Stock Analysts

Brightcove Breaks Even in Q4, Beats Estimates

Brightcove, Inc ( BCOV ) broke even in the fourth quarter of 2013, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 3 cents per share. Revenues Revenues surged 22.2% on a year over year basis to $29.7 million in the reported quarter, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $29.0 million. […]

Stock Analysts

Q4 Earnings Beat at Edwards, Revs in Line

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ’s ( EW ) fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) rose 1.1% year over year to 91 cents, reflecting a beat of 9.6% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Fiscal 2013 adjusted earnings of $3.13 per share showed a robust 16.4% growth from the year-ago figure and also remained well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.05. […]

Stock Analysts

BP Downstream Biz Mars Q4 Earnings

British energy giant, BP plc ( BP ) reported fourth quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of 90 cents per American Depositary Share (ADS) on a replacement cost basis, excluding non-operating items. The bottom line fell a penny short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate and decreased 25.6% from $1.21 earned a year ago as depressed downstream operations and lower liquid realizations played spoilsport. BP's total revenue decreased 4.7% to $95,096 million in the quarter from the year-ago level of $99,811 million […]

Stock Analysts

Mitsubishi UFJ Earnings Rise Y/Y

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. ( MTU ) reported net income of ¥785.4 billion ($7.9 billion) for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 (ended Dec 31, 2013), up from net income of ¥532.5 billion ($6.7 billion) in the year-ago period. For the period under review, growth in deposits and loans along with a rise in net interest income and fee revenues were the tailwinds. […]

Stock Analysts

Torchmark’s Q4 Earnings In Line, Up Y/Y

Torchmark Corporation ( TMK ) reported fourth quarter-2013 operating net income of $1.46 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the number increased 9.8% year over year. Thre upside came on the back of higher insurance underwriting income and higher excess investment income. […]

Max Keiser

Keiser Report: Slingin’ Debt Whores (E558)

[youtube qbFVXNxRRPc] In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the ‘bullion in the sky’ that is the UK housing market in the Year of the Whores, as the BBC accidentally called the Chinese New Year. In the second half, Max interviews coder, hacker and cryptocurrency expert, Andreas Antonopoulos about FUD from the bitcoin wannabe regulators who don’t understand the protocol is a push system unlike the pull system that is the modern online transactions market. They also discuss the fact that gold can’t be teleported and the Charlie Shrem perp walk, a walk which no TBTF banker has had to do in modern times. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

MER Group Telecom Division Acquires CellO

MER Group Telecom Division Acquires CellO PR Newswire HOLON, Israel, February 4, 2014 HOLON, Israel , February 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — MER Group Telecom Division Increases Network Coverage Reach MER Group (C. Mer Industries Ltd.), a world leader in digital communication infrastructure for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), announced today the acquisition of CellO, an innovative provider of wireless coverage and capacity solutions. […]

FDA Approval

MedShape Unveils ExoShape Femoral Soft Tissue Fastener

MedShape Unveils ExoShape Femoral Soft Tissue Fastener Shape memory polymer device simplifies and streamlines ACL reconstruction PR Newswire ATLANTA, Feb. 4, 2014 ATLANTA , Feb. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — MedShape, Inc., the industry leader in innovative shape memory orthopedic devices, today announced the company received U.S […]