The stock market can bring benefits to people across all of society – not just big money investors. Those who are straining under debt, whether it be personal, mortgage-related or from student loans, have a lot to gain from the stock market, with the S&P historically outstripping student loan interest rates. The question is who should…
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)’s Shares Rise Amid Asset Divesting Speculations
The biggest telecom carrier of the United States, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), is all set to divest its assets and focus on one single geography. The shares of the company inclined nearly 3 percent after reports of possible divesting of assets worth up to $10 billion. The telecom carrier is likely to sell assets from…
RadioShack Corporation (RSH) Nearing Demise With NYSE Stock Delisting, Sprint Corp (S) Emerges As Potential Buyer
After posting declining sales for past several quarters, it looks like the once go-to-shop for electronics, RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH), is nearing its end. According to the recent reports, the electronics chain is likely to shut down its stores and hand over nearly half of its retail stores to the third largest telecom carrier of the…
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) Will Stall Russian Expansion On Weak Ruble
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)’s operations in Russia will be heavily impacted by the falling ruble, which shed about 50 percent of its value since early 2014. The currency’s steep decline have catalyzed inflation, hurting consumers as much as it is causing a rise in the costs of expansion. The ruble has suffered both from the low…
American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) Reinforces Integration as the World’s Largest Airliner Gets Pilots’ Approval for Pay Raise Contract
It was an excellent week for the World’s largest airliner by passenger traffic, American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL), as its pilots approved new wage contract for the next five years. The Allied Pilots Association conducted election for the new contract with over 66 percent pilots supporting the new wage structure. American Airlines has hit a…
AT&T Inc. (T) Shines On Top in U.S. Airwaves Auction, DISH Network Corp (DISH) Remains Behind the Curtain Winner
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) surprised the whole market by spending up to half of the overall bidding auction amount at the U.S. mobile data airwaves sale. DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) also managed to surprise the market by getting ahead of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) in the auction. The second-largest telephone carrier service of the United States,…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Convenes With China Regulator Over Fakes Scuffle
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) CEO Jack Ma met with the head of China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) on the same day that the commerce regulator has publicly criticised the giant internet retailer for allegedly tolerating the proliferation of fake goods in its sites. The meeting, which was initiated by the SAIC…
McDonald’s Corporation (MCD)’s Shares Rise 5 Percent After Thompson Makes Way for New CEO, Easterbook
The shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) soared up to 5 percent after its CEO, Don Thompson, has left the chair after 25 years. Steve Easterbook would be the new CEO of the restaurant-chain company effective from March 1. It is important to consider that Easterbook has successfully improved revenue streams for the UK and European…
Visa Inc. (V) Posts Stronger Results on Higher Consumer Spending and Improving U.S. Job Market
Visa Inc (NYSE:V) reported on Thursday a stronger results for the quarter as e-commerce transactions, which is mainly card-based, proved to be “extraordinarily strong during the holiday season.” Total volume for Visa card transactions grew to $1.90 trillion from $1.84 trillion. Lower oil prices, along with a stronger U.S. job market, factored in higher consumer…
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Awaits FCC Ruling In New Net Neutrality Rules, Video Streaming Service Shines At SAG 2015 With 3 Awards
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), one of the leading video streaming services in the U.S., is awaiting new net neutrality rules from the Federal Communication Commission next month. The matter came under limelight when leading Internet Service Providers proposed Bandwidth limitations for video streaming services and additional fees for high bandwidth. It is important to consider that…