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- Reuters•2 days ago
GoDaddy first-quarter revenue forecast misses estimates
GoDaddy Inc forecast current-quarter revenue on Wednesday that missed analysts' estimates, sending its shares down more than 2 percent and overshadowing the web hosting company's strong fourth-quarter results. For the first quarter, GoDaddy expects total revenue between $705 million and $715 million, while analysts were expecting $716.3 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. The company also forecast full-year 2019 revenue in a range of $2.97 billion to $3.00 billion, compared with Wall Street estimates of $2.99 billion.
- TheStreet.com•2 hours ago
Kraft Heinz Stock's Massive Selloff Could Make It a Buy
This is not something that its conservative, income-focused investor base had in mind when it got into one of Warren Buffett's largest holdings. The damage to Buffett is pretty clear, with his position down by more than $4 billion assuming it's unchanged from the latest 13-F filings and was unhedged going into Friday. Apple is a holding in Jim Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS member club.
- Bloomberg•2 hours ago
Fed's Clarida Outlines Options for Review of Policy Framework
Facing a long-term environment of low interest rates and low inflation, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said it's a good time for the U.S. central bank to undertake a review of how it goes about pursuing its twin goals of maximum employment and price stability. Clarida's speech is the first detailed outline of the Fed's plan this year to conduct a series of events aimed at discussing its policy framework. In light of the unprecedented events of the past decade, we believe it is a good time to step back and assess whether, and in what possible ways, we can refine our strategy, tools and communication practices,” Clarida said Friday in the text of a speech he's set to deliver in ...
- American City Business Journals•3 hours ago
Local manufacturer eyes the Netherlands with pending purchase
Seguin-based Alamo Group Inc. is expanding in Europe with the pending purchase of fellow equipment manufacturer Dutch Power Company B.V. for an undisclosed price, the local company announced Thursday. The sale, which is expected to closer this quarter, will give Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG) its first foothold in the Netherlands. Dutch Power, which is owned by an undisclosed private equity firm, contacted Alamo Group's U.S. offices looking to be bought by a company that could help it grow, Alamo Group Chief Financial Officer Dan Malone said.
Reuters•yesterdayNew Infineon chairman Eder to start in August
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies aims to bring in outgoing Voestalpine Chief Executive Wolfgang Eder as its chairman in August, replacing Eckart Suenner earlier than expected. Eder, who was elected to the Infineon supervisory board last year with a view of taking over as chair in the medium term, is stepping down as Voestalpine CEO in July. However, he will remain on the Austrian steelmaker's supervisory board and is expected to take chairmanship of the company in about two years.
- American City Business Journals•5 hours ago
Trump administration weighs ending work program for the spouses of H-1B visa holders
The Trump administration this week moved forward a proposal to end an Obama-era work authorization program for the spouses of H-1B visa holders — a move that would largely impact Indian women living and working in Silicon Valley. The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday delivered a report to the White House outlining how the rollback would work, and what its impacts might be. The White House is expected to gather additional input from other government agencies before gathering public comments.
- Zacks•yesterday
Puma Biotech (PBYI) May Report Negative Earnings: Know the Trend Ahead of Next Week's Release
Puma Biotech (PBYI) is expected to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended December 2018. The earnings report, which is expected to be released on February 28, 2019, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. While management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call will mostly determine the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations, it's worth having a handicapping insight into the odds of a positive EPS surprise.
- CNBC Videos•4 hours ago
Here's what stocks Warren Buffet's hedge fund is investing in
CNBC's Leslie Picker reports on Warren Buffet's hedge fund Berkshire Hathaway's latest filing with the SEC, which has some details that have surprised market participants.
- TheStreet.com•1 hour ago
Stamps.com Plummets After Breakup With U.S. Postal Service
plummeted 57.1% to $84.84 Friday after the online shipping and postage company said its key partnership with the U.S. Postal Service has ended. In a conference call with analysts Thursday after the stock market closed, Kenneth Thomas McBride, Stamps.com's chairman and CEO, revealed the reason for the dismal projections, detailing the split with the USPS. The breakup came after Stamps.com said it no longer wants to be exclusive with the Postal Service, terms that the postal service refused to accept, McBride told analysts.
- InvestorPlace•yesterday
9 High-Growth Stocks to Buy Now for Monster Returns
Healthy Dividend Stocks to Buy for Extra Stability Here are my top nine picks for “monster” growth stocks that will kickstart strong gains in 2019: High-Growth Stocks to Buy: Amazon (AMZN) E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) had a monstrous final third in 2018, and I don't mean that in a good way. AMZN stock peaked on the first trading day of September. Since then, shares plummeted slightly over 34% before clawing back some of those losses.
- Investopedia•yesterday
How Congress Retirement Pay Compares to the Overall Average
While many Americans are struggling to save for retirement and employee pension programs, both public and private, are facing lots of uncomfortable realities, elected representatives and senators in the United States Congress still receive envious pension benefits for life. Retirement pay for Congress is not normally a big election year issue, but it might serve as evidence of a disconnect between lawmakers and mainstream America. Overview The median net worth for a member of Congress surpassed $1 million in 2013, where it remained through 2018.
- Bloomberg•19 hours ago
Twelve Empty Supertankers Reveal Truths About Today's Oil Market
They are slowly plowing their way across thousands of miles of ocean toward America's Gulf of Mexico coastline. As they do, twelve empty supertankers are also revealing a few truths about today's global oil market. In normal times, the vessels would be filled with heavy, high sulfur Middle East oil for delivery to refineries in places like Houston or New Orleans.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
Why new tax rules make Roth accounts better than ever
The Tax Cut & Jobs Act lowered marginal tax rates, but, those rates revert to higher levels in 2026. No one knows if this will happen or not. Right now, according to the law, it will.
- Investopedia•5 hours ago
Kraft Heinz in Freefall After Nightmare Quarter
Shares of The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) got crushed overnight, dropping more than 20% after missing fourth quarter estimates, disclosing an investigation by the SEC into company accounting practices and slashing the quarterly dividend by 36%. Wall Street analysts expected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to grow in the fourth quarter, but the food giant failed to deliver, reporting a 13.9% year-over-year decline. The company also recorded a $15.4 billion loss on the Kraft and Oscar Meyer brands, adding to a laundry list of reasons that retail and institutional shareholders are abandoning ship, all at the same time.
- Fox Business Videos•1 hour ago
Kraft Heinz shares plummet after dividend cut, reducing value of key brands
Rosecliff Capital founder Mike Murphy, Barron's Associate Publisher Jack Otter and FBN's Liz MacDonald on U.S.-China trade negotiations, Federal Reserve policy, Kraft Heinz and the IPO market.
- Refinery29•yesterday
I Took A 'Stress Leave' From My Job — Here's What Happened
For Abbi, 37, working as an advertising project manager at an agency in New York City meant long hours and high stress — "it was a work hard, play hard office," she says. After three years at the company, Abbi realized she needed to take time for her mental health. To top it all off, her father, who lived across the world in Australia, was battling pancreatic cancer; she desperately wanted to be there for her him.
- Zacks•yesterday
What Makes Cabot (CCMP) a New Strong Buy Stock
Cabot Microelectronics (CCMP) could be a solid choice for investors given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change. The Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years is tracked by the system.
- Bloomberg•3 hours ago
Amazon Doesn't Plan to Pay the IRS Anything This Tax Season
That sweet situation feeds into the public's annoyance that a company with more than $232 billion in revenue and led by the world's richest man -- Jeff Bezos -- doesn't pay more in taxes. That annoyance boiled over in New York earlier this month when Amazon, which had been offered as much as $3 billion in tax incentives to build a second headquarters in Queens, dropped the plan amid fierce opposition from local politicians and community activists. I get the frustration out there, but it's not like they're doing anything illegal,” Brian Yarbrough, a senior equities analyst at Edward Jones, said.
- Associated Press•2 days ago
SolarEdge: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
SolarEdge Technologies Inc. SEDG) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $12.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Herziliya Pituach, Israel-based company said it had profit of 27 cents.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
New pipelines drain West Texas crude stocks to four-month low
Crude inventories in West Texas dropped this week to the lowest in four months after a converted pipeline began transporting crude from the nation's biggest shale oil field to the U.S. Gulf Coast, data from market intelligence provider Genscape showed. The drop in storage in the Permian Basin is another sign that new pipelines out of the region have begun to alleviate a crude bottleneck that depressed local crude prices as production overwhelmed pipeline capacity and filled storage tanks. Crude inventories in the Permian Basin fell to 15 million barrels in the week to Feb. 19, the lowest since October and down from a record 22 million barrels in November.
- Investopedia•2 days ago
Lump Sum vs. Regular Pension Payments: What's the Difference?
Lump Sum vs. Regular Pension Payments: An Overview So you are on the verge of retirement, and you are faced with a difficult choice regarding the defined-benefit pension plan you are fortunate enough to have: Should you accept the traditional, lifetime monthly payments or take a lump sum distribution? Understandably, you might be tempted to go with the lump sum. After all, it may be the largest single disbursement of money you will ever receive.
Yahoo Finance•5 hours agoBarclays hacks Berkshire Hathaway profit estimates following Kraft Heinz stock crash
Commemorative items for sale are on display at the Kraft Heinz booth during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 30, 2016. Barclays slashed its earnings estimates for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) following the crash in Kraft Heinz (KHC) stock. Berkshire, which is run by legendary investing billionaire Warren Buffett, owns nearly 27% of Kraft Heinz common shares.
- Oilprice.com•2 days ago
The Ultimate Tool To Prop Up Oil Prices
The debate was eventually resolved, at least partially, when Friedman, Paul Samuelson, and Robert Solow (all Nobel laureates) discussed the issue at MIT and several other locations. To drive the point home, see Figure 1, which compares daily Brent prices to the CBOE's oil price volatility index. One does not need a computer, a statistics degree, or a Ph.D. in econometrics to understand that low values of volatility are associated with high prices and high values with low prices.
Reuters•2 hours agoKraft Heinz $15 billion write-down puts focus on years of cost cuts, shares fall 28 percent
Kraft Heinz Co shares fell to their record low after the food giant announced a multi-billion dollar write-down on its marquee brands, raising concerns that years of rigorous cost cuts had eroded the value of its Kraft and Oscar Mayer products. The announcement put the spotlight on Kraft's stagnating growth and the changing tastes of consumers, who have been shunning older, established brands for newer hipper products, cheaper private label brands and non-processed food. The shares fell as much 28 percent to hit a low of $34.51 by midday, wiping off about $17 billion from the company's market value.
- Zacks•yesterday
Analysts Estimate Main Street Capital (MAIN) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when Main Street Capital (MAIN) reports results for the quarter ended December 2018. The earnings report, which is expected to be released on February 28, 2019, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. While the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call, it's worth handicapping the probability of a positive EPS surprise.
