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Microsoft reports Q3 FY19 earnings, with revenue up 14%
Microsoft today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Revenue was $30.6 billion and increased 14%, while net increased 19% to $8.8 billion. Diluted earnings per share was $1.14, up 20%, beating analyst expectations of...
Topics: Microsoft (MSFT), Earnings Per Share
Cactus, Inc. (WHD) Is Up 0.96% in One Week: What You Should Know
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Here's Why RPC, Inc. Stock Is Down 17% Today
Shares of RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) were down 16.5% as of 12:57 p.m. EDT today, following the release of the oil and gas industry service provider's first-quarter results, and an announcement that it was cutting its dividend in half.In short, RPC's...
Topics: US Equity Markets, Dividend
Russia Continues Record-Setting Bullion Brick Buy-Up With 19-Tonne Gold Purchase
Earlier, the central bank reported breaking a five-year gold and forex reserve record as total reserves hit the $487.8 billion mark.
Topics: Russia, Gold, Banking
World Bank predicts silver prices will remain a current levels for 2019
From Kitco: Kitco News) – Gold prices are struggling to bounce off its year-to-date lows, but the World Bank remains optimistic that prices will continue to move higher through the rest of the year.
In its updated commodity outlook report,...
Topics: Banking, Gold
4 Things iRobot Management Wants You to Know
iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) released mixed first-quarter 2019 results on Tuesday after the market closed, and Wall Street wasn't happy. Shares of the home-robotics leader are down more than 20% in response on Wednesday as of this writing, particularly as...
Topics: Nasdaq, US Equity Markets
Why Shares of SAP Jumped Wednesday
Shares of SAP (NYSE: SAP) popped on Wednesday, rising as much as 13.4%. The stock's gain follows the business intelligence software company's first-quarter update, which included better-than-expected top- and bottom-line results. Shares are up...
Topics: US Equity Markets
Semiconductor stocks are on pace to have 6th straight record high
From Wallace Witkowski: Chip stocks outperformed the broader market Wednesday and were on track for a sixth straight record high following a wave of earnings beats and outlooks that hinted the sector may be creeping out of inventory oversupply...
5 signs that you need to leave your current job now
For employees, it’s a buyer’s market.
Sometimes a job or a company isn’t what you’d hoped it would be when you signed on. It’s always important to give everything your best effort, but when you feel like...
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Snap, Texas Instruments and eBay
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Topics: Ebay
eToro is giving away $1,650,000 worth of Ethereum for free
Have you been itching to make your first cryptocurrency investment, but you’re too afraid to get in on the hype at the wrong time? eToro‘s got your back. The social trading platform is giving away free Ethereum to anyone who opens an account...
These are the best car rental companies
Elizabeth Keatinge tells us what Kayak ranked the top car rental companies.
The 10 countries with the best job markets, ranked by perception
A good job market is one of the main requirements of a healthy economy. More jobs create more opportunities and income that in return lead to greater prosperity and economic expansion that ultimately create more jobs.Read more...
Car rental giant Enterprise launches its own subscription service
Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of car rental companies Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car, announced on Wednesday plans to launch a car subscription service. It’s the car rental giant’s first foray into the...
Squash your credit card debt before it starts to squash you
Credit card debt has the average American on the hook for almost $7,000. If that's you, it's a good idea to start tackling that debt.
Topics: Credit Cards
How to increase productivity without giving up your free time
Be confident to work at your own pace, and not be fazed by others.
When you were in school, did you ever notice how some students needed a full week and weekend to prepare for an exam, while others could simply spend a few days and achieve the same...
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyMortgage applications decreased 7.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the...
Topics: Mortgages, Polls
R/GA Ventures incubator to nurture enterprise blockchain startups in Portland, OR
R/GA Ventures, a company that acts as investment arm and startup incubator for R/GA corporate client work, announced plans to open a new studio in Portland devoted to encouraging startups working on enterprise blockchain projects.
R/GA itself has a...
Topics: Blockchain, Startup
How to make college worth it
You don't need to go to college. In fact, I'm willing to wager that most people don't. The average annual cost of a public university is just shy of $10,000, and at private universities, tuition and fees cost nearly $35,000. But that hefty price tag...
ConocoPhillips (COP) Awards EPCI Contract to TechnipFMC
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Topics: ConocoPhillips