Company: Pearson PLC (PSO) Business: Pearson delivers learning through providing a range of educational products and services to institutions, governments, professional bodies and individual learners. The company operates through three segments, which include North America, core and growth. The company’s North America segment includes assessments and services businesses in the United States and Canada. The
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Netflix (NFLX) – The video streaming service saw its bottom line fall 22 cents a share below Wall Street forecasts with quarterly profit of $1.59 per share. Revenue and subscriber additions were above estimates. Projected subscriber additions for the current quarter of 2.5
The world’s economies have been on life support for months. Major therapeutic efforts to combat this are coming from global central banks, which have been more aggressive than ever in pumping liquidity into financial systems to varying degrees of success. Against that backdrop, let’s discuss the need for dividend stocks in every investment portfolio. Like
This year is turning into the year of the shale company bust with Whiting Petroleum (NYSE:WLL) standing as a prime example of that ominous trend. Year-to-date, WLL stock is down an astounding 85.15%. If that’s not enough to keep investors, perhaps the following ought to be: in April, the Colorado-based company filed for Chapter 11
Stocks, Options, Commodities or Forex? It really comes down to personal preference. Personally, I started with the stock market and prefer it as a starting place for beginners. Why? Stocks have a lot more liquidity, they are easier to understand and it’s easier to get in/out of them. Options are my second choice because you
Kevin Matras explains how Zacks Ultimate works in this educational video.
For many people, buying a luxury handbag is not an uncommon purchase: perhaps just as common as buying a blouse at Target Corporation (TGT). While the appeal of luxury goods is undeniable– the leather is soft, the logo is flashy–the price tag can be off-putting. Unless you’ve got a good job with a high salary,
Chinese premium electric vehicle maker NIO (NYSE:NIO) has taken off like a rocket ship in 2020, with NIO stock surging nearly 600% from a low of ~$2.40 in March, to a high of ~$16.40 in July. Because I was bullish on NIO stock down at the lows, many investors have asked me: what’s the next
A button for launching the Netflix application is seen on a remote control in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix — Shares of the streaming video giant fell 6.5% after company missed earnings estimates gave guidance
The novel coronavirus and subsequent global economic slow-down have hurt the energy sector hard. Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) has been among the hardest hit by weakness in energy prices over the past few months. ET stock is down more than 50% so far this year even though the firm has managed to claw back 30% of
Tech stocks have emerged as winners of the stock market for the first two decades of the 21st century. One would suspect that the trend should continue into the third, considering how the sector has grown over the years. With the growing influence of technology in different industries, tech stocks have evolved from being mere
Stocks ended the week on modest gains, as bulls turn their attention to next week’s earnings report. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Monday. Top Stock Trades for Monday No. 1: Amazon (AMZN) Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been on a tear from the March lows. Even after the latest
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) reported second quarter earnings in mid-July that largely failed to impress. While the bank beat on the top and bottom lines, revenues fell 3% year-over-year, the efficiency ratio rose 3 points, pre-provision profits fell 9%, net interest income dropped 11% and net profits plunged more than 50% as the bank built
Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, speaking at the WEF at Davos, January 21, 2020 CNBC Bank of America is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: 27 cents a share, a 64% drop from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $22 billion, a 5.3%
A Goldman Sachs sign is seen on at the company’s post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It doesn’t look like Wall Street is going back to work in any great numbers, at least any time soon. That seems to be the message from major money center banks
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Investors are braced for a barrage of earnings news, and the debate in Washington around the next stimulus package may also be an important catalyst for markets since it has implications for
Fund managers have a secret ingredient to deliver steady gains in client portfolios. UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) is the country’s dominant health insurance company. Over the last five years UNH stock has risen nearly 30% per year, its dividend rising from 50 cents to $1.25 per quarter. That’s about 50% better than the average Nasdaq stock. Source:
It’s no surprise Penn National (NASDAQ:PENN) stock has held onto its epic gains from the past few months. With its casinos coming out of lockdown, investors are still itching to wager on a rapid recovery. But, more importantly, Penn’s sports wagering catalyst (its partnership with Barstool Sports) stands to move the needle, if the NFL
Rising demand for lithium from Tesla and other electric car makers is sending the lithium ETF higher (TSLA, LIT). Tesla: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/TSLA?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Global X Lithium ETF: https://www.zacks.com/funds/etf/LIT/profile?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
Let’s face it: Getting dental work done can be really expensive. Even the most basic cleaning can put a dent in your pocketbook. Having comprehensive dental insurance may mean the difference between putting off important oral healthcare or living with gum problems or a mouthful of cavities. However, because of the way certain policies are