Technicals

Regions Financial (RF) Misses on Q4 Earnings, Lower Top-Line – Tale of the Tape

Have you been eager to see how Regions Financial Corporation ( RF ) performed in Q4 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this AL-based popular bank’s earnings release this morning: An Earnings Miss Regions Financial came out with earnings per share of 14 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 21 cents. Weak top line and higher expenses were primarily responsible for this earnings miss. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

NTELOS Holdings Corp. Announces Towers Sale and Provides Western Markets Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2014 Subscriber Results

NTELOS Holdings Corp. Announces Towers Sale and Provides Western Markets Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2014 Subscriber Results — Signs Agreement to Sell Up to 103 Wireless Towers — Posts Solid Preliminary Fourth Quarter Subscriber Results in Western Markets — Expects to Report FY 2014 Adjusted EBITDA at or Above Mid-Point of Guidance PR Newswire WAYNESBORO, Va., Jan. […]

Stock Analysts

OncoGenex’s AFFINITY on Track, Passes Futility Analysis

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( OGXI ) announced that a phase III study (AFFINITY) on custirsen has passed the interim futility analysis and is continuing as per the recommendation of the Independent Data Monitoring Committee. The AFFINITY study is evaluating the survival benefit of custirsen when administered in combination with second-line Jevtana chemotherapy in patients suffering from metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) […]

Stock Analysts

Alliance Data Boosts AIR MILES Program with Metro & Sobeys

Alliance Data Systems Corporation ( ADS ), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, has declared that its Canadian coalition loyalty business – LoyaltyOne – has inked a long-term agreement with Metro Inc.’s (MRU.TO) subsidiary Metro Ontario Inc. This deal will extend the partnership between LoyaltyOne and Metro Ontario Inc. for the Ontario market, except for Thunder Bay. […]

Stock Analysts

Ryland Group (RYL) Unveils 5 New Communities in Austin

Recently, Ryland Group Inc. ( RYL ) unveiled five new Texas communities: Saratoga Hills in Austin, Rancho Sienna and Santa Rita Ranch in Georgetown, ShawdowGlen in Manor and Rockwell at Wyoming Springs in Round Rock. Located in Texas Hill Country, homebuyers at Saratoga Hills will be offered three-car, side-entry garages, gourmet kitchens, covered outdoor living areas, and guest quarters […]