Corporate Performance

This Is Why Apple Will Lose the Streaming War

Posted: August 20, 2019 at 11:37 am

Apple is about to announce its own streaming service. The media speculate that the plan will cost consumers $9.99 a year, though there may be an introductory offer that is ...
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Target Goes Small on Food Business

Posted: August 19, 2019 at 11:35 am

In March of 2018, a rumor circulated of merger talks between big-box merchandiser Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and grocery giant Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR). The rumor was quickly denied, but ...
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Whistleblower Sends GE Shares to the Doghouse

Posted: August 15, 2019 at 12:50 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is having a bad day. The stock traded down nearly 14% early Thursday following a report from whistleblower Harry Markopoulos, the guy who brought down ...
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Ford Recalls 108,000 2015 Ford and Lincoln Vehicles to Fix Seat Belts

Posted: August 14, 2019 at 2:34 pm

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) said Wednesday that it is recalling 108,399 model year 2015 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles delivered to U.S., Canadian and Mexican customers to repair ...
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Is General Electric Really Recovering?

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 11:45 am

As of Friday's closing bell, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) stock had added more than 25% in 2019. Very good, but still a recovery of only about half its share ...
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USPS Is Losing $1 Billion a Quarter. How Long Can It Survive?

Posted: August 12, 2019 at 11:13 am

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported two troubling numbers for its most recent quarter. The first is that revenue was flat at just above $17 billion. The other was that ...
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Where Did the Hertz Revenue Surprise Come From?

Posted: August 7, 2019 at 12:00 pm

When car rental giant Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) reported second-quarter 2019 results Tuesday evening, the company noted a year-over-year U.S. revenue gain of 10% and jumps of 6% ...
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Ford Recalls Recalls 14,000 Model Year 2020 Ford and Lincoln SUVs

Posted: August 7, 2019 at 9:59 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) said Wednesday that it is recalling 13,896 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles delivered to U.S. dealers and 239 of the vehicles delivered ...
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Papa John’s Is Back, a Little

Posted: August 7, 2019 at 6:15 am

Papa John's International took a beating as sales fell and tensions rose between its board and founder John Schnatter, which nearly tore the company apart. The worst of those days ...
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Why Investors Are Looking at the 3M Turnaround Much Closer for 2020

Posted: August 1, 2019 at 6:30 am

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) has had a slate of challenges for the past year and a half. After everything was chugging along to perfection in 2017, then 2018 and 2019 ...
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Is 2U Done For After Q2?

Posted: July 31, 2019 at 12:50 pm

2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU) released its fiscal second-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Tuesday. Although the bottom line for this quarter was not that great, the guidance is ...
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Here’s What We Might Expect From iPhone 11

Posted: July 31, 2019 at 10:07 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced its earnings, and for the first time in years, iPhone sales were less than half of total revenue. The company has turned to services ...
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July Car Sales to Be Flat, VW to Jump

Posted: July 29, 2019 at 6:45 am

Despite worries that strong car sales in the United States cannot continue, experts expect that July sales have been strong. Helping to lead the way, once embattled Volkswagen had a ...
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This Stock Just Became the No. 1 Performer in the Dow

Posted: July 27, 2019 at 7:43 am

After weeks during which Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was the best performing Dow Jones industrials stock, its place has been taken by another famous company. Shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE: ...
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This Stock Is Killing the Dow

Posted: July 27, 2019 at 7:28 am

Only three of the 30 Dow Jones industrial average components are down this year. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is barely off, by 1.28% to $43.09. 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) is ...
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