If you are one of those who like to view popular videos early, then “301+.views" is something you definitely are familiar with. For others, 301+ is the view count for popular videos at which YouTube pauses to distinguish the spam bots from real viewers. So when a video goes viral and scores thousands of plays, the counter would be stopped at 301 while an authenticity check is being done. […]
Radius Health, Inc. RDUS reported a loss of 61 cents per share in the second-quarter of 2015, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 50 cents but narrower than the year-ago loss of $2.22. Radius Health Inc […]
Novo Nordisk ’s NVO net income during the second quarter of 2015 increased to DKK8.3 billion, up 19.3% from the year-ago period. Total revenue grew 8% to DKK27.1 billion driven by sales growth in North America (10%) and International Operations (23%). […]
Shares of Cheniere Energy Inc. LNG rose more than 6% in after-hour trading on the NYSE yesterday, on the announcement that activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a new 8.18% stake in the company. […]
Learning from Q2 earnings results that showed muted top line, efforts by banks to ramp up revenue growth were commendable in the last five trading days. Banks have been striving hard to boost their top lines through inorganic growth strategies and restructuring of business lines. […]
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ’s ALNY reported a loss of 85 cents per share in the second quarter of 2015, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 74 cents and the year-ago loss of 63 cents. […]
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. CPRX is scheduled to report second-quarter 2015 results after the market closes on Aug 10. […]
Emergent BioSolutions EBS reported earnings of 36 cents per share (on an adjusted basis) in second quarter of 2015 beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 16 cents and the year-ago figure of 25 cents. Revenues climbed 14% from the year-ago period to $126.1 million and above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $111 million. Quarter in Detail Emergent generates product sales from two segments – Biodefense and Biosciences […]
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. SRPT reported a loss of $1.01 per share in the second quarter of 2015, much narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.21 but wider than the year-ago loss of 75 cents. Sarepta’s shares gained 5.8% following the release of second-quarter results […]
Costco Wholesale Corporation COST recently came out with its comparable-store sales (comps) results for the month of July that fared better than analysts’ expectations. The warehouse retailer reported flat comps for the month, following a decline of 1% in June. Comps for July reflect an increase of 3% at the company’s U.S. […]
In an attempt to augment its acreage in Permian Basin, ExxonMobil Corporation XOM inked two agreements to acquire horizontal development rights in 48,000 acres in the Midland Basin core. The two agreements involve purchase and farm-in of the area adjacent to XTO Energy Inc.’s existing acreage in Martin and Midland Counties. The agreements will also provide ExxonMobil rights to all intervals within the basin […]
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. BDSI is scheduled to report second-quarter 2015 results on Aug 10, before the opening bell. BioDelivery’s performance so far has been disappointing with the company beating expectations only in one of the last four quarters with an average negative earnings surprise of 35.50%. […]
In keeping with its strategy of value-added acquisitions, Boston Scientific Corp. BSX recently completed the acquisition of American Medical Systems (AMS) Men's Health and Prostate Health businesses of global specialty healthcare company, Endo International plc ENDP , to expand in men's urology solutions. […]
PepsiCo, Inc. PEP is fast nearing the magic closing figure of $100. The stock closed at $99.15 on Aug 6, after touching a mid-day high of $100.61. […]
SkyWest Inc. SKYW , which operates a regional airline in the U.S. […]
According to Reuters, credit card lender Capital One Financial Corporation COF is in exclusive talks to purchase the healthcare finance unit of General Electric Company GE , in a deal likely to cross $10 billion. The reports come six weeks after Bloomberg reported that Capital One, Apollo Global Management, LLC APO and a myriad of other firms were bidding for GE's U.S. […]
Software developer Microsoft Corporation MSFT recently rolled out new productivity apps for Apple’s AAPL Watch. The Apple Watch will now have Microsoft Translator and Outlook email apps. So with Translator, users will now be able to view instant translations in 50 different languages […]
AES Corporation AES is scheduled to report second-quarter 2015 results before the opening bell on Aug 10. In the last quarter, the company posted a negative earnings surprise of 7.41%. […]
Barrick Gold ABX said that it has chalked out a 'scenario planning' to determine appropriate actions in case gold prices tumble to as low as $900 an ounce. The gold mining giant has taken significant actions to cut costs, improve productivity and boost free cash flows in anticipation of a possibly weaker gold pricing environment in the back half of 2015. Barrick noted that actions under the scenario planning may include adjustment of life-of-mine plans to drive up short-term free cash flow, deferral of mine stripping activities, headcount reductions, shutdown or divestment of assets that do not meet capital allocation plans, reduction of mining rates and further spending cuts […]
Citigroup Inc. ’s C deal to sell its subprime lending unit – OneMain Financial – to Springleaf Holdings, Inc. LEAF draws regulatory concerns […]
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