What happened Shares of Hudson Ltd. (NYSE: HUD) were moving higher today after the travel retailer posted strong second-quarter results. As of 12:54 p.m. EDT, the stock was up 10.1%. Continue Reading Below So what Hudson, the owner of Hudson News and the operator of over 1,000 stores in airports, […]
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A Timely Factor-Based Small-Cap ETF
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Investors looking for factor-based small-cap investments have options to consider, including the Xtrackers Russell 2000 Comprehensive Factor ETF (NYSEArca: DESC). DESC tracks the Russell 2000 Comprehensive Factor Index. That benchmark “is designed to provide transparent, cost-efficient exposure to small-cap domestic equities based on […]
Weinstein lawyers ask court to toss sex case, citing emails
article Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers want a court to throw out sexual assault charges against him, citing reasons on Friday including friendly emails from a woman who accused him of rape. Continue Reading Below Lawyers for the former movie titan-turned-#MeToo villain filed notice they’ll seek dismissal of the case. Among other […]
Will economic boom complicate curbing immigration?
One of President Donald Trump’s priorities, low unemployment, is complicating another: curbing immigration. With the number of jobs available exceeding the number of Americans seeking jobs, employers are looking beyond the border to fill openings, and migrants are coming to the country in search of work. Continue Reading Below The […]
Record low jobless rate for less educated Americans
article The unemployment rates for recent veterans and less educated Americans fell to record lows in July. Continue Reading Below The rate for those who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 dropped to 3 percent, the lowest level on record since 2006. The strong job market […]
Walmart testing automated carts to speed up grocery orders
Walmart is testing automated carts that retrieve bins of groceries from storage as it tries to speed up the process of packaging online orders to send out or bringing to customers at their cars. The company said Friday it’s working with Alert Innovation on the Alphabot, which it’s testing in […]
1st year of Nevada marijuana sales exceeds expectations
Image 1 of 2 ▼ Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state’s first year of broad marijuana legalization has exceeded even their highest expectations, with sales and tax collections already surpassing year-end projections by 25 percent. Continue Reading Below Numbers from June are still outstanding but are expected to […]
Cullen/Frost Bankers’ Profits Surge
Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE: CFR), a regional bank based in Texas, reported its second-quarter results on Thursday, July 26. A favorable lending environment combined with rising interest rates to drive earnings-per-share growth of 30%. Let’s put Frost’s financial results under the microscope to see whether the good times can continue. Continue […]
5 Things From Intel’s Earnings Call You Shouldn’t Miss
On July 26, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced its earnings results for the second quarter of 2018 and updated its financial guidance for the full year. The company had boosted its financial guidance back in June, calling for $16.9 billion in revenue and $0.99 in earnings per share, and […]
A September Rate Hike by the Fed is a Done Deal
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. After the Federal Open Market Committeee meeting and the Fed keeping rates unchanged, Joseph Capurso of Commonwealth Bank addresses the bigger question of whether the Federal Reserve would go ahead with a fourth rate hike in December? To watch the full video, click […]