Technicals

Can Freescale Semiconductor (FSL) Stock Continue to Grow Earnings? – Tale of the Tape

Growth stocks can be some of the most exciting picks in the market, as these high-flyers can captivate investors’ attention, and produce big gains as well. However, these can also lead on the downside when the growth story is over, so it is important to find companies which are still seeing strong growth prospects in their businesses. One such company that might be well-positioned for future earnings growth is Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd […]

Technicals

Can Pericom Semiconductor (PSEM) Run Higher on Strong Earnings Estimate Revisions? – Tale of the Tape

Pericom Semiconductor Corp ( PSEM ) is a semiconductor-integrated circuits company that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well. These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on PSEM’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

evvnt Promotion Tool Now Powered by Eventbrite

evvnt Promotion Tool Now Powered by Eventbrite PR Newswire LONDON, February 2, 2015 LONDON , February 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — evvnt – the London -based event marketing specialist – has integrated with Eventbrite, the global marketplace for live experiences and online self-service ticketing platform, to offer its unique event publishing reach to Eventbrite users. The integration will give event organisers, promoters and producers a simple way to set up their own ticketing, and then effectively promote and publish their events globally through influential listing sites. By signing up at http://www.evvnt.com/eventbrite , organisers will be able to securely connect their Eventbrite account and import existing events or set up new ticketed events directly. […]

Stock Analysts

Diageo’s 2H14 Earnings on Unfavorable Fx

Unfavorable currency has been the cause of volume declines for Diageo plc ( DEO ) for the past few years. The second half of 2014 was no exception. Earnings in the second half of 2014 (ended Dec 31) went down 16.6% y/y to 53.7 pence (87.4 cents* per share) from 62.6 pence (99.2 cents** per share) […]

Stock Analysts

Technology Stock Roundup: Stocks Plunge Post Earnings, AAPL Up

All tech companies except Apple ( AAPL ) and Amazon ( AMZN ) slumped following their earnings reports last week. Earnings Highlights Apple : Apple reported a blockbuster quarter on the back of strong iPhone sales, though other product lines didn’t do badly either. The large-screen devices, while cannibalizing its iPad sales, enabled the company to forge ahead particularly in emerging markets […]

Stock Analysts

2 Low-Beta Finance Stocks for Steady Income

The latest global growth forecast for 2015-16 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands at 3.5%–3.7%, after being revised lower from the previous outlook of 3.8%–4.0% on the shrinking expectations of the world economy. The euro area is showing limitations on account of weak investments and inflation, while the economic impact of continuously falling oil prices as well as amplified geopolitical strain indicates prolonged troubles for Russia. All these scenarios combined with China’s dawdling growth paint a lackluster picture of the global economy. […]