Month: August 2014

Mergers & Acquisitions

MSX International Closes Acquisition of IQNavigator’s MSP Division

August 4, 2014 0

MSX International Closes Acquisition of IQNavigator’s MSP Division IQNavigator Tightens Focus on Technology; Becomes Largest Independent VMS Provider MSX International Integrates New MSP Experts and Launches Geometric Results Inc.; Becomes Largest Independent MSP PR Newswire DENVER and DETROIT, Aug. 4, 2014 DENVER and DETROIT , Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — IQNavigator , the leading provider of non-employee workforce management solutions to Global 2000 companies, and MSX International , a leading global business process outsourcing, training, and human capital management company, today announced that IQNavigator has sold its managed service provider (MSP) division to MSX International, Inc […]

Stock Analysts

Acorda Beats on Q2 Earnings & Revenues, Maintains View

August 4, 2014 0

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.’s ( ACOR ) second quarter earnings of 24 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents and the year-ago earnings of 18 cents. Total revenues for the quarter were $97.1 million, up 11.6% from the year-ago quarter. Revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $90 million. […]

Stock Analysts

Pepco Tops Earnings Estimates on Higher Sales, Outlook Same

August 4, 2014 0

Pepco Holdings, Inc. ( POM ) reported second-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 28 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents by 7.7%. Quarterly earnings jumped 33.3% from 21 cents per share a year ago, primarily on the back of an improvement in electricity distribution and network transmission revenues as a result of higher rates from raised infrastructure investments […]

Economic Data

S&P Down 3% – What’s on Sale? – Ahead of Wall Street

August 4, 2014 0

Monday, August 4, 2014 (This is Mark Vickery covering for Sheraz Mian, who is off today.) After the market sell-off last week, the S&P 500 is now down 3% from its rally-highs a month ago. A Goldilocks jobs report, which is not now expected to sway the Fed into any new drastic policy changes, was a bit of good news Friday, even though the S&P was hit by a mid-day swoon it wouldn’t quite recover from. Solid Q2 earnings across most sectors this season justified the long run-up in the stock market, and we had been expecting stronger quarterly data […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

InComm Acquires SIRAS, Expands Portfolio of Integrated Products and Services to its Global Retail Network

August 4, 2014 0

InComm Acquires SIRAS, Expands Portfolio of Integrated Products and Services to its Global Retail Network PR Newswire ATLANTA, Aug. 4, 2014 ATLANTA , Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — InComm , a leading provider of integrated point-of-sale (POS) technology solutions to retailers, today announced it has enhanced its retail network connectivity by acquiring SIRAS.com Inc. […]