The most successful companies identify trends before their rivals do and then take maximum advantage of them. In the beauty industry, Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) executed that strategic plan to perfection in the 2010s, capturing consumer demand for beauty products by offering in-
Do you like finding the silver linings in dark clouds? The COVID-19 pandemic has, figuratively speaking, caused a very dark cloud to hover over the entire world. But there is at least one silver lining. Quite a few promising stocks of companies that are focused on battling the
The coronavirus pandemic has hit a lot of small and mid-sized businesses hard. These are the types of companies that Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) provides with payroll, human resources, retirement, and insurance services through its platform.
Off-price retailers TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) and Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) haven't escaped the coronavirus crisis. Like department stores and smaller apparel chains, TJX and Ross have temporarily closed stores as consumers stay home. And both companies have seen their shares
No one expected that Align Technology's (NASDAQ: ALGN) first-quarter results would be great. The orthodontic device maker began to reset expectations in late January when it provided Q1 guidance in its fourth-quarter update that was well below what Wall Street had previously es
If you just look at the headline numbers in Teladoc Health's (NYSE: TDOC) first-quarter results, you might miss some important details. Sure, the telehealth services provider missed the consensus Wall Street earnings estimate by reporting a net loss of $0.40 per share while an
(RTTNews) - IDACORP, Inc. (IDA) affirmed its previously reported full year 2020 earnings guidance in the range of $4.45 to $4.65 per share. The company also affirmed that Idaho Power does not expect to utilize in 2020 any of the additional tax credits available under its Idaho e
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC) recently suspended its dividend after reporting a roughly 9% drop in profits in the first quarter of the year. But while it is true that ROIC is invested entirely in retail, a sector that is not expected to perform well in toda
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) with exposure to retail assets are getting hit hard these days. Realty Income (NYSE: O) and Store Capital (NYSE: STOR) are down from their recent highs by about 33% and 50%, respectively. The yields on these stocks are higher than they have
Chances are, there are a number of large expenses taking up lots of room in your budget. Housing could easily be one of them -- it may, in fact, be the thing you spend the most money on month after month. Healthcare can also be a big expense, especially if you're paying for a h
Over the past 1 1/2 months, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has wreaked never-before-seen havoc on the U.S. economy and labor market. With roughly a third of the 2.9 million worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 originating in the United States, drastic action t
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - The great 2020 oil crash is now officially a crisis. Not because Covid-19 has caused an unprecedented drop in global demand, or because Brent crude prices have fallen by two-thirds and U.S. crude futures turned negative last week. Rather
Visa and Safaricom have agreed a deal which will connect the Kenyan telecom operator's M-Pesa financial services platform with Visa's global network of merchants and cards.
Facebook Inc will allow users in the United States and Canada to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform for the first time - a step that could assuage antitrust concerns by giving users an option to easily leave the company's services, the social media network said on Thursday.
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc said on Thursday it had cut its annual net profit estimate for the year ended in March to 520 billion yen ($4.9 billion) from 750 billion yen, primarily due to a one-off charge at its Thai unit.
British World War Two veteran Captain Tom Moore, who has become a national hero after raising millions for the health service, celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday with a promotion, military flypasts and a message from the prime minister.
(RTTNews) - Lagardère (LGDDF.PK) reported first quarter Group revenue of 1.36 billion euros compared to 1.52 billion euros, prior year, a decline of 10.4% on a consolidated basis and of 12.5% like for like. The company said its revenue fell mainly as a result of the impacts of
Thai Airways International PCL aims to seek a 58.1 billion baht ($1.80 billion) emergency loan to maintain liquidity and see it through a coronavirus-induced drop in demand, showed a document from the airline detailing its plan.
(RTTNews) - Asian stocks finished mostly higher on Thursday after a top U.S. health official said Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir was likely to become the standard of care for Covid-19.
(RTTNews) - Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE.L), a provider of insurance and reinsurance products, Thursday reported 11.8 percent year-over-year growth in its gross premiums written for the first quarter.