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Norfolk Southern Does the Little Things Right to Grow Q3 Earnings 13%
A railroad business has to do one thing well to be a great investment: Be efficient. Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has never had a reputation as an efficient operator, but the....
Ensco's Earnings Decline Again, but It's Winning Contracts
Now that Ensco (NYSE: ESV) has completed its merger with Atwood Oceanics, management can get back to doing the little things that make offshore rig companies succeed. This past quarter, we saw....
McDonald's Rebound Gains Steam
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has found a way to turn fast food into even faster profits. The burger chain announced third-quarter earnings this week that included a 55% earnings spike as its growth....
Altria Keeps Making More From Less
For more than half a century, cigarette smoking has been on the decline, forcing companies like Altria Group (NYSE: MO) to adapt to changing conditions. Despite attacks on multiple fronts, Altria....
Hurricane Harvey Hurt United States Lime & Minerals' Third-Quarter Results
U.S. Lime & Minerals' (NASDAQ: USLM) financial results took a step backward in the third quarter as construction companies' demand for its products waned due mainly to the impact from....
Most U.S. Workers Need More of This to Be Better at Their Jobs
Nearly three-quarters of American workers might be better at their jobs if they simply hit the hay sooner.Not getting enough sleep has become a significant problem, with 74% of full- and part-time....
Solid Markets Lift WisdomTree's Revenue
A rising market is good news for companies that manage money. Exchange-traded fund specialist WisdomTree Investments (NASDAQ: WETF) relies on the advisory fees that it charges to generate revenue,....
Apple Inc. Supplier Putting Finishing Touches on 2018 iPhone Chip Tech
About a year from now, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch its next-generation iPhones. Although we don't know that much about them, one thing is certain: They'll be powered by a new....
SINA Strikes Back at its Activist Investor
Back in September, US hedge fund Aristeia Capital challenged SINA (NASDAQ: SINA), one of China's oldest internet companies, in a rare activist move against a Chinese company. Aristeia, which owns....
Record Revenue, Profit Lift National Instruments
Engineers and scientists need sophisticated equipment in order to do experiments and make advances in their respective fields, and for a long time, National Instruments (NASDAQ: NATI) has provided....
Proto Labs Manufactures Another Good Quarter; Stock Pops
Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB) released solid third-quarter 2017 earnings before the market opened on Thursday. The quick-turn, contract manufacturer of prototypes and low-volume production parts posted....
Greenbrier Celebrates Sequential Growth, Boosts Dividend
Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier (NYSE: GBX) has been going through a cyclical downturn for several years now, and investors have waited nervously to figure out when key business metrics might be....
3 Questions for Fitbit Ahead of Its Earnings Report
Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) is set to announce its third-quarter earnings on Nov. 1 after market close. With the fitness tracker company in the middle of a rebuilding year and the stock significantly....
KKR Sees Solid Future Despite Sinking Profits
The world of private equity isn't something that most rank-and-file investors know much about, but success in making long-term investments in businesses that are privately held is what has made....
3 Horrible Stocks for Retirees
Retirees in search of investment opportunities generally try to avoid stocks that have been experiencing wild price swings, companies struggling through significant transitions, or businesses....
Intel Corp. Wants to Be a $300 Billion Company
The Oregonian recently got ahold of internal Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) documents that go over the company's ambition to become a much more valuable company than it currently is.Per the document, Intel....
Markel Incurs Huge Catastrophe Losses -- and That's OK
Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced third-quarter 2017 results on Wednesday after the market closed, detailing large -- but expected -- catastrophe-related losses from its insurance segment.....
Anheuser-Busch InBev Swallows U.S. Weakness to Deliver a Mixed Quarter
It's been just over year since Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) completed its $100 billion megamerger with SABMiller. If the global popularity of its most popular brands is any indication, the....
Merchant Banking Holds Back Leucadia's Profits
Leucadia National (NYSE: LUK) is a challenging company for many investors to understand. Its biggest business is its National Beef meat company, which generates more than double the revenue of any....
Baidu Growing Again Isn't Enough
Shares of Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) were initially weaker after the company posted its third-quarter results shortly after Thursday's market close. The leading Chinese search engine landed near the....
3 Takeaways From Barrick Gold's Q3 Earnings
Reporting third-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.16 per share, Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) recognized a 33% drop from the adjusted earnings of $0.24 per share which it reported during the same period....
Does Your Company Have an Anti-Retaliation Policy? It Should!
In an ideal world, employees would behave ethically at all times. But in the real world, that's not how things work. From discrimination to insider trading to fraud, people violate their....
Hurricanes Dampen BJ's Restaurants' Third Quarter
The bar keeps getting lower for BJ's Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) as the casual-dining chain came into today's third-quarter earnings report with five-straight quarters of declining comparable....
Cullen/Frost Bankers Hits an All-Time High
San Antonio-based Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE: CFR) reported its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, Oct. 27. The regional bank's results showed once again that the majority of its key metrics are....
What to Do With Your 401(k) When You Retire
By the time you're ready to leave the working world for good, you may have quite a balance saved up in your 401(k). So what exactly should you do with all that money to help guarantee a....