Month: December 2015

High-end casual dining restaurant operator BJ’s Restaurants Inc. BJRI has increased its share repurchase program to $250 million from the prior plan of $200 million. This is the third increase by the board since the inception of the share repurchase program in Apr 2014 […]

Shares of Wynn Resorts Ltd. WYNN surged over 9% in the after-hours trading session on Dec 8 following the announcement that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen A. Wynn, has purchased about 1 million shares of the company. […]

BOK Financial Corporation BOKF has inked an all-cash deal to acquire MBT Bancshares, the parent company of Missouri Bank and Trust of Kansas City (“mobank”). The transaction is approximately valued at $102.5 million and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016. Incepted in 1891, mobank is a Kansas City-based private bank, which operates four banking divisions across the region. […]

SEI Investments Co. SEIC raised its semi-annual dividend by 8% to 26 cents per share from the prior payout of 24 cents. […]

Inogen Inc. INGN recently announced the availability of an advanced Inogen One G3 portable oxygen container (POC). The new device has been expanded to five flow settings and can produce 25% more oxygen in comparison to its predecessors, without any weight addition […]

In a bid to boost shareholder value, PACCAR Inc. PCAR has announced an extra cash dividend of $1.40 per share. The dividend will be paid on Jan 5, 2016, to shareholders on record as of Dec 18, 2015 […]

The Coca-Cola Company KO appointed Hendrik Steckhan as president of its U.S. operations, per a Wall Street Journal report released on Tuesday. 53-year-old Steckhan was, until recently, serving as the president of Coca-Cola's North American non-carbonated beverages unit. […]

Equifax Inc. EFX is moving steadily ahead on the growth trajectory, gathering momentum from positive earnings surprise history and solid fundamentals. […]

Yahoo! Inc. YHOO has discarded its plan to spin-off its $32 billion stake in Chinese e-Commerce giant, Alibaba BABA , according to a CNBC report. […]

On Dec 8, 2015, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Monsanto Company MON to a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) from a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) primarily on account of its business innovations and growth initiatives. Going by the Zacks model, Zacks Rank #3 companies are more likely to perform in line with the broader market. […]

Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI saw a big move in the last trading session when its shares hit a 52-week low of $15.06. Year to date, shares of this energy infrastructure company have delivered a negative return of roughly 62.9% […]

Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX , more commonly known as BD, recently unveiled an intravenous (IV) medication management solution at the ongoing 50th Annual American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting. BD’s new solution is aimed at reducing the possibility of harmful and costly IV medication programming errors in hospitals. […]

Alcatel-Lucent ALU is set to deploy its proprietary Motive Customer Experience Management (“CEM”) Platform to enhance Canada-based telecommunication company Videotron’s service quality and curtail operational costs. In particular, Alcatel-Lucent will offer Motive Home Device Manager, Motive Service Management Platform and Motive Customer Service Console platforms for addressing Videotron subscriber’s equipment problems. Videotron, which boasts a wide range of offerings including video, voice, data and wireless, intends to come up with new services and device updates with the assistance of Alcatel-Lucent’s CEM platform […]

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD announced that its new Hydrogen Reactions Lab at Allentown, PA has commenced operations and is receiving material for trials. […]

United Airlines – the wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc. UAL – reported a rise in air traffic numbers in the month of November. Measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs), traffic stood at 15.92 billion, up 8.8% from 15.28 billion recorded a year ago […]

Qualcomm Inc. QCOM is in troubled waters again. Recently, the European Union (EU) Competition Commission leveled charges against the company‘s anti-competitive practices in the chip making industry. […]

On Dec 8, shares of America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. AMX plunged to a 52-week low of $14.71 and eventually closed a little higher at $14.76 […]