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Q1 2017
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B2B PaymentsBlackBerry Q1 Enterprise Sales Lag
BlackBerry has positioned itself as a B2B company in recent years after losing traction with consumers, but its enterprise solutions don’t seem to...
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RetailIn the News: Shopify Capital Reports Positive Q1 Update
Funding company Shopify Capital just released details from its Q1 2017 earnings call, which many are speculating will lead to a 25 percent...
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Consumer FinanceUpward Revision To 1Q GDP In The Offing?
Might the United States economy have put up a stronger showing than had been thought previously for the first quarter? The New...
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RetailCarvana Used Car Sales Up 120 Percent In First Quarter
Carvana, the eCommerce platform for buying used cars, announced Tuesday (June 6) its first quarter results, which showed it sold 8,334 cars,...
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RetailUlta Beauty Q1 2017 Earnings Beat Wall Street Estimates
In it’s just released Q1 earnings report, Ulta Beauty has surpassed estimates from Wall Street. Interestingly, Ulta has seen significant growth in...
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RetailWalmart Q1 Earnings Beat, eCommerce Skyrockets
Shares of retail giant Walmart got a 3 percent boost yesterday following the release of Q1 earnings that beat the Street. But...
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RetailGap Inc. In Earnings Beat
Shares of global retailer Gap Inc. rose some 4 percent in after-hours trading following the company’s earnings release for the first quarter...
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EarningsAlibaba Shares Down On Earnings Miss
Investors weren’t too keen on Alibaba’s latest earnings, pushing shares downward as a result. Alibaba reported EPS of $0.63 for its fourth...
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EarningsTarget Beats The Street, Shocked Investors Rejoice
In an earnings season for big retailers that has been marked with a lot of gnashing of teeth and rending of garments...
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RetailStaples Earnings Meet But Sales Miss In Q1
Shares of national office supply retailer Staples (SPLS) fell 5 percent on Tuesday (May 16) morning following a Q1 earnings report that,...
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What's HotNordstrom Comp Sales Down In Q1
Nordstrom shares slid over 10 percent on Friday following an earnings report that, while mostly a beat on analyst expectations and in-line...
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RetailJCPenney Revenue, Comp Sales Decline
JCPenney shares dropped more than 13 percent on Friday following an earnings release that, while technically a beat on adjusted diluted EPS,...
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GoogleAlphabet Tracker: Future City
Alphabet (GOOG) races against Amazon to break the coveted $1,000 milestone in 2017. Both companies have been boosted by strong Q1 earnings...
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AmazonAmazon Tracker: May Flowers
It’s been another strong few weeks for Amazon (AMZN) as shares hit an all-time high at the end of April amid a...
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Payment MethodsFirst Data Edges 1Q Sales Estimates, Unveils Alipay Pact
Largely meeting expectations for the first quarter, First Data’s Chief Executive Frank Bisignano said the company is working to boost its U.S....
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What's HotYum! Brands Beats In Q1, Pizza Hut A Weak Link
Yum! Brands (YUM) beat out earnings and revenue estimates for Q1, though numbers were still down year-on-year. The fast food company —...
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FacebookFacebook Wants To Focus More On Community
Facebook announced Q1 numbers that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue, ads, monthly and daily users and engagement. But after-hours trading saw Facebook...
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EarningsGroupon Sees Decline In North America Revenue In Q1
Groupon, the daily deal website operator, reported first quarter earnings that showed a 5.5 percent decline in revenue in North America. According...
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EarningsShopify Beats On Q1 Earnings, Signals Growth To Come
Shopify (SHOP) saw shares hit all-time highs upon the release of the eCommerce platform’s earnings report for Q1 2017. SHOP shares were...
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FacebookFacebook Tracker: Anticipation
Facebook (FB) shares have hit record highs amid investor optimism on the social media giant’s upcoming Q1 earnings report. Facebook is slated...
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Stock IndexSynchrony Financial Stock Takes The Plunge
Not every investment is worthwhile. That’s the lesson Synchrony Financial learned following the downturn of its loans in Q1 2017. The supply for these...
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Real EstateHome Ownership Outpaces Rental For First Time In Decade
Signs indicate that U.S. buyers are feeling more optimistic about the housing market and the economy at large. The latest data released...
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B2B PaymentsSAP, Chrome River, Bottomline Give Their Quarterly Numbers
Earnings season has fallen upon the markets once more. This week we take a look at the quarterly results from major B2B...
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GDP Growth Slows Markedly — And Possibly Temporarily — In 1Q
Slow going, at least for now. The U.S. economy showed growth, albeit muted, in the first quarter of 2017. And in fact,...
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RetailAlphabet Tracker: Waiting For Earnings, Waymo Grows Testing
The dog days are over for Alphabet (GOOG), as shares have regained growth momentum and then some following a dip in the...
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EarningsPayPal’s 203M Users Drive More Frequency
It was another good earnings day to be PayPal, as the firm managed to beat the Street on earnings and analyst projections...
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EarningsDiscover Misses In Q1
Shares of Discover Financial Services (DFS) slid about 5 percent in after-hours trading after the release of the company’s Q1 earnings report,...
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EarningsCapital One Misses Mark In Q1
Capital One (COF) shares fell nearly 6 percent in after-hours trading following a mark-missing Q1 2017 earnings release. Net income for the...
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B2B PaymentsChina Has Strongest Economic Quarter In 18 Months
The slowdown of China’s economic growth has had markets concerned, but new data suggests the nation could be on its way to...
