
Sale of the Veritas Business Could Boost Symantec's Valuation by 10%
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 14:44
Global security software giant Symantec Corp. is reportedly closing in on a deal to sell its information management business, Veritas, to private equity firm Carlyle Group. The sale could bring in $7-$8 billion for Syman...
Qualcomm's Bills Are Coming Due
Wall Street Journal - 23 Jul 2015 19:34
A huge, activist-supported cost-cutting program won't solve all of Qualcomm's challenges
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Stock Price Surges 18% On Surprise Q2 Profit, Sales Leap 20% On Strength In North America
IBTimes - 23 Jul 2015 22:54
Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) soared 18 percent in extended-hours trading Thursday after the e-commerce giant posted a surprise quarterly profit. Sales soared 20 percent from a year ago, driven by strength in N...
Visa Easily Tops Earnings Estimates, Says In Talks With Visa Europe
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 22:38
Cha-ching: Visa beat estimates on both its top and bottom line during its fiscal third quarter, the credit card company said on Thursday.
U.S. Authorities Probe Banks' Handling of FIFA Funds
Wall Street Journal - 23 Jul 2015 22:31
U.S. authorities have intensified their scrutiny into a handful of major financial institutions' handling of potentially tainted funds connected to widespread allegations of corruption within soccer's governing body, FIF...
Starbucks Reports 7% Same Store Sales Growth, Can It Maintain The Buzz?
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 22:31
Starbucks reported third quarter 2015 results Thursday. Sales of $4.9 billion gave the coffee company a slight beat over Street forecasts on the top line and a 1 cent beat on the bottom line with 42 cents in adjusted p...
Oil Prices Enter Bear Market
Wall Street Journal - 23 Jul 2015 21:59
U.S. oil prices sank into a bear market Thursday as a global glut of crude shows little sign of abating.
Arun Jaitley's budgets lacked reforms vision: Rajiv Biswas
livemint.com - 23 Jul 2015 21:33
The Asia-Pacific chief economist at IHS Economics and Country Risk Group on India's strong macroeconomic fundamentals, and how it compares favourably with other emerging markets
Thursday Sector Laggards: Utilities, Materials
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 20:34
Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Thursday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.7% loss. Within that group, Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE...
Thursday Sector Leaders: Technology & Communications, Consumer Products
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 20:33
The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Technology & Communications sector, up 0.9%. Within the sector, SanDisk Corp. (NASD: SNDK) and F5 Networks, Inc. (NASD: FFIV) are two large stocks leading the way, ...
Biogen Has a Cure for Biotech Blues
Wall Street Journal - 23 Jul 2015 20:09
Jitters about Biogen's current and future products may produce a rare buying opportunity in a hot sector.
A Weak Macro Environment Impacts TI's Q2'15 Earnings, But Long Term Fundamentals Remain Strong
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 19:55
Texas Instruments reported its Q2 2015 earnings on July 22nd and, as anticipated by the company, the weak economic environment impacted its growth rate in the quarter. TI closed 2014 on a strong note, with revenue and ne...
Reviewing Verizon's Mixed Q2 Report And Outlook
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 19:51
On the wireless side, the company posted strong post paid subscriber growth (1.1 million net retail adds) and impressive churn figures (0.90%). However, growth in customer adds for the FiOS service ? which the carrier is...
Q3'15 Earnings Review: Qualcomm Focuses On Medium Term Issues & Long Term Growth Prospects
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 19:51
Qualcomm's top line has grown at a CAGR of over 20% in the last five years. However, the rising competition (from HiSilicon, Intel, MediaTek, Marvell, Samsung and others), the exclusion of its application processor from ...
Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops 100 Points, Turns Negative For 2015 After Caterpillar Inc (CAT), 3M Co (MMM) Sink 3%
IBTimes - 23 Jul 2015 19:48
U.S. stocks traded lower Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average turning negative for 2015 after multiple blue-chip companies posted mixed earnings results and warned of currency headwinds due to a strong U.S. do...
Bristol-Myers' Pricey Pipeline
Wall Street Journal - 23 Jul 2015 19:48
Investors are excited about Bristol-Myers Squibb's pipeline, but high cancer-drug prices and insurance mergers are cause for concern.
Jobless Claims Causing Stock Market Anxiety
Forbes - 23 Jul 2015 19:19
The lowest jobless claims number in 42 years is leading to some major anxiety in the equity indices as rate hike fears take over good earnings in tech land overnight.
Adani Ports looking to raise Rs10,000 crore: annual report
livemint.com - 23 Jul 2015 18:26
Adani is seeking to raise its borrowing limits by authorizing board to borrow up to `35,000 crore and the power to undertake a QIP
Q1 results: Wipro underwhelms yet again
livemint.com - 23 Jul 2015 18:23
With each passing quarter of unimpressive growth, more and more investors will get impatient, and Wipro's discount to its peers may only widen
Lupin: paying a high price for future growth
livemint.com - 23 Jul 2015 18:07
If Lupin can deliver good growth while maintaining a healthy balance sheet, investors could like the story anyway
US stocks slump for third day as earnings disappoint
livemint.com - 23 Jul 2015 17:38
Dow Jones drops 0.52%, S&P 500 falls 0.45%, Nasdaq Composite dips 0.25%