Amazon Aims to Eliminate Health Care Middlemen
An effort by Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) and others to disrupt the health care industry is beginning to take shape.
Can Apple Become a Great Dividend Stock?
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) investors may not have gotten the clarity they had hoped for at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, but they did get some important hints about Apple’s priorities in the year ahead.
Under Armour Stock Jumps on Improved Revenue
Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA, UAA) stock soared nearly 10 percent on Tuesday after the company cleared a very low fourth-quarter earnings bar. However, analysts say Under Armour still has a long way to go to prove the company is back on track.
8 Catalysts That Are Moving Amazon Stock
The technology sector is off to a bumpy start to 2018, including e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN). Quarter after quarter, Amazon continues to put up impressive growth numbers. Despite concerns over the stock’s valuation, Amazon’s aggressive expansion, unique market positioning and ability to disrupt new industries have consistently propelled its stock to new highs. However,…
New Equifax Security Officer Faces Tough Task
Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) hired a new chief information security officer to try to stop the public relations bleeding on Monday, the same day new documents revealed that its 2017 data breach was worse than the company initially disclosed.
The Sharks Are Already Circling a Wounded Sears
Sears Holdings Corp (Nasdaq: SHLD) is still struggling to stay afloat by cutting costs and closing stores, but there have been few signs that the effort is working. Instead, some investors are preparing for Sears to eventually disappear all together, and UBS says the lion’s share of Sears’ remaining business could go to just three other companies.
General Dynamics Gets Stronger With CSRA Deal
Defense technology giant General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) announced a $6.8 billion buyout of CSRA Inc (CSRA) on Monday, sending shares of CSRA soaring more than 30 percent. The CSRA buyout comes just days after the latest Congressional budget deal put more money in the U.S. military’s pocket.
Comcast and Disney May Be Fighting for Fox
The merger and acquisition market in the media space is red hot at the moment, and recent reports suggest that it could soon get even hotter. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is reportedly considering an effort to outbid Walt Disney Co. (DIS) for the movie studio and cable TV assets of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA), a move that…
Investors Brace For Weak Under Armour Earnings
Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA, UAA) investors are looking for any signs of life from the company when it reports fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 13. The company’s third-quarter earnings report was a disaster, and analysts doubt that recent positive trends in footwear sales will be enough to turn the tide.
How Can Pepsi Keep the Fizz in Its Stock?
Soda giant PepsiCo, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEP) is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 13. Pepsi and Coca-Cola Co. (KO) both had a rough go of it in 2017 in a difficult and highly competitive U.S. beverage market, a trend which is unlikely to change in 2018.