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livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 13:54How Hospitals' Woes Are Making Health Lines Blur
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jan 2018 22:21
Hospitals starting their own generic-drug company is the latest sign that traditional industry barriers are breaking down.
Amazon's People Power
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jan 2018 00:36
Tech giant's huge employee base will need to get even bigger to keep up with expected growth.
Don't Let The Fear Of Bubbles Burst Solid Investment Opportunities
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 21:57
The fear of bubbles is real, but avoiding all richly priced assets because of that fear can be costly.
Fresh Thoughts On NVR, Ross Stores, Hasbro, Hooker Furniture, And Spectrum Brand Holdings
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 21:52
I present the Long Idea highlights and lowlights from 2017.
IBM's Growth Comes at a Cost
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jan 2018 20:43
For IBM, a bit of growth, as it turns out, isn't quite enough to assuage concerns about how the company gets there.
Trai's interconnection usage charge cut drives RIL's profit growth in Q3 FY18
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 20:11
About 90% of rise in Jio's operating profit is on account of savings in interconnection usage fee
Key Trends To Watch In Texas Instruments' Q4
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 19:25
Texas Instruments is set to report its Q4 2017 earnings on January 23. The company reported strong numbers for Q3, as both revenue and EPS beat expectations driven by strong demand in the automotive and industrial segmen...
The Home Heating Debate Heats Up As Texas Gets Really #ItsSoCold
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 19:22
The Texas grid recently hit a new winter peak record of about 65,731 megawatts (MW). If Texas' residential heating were 100% electrified, as many climate change mitigation strategies call for, that peak might have been c...
J&J Likely To Post Solid Q4 Led By Ramp Up In Oncology Drug Sales
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 18:48
Johnson & Johnson is set to report its Q4 2017 earnings on January 23, and we expect the company to post solid numbers, primarily led by continued growth in oncology drug sales, which saw growth of 25% in the previous qu...
Key Trends To Watch As Verizon Reports Q4 Results
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 18:33
Verizon is scheduled to publish its Q4 2017 results on January 23, reporting on a quarter that likely saw the carrier continue its momentum in the postpaid wireless space. In this note we take a look at what to expect wh...
Key Takeaways From IBM's Q4
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 18:33
IBM posted its Q4 results on January 18. For the first time in several years, IBM's revenues grew as its systems division reported excellent growth amid the shift to cloud computing services.
What To Expect From Netflix's Q4
Forbes - 19 Jan 2018 18:33
Netflix is set to announce its fourth quarter results on Monday, January 22. Despite the intensifying competition in the over-the-top streaming market, we expect Netflix to report growth in revenues and subscribers acros...
BSE Sensex, Nifty 50 vault to record highs, post 7th week of gains
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 18:12
BSE Sensex rose 251.29 points to end at lifetime high of 35,511.58, Nifty 50 advanced 77.70 points to record 10,894.70 on GST rate cut and robust December quarter results of bluechip firms
Apollo-backed ADT raises $1.47 billion, pricing IPO below range
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 17:48
ADT Inc. sold 105 million shares for $14 apiece after initially offering 111.1 million shares for $17 to $19 apiece.
Trai IUC cut drives Reliance Industries' Q3 profit growth
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 17:19
Such is the extent of Reliance Jio's savings from the IUC cut that they have even driven profit growth at parent Reliance Industries in Q3
Bitcoin investors in India served income tax notices as trading hits $3.5 billion
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 16:50
Tech-savvy young investors, real estate players and jewellers are among those invested in bitcoin and other virtual currencies, income tax officials said after gathering data from nine exchanges in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengalu...
Galaxy Surfactants fixes Rs1,470-1,480 price band for IPO
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 16:47
Galaxy Surfactants' IPO proposes to open on 29 January and closes on 31 January
Three 'Risk-Free' Bonds, Three Very Different Outcomes
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jan 2018 16:30
Are bonds in a bear market? It depends who you ask, although with 10-year Treasury yields hitting their highest since 2014, the case is building. For bonds issued when yields fell to record lows in 2016, the effect of th...
Hubris among HDFC Bank investors needs a reality check
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 16:06
HDFC Bank investors are used to consistent double-digit profit growth, as in the Q3 result. What they haven't seen before is a faster increase in NPAs that is yet to reflect in the bank's valuations
Gold demand firms ahead of Chinese New Year; India discounts widen
livemint.com - 19 Jan 2018 15:47
Gold discounts in India widened to the highest level in nearly four months on expectations of an import duty cut and as higher domestic prices dampened retail demand