Yum! Brands, Inc. YUM 0.13% shares are up 3.2 percent on Thursday after the company reported mostly in-line Q2 earnings, but upped its 2016 guidance once again. Following the report, several Wall Street firms have weighed in on the company.
With the S&P 500 once again hitting new all-time highs on Thursday, investors are feeling pretty good about their stock portfolios. Perhaps that’s why Pension Partners, Charlie Bilello took to Twitter to have some fun at Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC RBS 2.64% analyst Andre Roberts’ expense.
Line Corp (ADR)LN 2.52% shares began trading on the NYSE on Thursday, as the biggest tech IPO of 2016 hit the market. If you’re wondering what Line is and why you should care, here’s everything you need to know.
If a surprisingly strong June jobs report, a solid early start to Q2 earnings season and a stock market surging to new all-time highs has you optimistic about the U.S. economy, you may be getting ahead of yourself.
With interest rates around the world dipping into negative territory and U.S. Treasury rates at all-time lows, stock dividends may be the best alternative for investors being choked by lower fixed-income yields. In the past seven days, seven companies have upped their appeal to dividend investors by officially raising their payouts:
In case you’ve been living under a rock this week, Pokemon Go has been a huge hit for Nintendo Co. Ltd (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) and its shareholders.
When the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 900 points in two days following the knee-jerk market reaction to the surprise Brexit vote, American traders learned very quickly that European politics can have a big impact on U.S. stocks.
For stock traders, mergers and acquisitions can be both extremely lucrative and extremely unpredictable. However, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is all but certain to go on a buying spree in the near future, and Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI),National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) and Weatherford International Plc (NYSE:WFT) are all top targets.
Benzinga recently had the chance to talk with Gary Zimmerman, founder and CEO of MaxMyInterest, about the company’s three-year anniversary, the current climate of the fintech industry and where he sees the business heading in coming years.
It’s a big week for big banks as they continue striving to deliver earnings in what is likely the harshest banking environment in history. Yet, Berenberg sees the potential for significant upside for selective bank investors ahead of Q2 earnings.