Mergers & Acquisitions

Valtech Broadens Ecommerce and Experience Platform Capabilities with Acquisition of UK Digital Agency True Clarity

Valtech Broadens Ecommerce and Experience Platform Capabilities with Acquisition of UK Digital Agency True Clarity This latest acquisition complements Valtech’s broader organic growth strategy in recent years. True Clarity increases Valtech’s depth of capabilities in e-commerce and experience platforms such as Sitecore, while also adding an impressive roster of brands to Valtech’s existing portfolio, including noteworthy additions in the retail and transport verticals such as EasyJet, Dyson, and ASOS, among others. […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

5WPR Seeks Acquisition in 2018 – Aggressive Growth Plans for Independent PR Agency

5WPR Seeks Acquisition in 2018 – Aggressive Growth Plans for Independent PR Agency PR Newswire NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2018 NEW YORK , Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — 5W Public Relations (5WPR), one of the 15 largest independently owned PR firms in the United States , announced today plans to make acquisitions of independent public relations and marketing agencies in 2018 […]

Stock Analysts

Monsanto Battles Market Rivalry on Innovation & Bayer’s Deal

On Feb 13, we issued an updated research report on premium agricultural chemicals firm Monsanto Company MON . Over the last six months, shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have gained 2.8%, as against the 3.5% loss incurred by the industry . Inside Story Increase in per capita income levels across emerging economies (like Brazil) and significant rise in global population have been escalating demand for food products […]

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Is a Beat in Store for CenturyLink (CTL) in Q4 Earnings?

CenturyLink CTL is slated to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 14, after the market closes. Based in Louisiana, the company is a leading regional wireline service provider in the United States. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $5.69 billion, reflecting year-over-year improvement of 32.6%. […]

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Pfizer Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA for NSCLC Candidate

A new drug application (“NDA”) for Pfizer ’s PFE anaplastic lymphoma kinase (“ALK”) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (“TKI”) candidate, lorlatinib has been accepted by the FDA. The NDA sought approval of lorlatinib for the treatment of patients ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) who have received prior treatment with one or more ALK TKIs. The NDA has also been granted priority review. […]

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What’s in Store for Cincinnati Bell (CBB) in Q4 Earnings?

Telecom service provider Cincinnati Bell CBB is slated to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 15, before the market opens. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $466.53 million, reflecting year-over-year improvement of 63.5%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at break-even earnings in the to-be-reported quarter […]