Stock Analysts

4 Top-Notch P&C Insurance Outperformers of Q4 Bull Market

With a slew of events and weather-related occurrences making waves in the insurance industry, it will be interesting to see how the industry will fare in the fourth and final quarter of 2017. Starting from massive catastrophe loss to a gradual rise in interest rates along with an improving employment scenario and other economic conditions, the insurance industry has seen it all. Amid such changing conditions, the industry still managed to hold its own and we expect it to do the same in the soon-to-be-reported quarter. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

ISG Joins Forces with Iowa-based StruXture Architects

ISG Joins Forces with Iowa-based StruXture Architects Firm Builds Upon Client Service Offerings and Expertise through Acquisition PR Newswire DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 4, 2018 DES MOINES, Iowa , Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As of January 2, 2018 , ISG has joined forces with the reputable architecture and interior design firm, StruXture Architects (StruXture). […]

Stock Analysts

Tech Roundup: AMZN Advertising, GOOGL’s Schmidt Steps Down, AAPL Sued

Amazon’s AMZN advertising push, Alphabet’s GOOGL Schmidt stepping down and a number of lawsuits against Apple AAPL for deliberately slowing down older iPhones made headlines as 2017 drew to a close. Here are the details- Amazon Digital Advertising in 2018 CNBC interviews with half a dozen ad buyers and technology partners revealed that Amazon has been honing its skills to make a splash in the advertising business this year. The company already generates about $1.8 billion from advertising according to eMarketer, which has garnered it around 2% market share […]

Stock Analysts

Allergan to Cut Jobs Amid Loss of Exclusivity for Key Drugs

Allergan plc AGN , in a regulatory filing, announced that it is laying off over 1,000 employees as part of a cost-saving and restructuring program to protect it from potential revenue declines. Allergan said the job cuts will impact employees in commercial functions that revolve around products and categories already facing or will face loss of exclusivity. Allergan also said that it plans to eliminate an additional 400 open positions. […]