Earnings

Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation's operation. Earnings is also the amount on which corporate tax is due.
Muted Moves, Muted News for Stocks
Muted Moves, Muted News for Stocks
October 03, 2016  |  Stock Index

The PYMNTS Stock Index was rather even-keeled this time around, with not much news moving the winners. The stock market rallies that took place at...

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Costco Wholesale Has Visa Partly To Thank For Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results
Costco Wholesale Has Visa Partly To Thank For Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results
October 03, 2016  |  Earnings

Costco Wholesale, the warehouse club retailer, was able to post higher-than-expected profit for its fourth quarter, and it has lower fees to credit card partner...

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Winners Outweigh Losers In Payments Stocks
Winners Outweigh Losers In Payments Stocks
September 26, 2016  |  Stock Index

The PYMNTS Stock Index saw, on balance, more of a push toward positive momentum than negative. The biggest movers included Blackhawk Network Holdings, which gained...

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Payments Stocks Move On (Mostly) Scant News
Payments Stocks Move On (Mostly) Scant News
September 19, 2016  |  Stock Index

A bit more balance showed through this past week in the PYMNTS Stock Index, as advancing issues and declining names seemed about evenly matched, at...

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Payments Stocks, Like Markets, Swing To The Downside
Payments Stocks, Like Markets, Swing To The Downside
September 12, 2016  |  Stock Index

The PYMNTS Stock Index showed a bit more outsized volatility — on the losing side — than was seen in the overall markets. Keep in mind...

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Another Ugly Quarter For J.Crew
Another Ugly Quarter For J.Crew
September 02, 2016  |  Earnings

It was another not-so-pretty quarter for J.Crew. The preppy clothing retailer announced that total revenue for its second quarter was down 4 percent to $569.8 million,...

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Verifone Tumbles On Soft EMV
Verifone Tumbles On Soft EMV
September 02, 2016  |  Earnings

For Verifone, EMV has proven to be the payments equivalent of an earnings albatross — at least, for the near term. The payments tech firm...

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For Payments Stocks, Some Small Gains, Bigger Decliners
For Payments Stocks, Some Small Gains, Bigger Decliners
August 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Not much movement on the winners this week, but some relatively outsized swings on the declining side of the payments stock index made for some...

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Gap Gets Slapped On Earnings (Again)
Gap Gets Slapped On Earnings (Again)
August 19, 2016  |  Retail

“Fall into the Gap” was once a popular marketing tagline for Gap Inc. Now it’s a grim description of the way the company’s numbers are...

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