Month: November 2016

Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU witnessed an improvement in air traffic in the month of October this year. Traffic – measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs) – was 3.57 billion, up 6.5% from 3.35 billion recorded a year ago. […]

Shares of Nordstrom Inc. JWN increased 4.4% in the after-market trading session, after the company posted superb third-quarter fiscal 2016 results, followed by a raised fiscal 2016 earnings outlook. While the bottom-line marked its second consecutive beat, the top line crushed estimates after four straight misses. […]

Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. ZOES is scheduled to report third-quarter 2016 numbers on Nov 14, after the market closes. […]

Companhia Paranaense de Energia ELP or COPEL reported disappointing third-quarter 2016 results, recording net loss of R$75.1 million ($23.2 million) as against net earnings of R$91.4 million ($26 million) in the year-ago quarter. Net loss per share came in at R$0.32 or 10 cents per American Depository Receipt. […]

On Nov 11, Zacks Investment Research updated the research report on industrial goods manufacturer Regal Beloit Corporation RBC . Headquartered in Beloit, WI, Regal Beloit is a leading manufacturer of electrical and mechanical motion control products. The company offers a wide array of stock model and customized electric motors, blowers, electric generators, transfer switches, switchgear, valves, gearboxes, power generation components and controls […]

Dillard's Inc. DDS reported dismal third-quarter fiscal 2016 earnings, which missed estimates and plunged year over year mainly due to soft sales performance. Results were primarily hurt by the persistent challenging trends in the apparel retail segment […]

The Board of Directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc . MMC recently authorized an increase in the company’s share repurchase program. Management can now repurchase up to $2.5 billion of the company’s common stock. […]

Now that the presidency of Donald Trump is certain, Obamacare is shrouded in uncertainty. In any case, Trump’s intention of repealing this law was clear from the very beginning. The Healthcare Reform Act, which was formed in 2010 by Barack Obama faced constant friction since its inception […]

With most of the Q3 earnings season behind us, Toyota Motor Corporation TM was the only major auto sector company to post results over the week. Tesla Motors, Inc. TSLA announced an acquisition, while Winnebago Industries, Inc. […]

Donald Trump’s surprising presidential victory received a grand welcome from both large and small bank stocks, reflecting investors’ positive sentiments on the election of the 45th U.S. president. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index gained 4.9% […]

Domestic oil and gas explorer Energy XXI Ltd. EXXIQ is expected to release its third-quarter 2016 results on Monday, Nov 14. Factors to Consider This Quarter As is the case with other oil and gas producers, Energy XXI’s revenues/earnings have borne the brunt of the freefall in realized prices over the past two and half years. […]

Monsanto Company MON recently declared that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA’) has given a green signal for the usage of its XtendiMax herbicide. It is a less volatile dicamba herbicide and includes the unique VaporGrip technology […]

Merck KGaA MKGAF is scheduled to report third-quarter 2016 earnings results on Nov 15. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this quarter. The company reports results under three business sectors – Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials. […]

Major U.S. benchmarks witnessed a remarkable rebound from their pre-market losses on Wednesday to log gains of more than 1% after Donald Trump was declared victorious in the Presidential election. Trump’s pledge of expanding infrastructure spending and promise of reducing corporate taxes played an important role in boosting investor sentiment […]

Like it or not, Donald Trump is the next U.S. President. That means it’s time to take stock of all his gripes against technology companies and decide which statements were good for winning elections and which ones are likely to be followed up with actions. […]