Month: August 2017

Satellite TV operator DISH Network Corp. DISH , which also commands a strong portfolio of wireless spectrum, received a shot in the arm yesterday. […]

Dow Chemical ’s DOW fully owned subsidiary Dow AgroSciences LLC and TeselaGen Biotechnology Inc. entered a new phase in their partnership to produce a state-of-the-art biological design automation platform that can expedite discovery work. The terms of the partnership were not divulged […]

Biotech giant Gilead Sciences, Inc. ’s GILD $11.8 billion deal to buy CAR-T cancer therapy designer, Kite Pharma, Inc. KITE has made two other leading independent CAR-T developers, Juno Therapeutics, Inc. […]

According to various media reports, diversified industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corporation UTX is reportedly giving final touches to a purported move to acquire Iowa-based avionics firm, Rockwell Collins, Inc. COL . The strategic transaction is likely to create an industry behemoth with an unrivalled competitive advantage, being one of the largest aircraft equipment manufacturers in the world in its individual capacity. […]

The U.S. wireless telecommunications industry has been trending down over the past several quarters. […]

On Aug 29, we issued an updated research report on Citizens Financial Group, Inc. CFG . The company currently displays solid top-line growth and a strong capital position […]

Ford Motor Company F has partnered with Domino’s Pizza DPZ to understand if self-driving automobiles can play a pivotal role in pizza delivery. Researchers of both the companies will analyze how customers react to this interaction with the self-driving cars as part of food delivery experiences. […]

Statoil ASA STO along with partners has confirmedgas volume, which is small and non-commercial in the Korpfjell well in the southeast Barents Sea. Located between Norway and Russia, Korpfjell represents the first exploration well that has been drilled in the formerly disputed region. The main aim behind the drilling operations in the large geological structure in Korpfjell was to establish whether any oil was present […]

AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. TXT company, announced that it is one of the six companies to receive the Aerospace Systems Air Platform Technology Research program contract from the U.S. […]

At times, it is prudent to hold on to certain stocks that have enough potential but are weighed down by tough market conditions. Salesforce.com Inc. CRM seems to be one such stock, which investors need to retain if they are looking to reap long-term benefits. […]

Stocks near their 52-week highs make the trickiest of investment choices as they have a possibility to either scale higher or go downhill. The odds are difficult, if not impossible, to gauge. At best, 52-week investments can be described as a touch-and-go strategy which can lead to handsome rewards but only in conjunction with a particular set of parameters. […]

H&R Block Inc . HRB reported first-quarter fiscal 2018 (ended Jul 31, 2017) adjusted loss from continuing operations of 62 cents per share, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of 63 cents. Better-than-expected results were attributable to a rise in revenues during the quarter […]

Bank of Montreal BMO reported third-quarter fiscal 2017 (ended Jul 31, 2017) net income of C$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion), up 11.4% from the prior-year quarter. The rise was primarily driven by robust growth in the top line. […]

Shares of major packaged food companies have been trading lower since June as investors fear that Amazon.com, Inc.’s AMZN $13.7 billion buyout of the organic grocer Whole Foods Market, Inc. WFM would make a seismic shift for retailers. […]