Stock Analysts

United Airlines to Buy 5% Stake in Azul Brazilian Airlines

United Airlines – the wholly-owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc. UAL – recently decided to spend nearly $100 million for a 5% stake in Brazil’s third-largest carrier, Azul Brazilian Airlines. The deal will help United Airlines gain a position in Azul's board apart from allowing both the carriers to expand their network through a codeshare partnership. […]

Stock Analysts

Amerisafe (AMSF) Hits New 52-Week High on Core Strengths

On Jun 26, 2015, shares of Amerisafe, Inc. AMSF scaled a new 52-week high of $48.45 on the back of strong premium growth capacities that boosted underwriting results. Amerisafe’s one-year return of 32.57% was significantly higher than that of other industry players like The Travelers Companies, Inc. […]

Stock Analysts

Exelon Unit Constellation to Supply Electricity to Cleveland

According to media reports, Constellation Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation EXC , has entered into a two-year electricity supply agreement with the City of Cleveland, OH, to provide fixed-price electricity supply and 24-hour customer support to over 60,000 residents in the area. Constellation Energy was selected through a competitive bidding process under the governmental aggregation program. […]

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BP and its Partners Install First Topside at Clair Ridge Project

Oil giant BP plc BP along with its co-venturers – ConocoPhillips COP , Chevron Corp CVX and Royal Dutch Shell plc RDS.A – has announced the successful installation of the new Clair Ridge platform’s quarters and utilities (QU) topside modules. This is a major development in the Clair Ridge project. The QU platform consists of three sections – the quarters and utilities integrated deck (QUID), the power generation (GM) module and the living quarters (LQ) module. […]

Technicals

Why Quanex Building Products (NX) Stock Might be a Great Pick – Tale of the Tape

One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is Quanex Building Products Corporation ( NX ). This is because this security in the Building & Construction space is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective. This is important because, often times, a rising tide will lift all boats in an industry, as there can be broad trends taking place in a segment that are boosting securities across the board […]

Technicals

Looking for a Growth Stock? Why It is Time to Focus on Carnival (CUK) – 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 Carnival plc ( CUK ). […]