Each State’s Official Tree

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 5:14 pm

If there is one thing all 50 states have in common, it is their zeal in designating official state symbols or icons. States assign their official imprimatur to plants, minerals, ...
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How Ford Earnings Soothed Investors

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 5:02 pm

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) reported first-quarter 2018 results after markets closed Wednesday afternoon. For the quarter, the automaker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.43 on revenues ...
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Facebook Building Momentum With Q1 Earnings

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 4:45 pm

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) reported first quarter financial results after markets closed Wednesday. The company said that it had $1.69 in earnings per share (EPS) on $11.97 billion in revenue, ...
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Chipotle Takes a Big Bite Out of Earnings

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 4:36 pm

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) released first quarter financial results after markets closed Wednesday. The burrito chain said that it had $2.13 in earnings per share (EPS) on $1.15 ...
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Visa Charges Forward With Another Strong Quarter

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 4:30 pm

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) released its most recent quarterly report after markets closed Wednesday. The company posted $1.11 in earnings per share (EPS) on $5.07 billion in revenue versus consensus ...
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Wednesday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 4:08 pm

April 25, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 0.2% at 2,639.34. The DJIA closed up 0.2% at 24,082.31. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 0.1% at 7,003.74. Wednesday was a mixed ...
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Coca-Cola, LendingClub Skid into Wednesday’s 52-Week Low Club

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 4:03 pm

April 25, 2018: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 136 equities making new 52-week lows in Wednesday's session. On the NYSE decliners led advancers by about 3 ...
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Boeing, Disney Bolster the Dow Wednesday

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 4:01 pm

April 25, 2018: Markets opened slightly lower Wednesday and it did not appear that anything would turn that around. But turn they did in the early afternoon despite the 10-year ...
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Dividend Hike from Exxon Mobil Takes Aim at Chevron

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 3:56 pm

Investors love dividends. After all, dividends can account for almost half of total returns over the course of an investing life. And companies which raise dividends year after year are ...
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10 Key Things You Should Know About the DocuSign IPO

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 3:20 pm

The market for initial public offerings is about to welcome DocuSign to the mix of unicorn IPOs on April 27. The filing for this highly awaited IPO was made just ...
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DocuSign Closes in on IPO

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 1:45 pm

DocuSign has filed an amended S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its initial public offering (IPO). The company expects to price its 21.7 million shares ...
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What to Look For When GM Reports Earnings Thursday Morning

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 1:35 pm

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) reports first-quarter earnings before markets open Thursday. Year over year, earnings and revenues are expected to be lower than 2017 quarterly earnings and revenues. According ...
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Are Earnings What Matter Most in AT&T’s Q1 Report?

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 12:50 pm

Telecom giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) reports first-quarter earnings after Wednesday's closing bell. Analysts expect a solid increase in earnings per share (EPS) accompanied by a slight decline in revenues. ...
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Can Visa Deliver Another Earnings Beat?

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 12:40 pm

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) will release its first-quarter financial results late on Wednesday. The consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters are $1.02 in earnings per share (EPS) and $4.8 billion in ...
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What to Look For in the Ford Earnings Report

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 12:10 pm

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) reports first-quarter earnings after the closing bell Wednesday. Year over year, earnings and revenues are expected to be slightly better, but it would probably be ...
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