28 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Air Methods Corp. Earnings Slip in Q4 Over Higher Maintenance Costs
Air Methods Corp. Earnings Slip in Q4 Over Higher Maintenance Costs
Air Methods (NASDAQ: AIRM) disappointed investors the last time it reported quarterly results. But since then, shares have soared more than 35%.
The company, specializing in medical transportation by air, announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 results after the market closed on Tuesday. How did things look for Air Methods? Here are the highlights.
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28 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Most Investors Haven’t Heard of These Three Payment Companies — Are They Buys?
Most Investors Haven’t Heard of These Three Payment Companies — Are They Buys?
No doubt about it, the payments industry is changing fast. Consumers are buying more things online, while many brick-and-mortar retailers struggle to find ways to bring foot traffic through their doors. During the daily commute, a customer can pay for a morning cup of coffee from an app on a smartphone and, later, just walk into the coffeehouse, pick it up, and walk out. Even our credit cards have fundamentally changed: They are now inserted, not swiped, so payment terminals can read unique encrypted codes generated by embedded chips.
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28 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Huh? Cramer says Target’s survival has everything to do with pizza
Huh? Cramer says Target’s survival has everything to do with pizza
Jim Cramer compares the success of Domino’s Pizza to the woes of Target and boils it down to the stay-at-home economy.
28 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Lxyor: Hedge Fund Index Gains 0.4% As Risk-On Environment Continues
Lxyor: Hedge Fund Index Gains 0.4% As Risk-On Environment Continues
Hedge funds were broadly positive last week on a continued risk-on environment and supportive trends in international equities, European bonds and currency movements, according to research from Lxyor Asset Management.
28 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s Why Novavax, Inc.’s Share Price Went Down the Drain
Here’s Why Novavax, Inc.’s Share Price Went Down the Drain
Shares of Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX), a clinical-stage vaccine company focused on developing nanoparticle and recombinant vaccines to treat and prevent a variety of diseases, tanked and fell as much as 11% during Tuesday’s trading session, after the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings results and updating investors on its pipeline development.
28 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Obamas To Make Over $60 Million From Book Deal
Obamas To Make Over $60 Million From Book Deal
What took the Clintons years of confidential speeches before major investment banks and middle eastern clients of the Treasury Department, the Obama’s plan to achieve with just two books. According to the FT, several publishers are participating in a blockbuster auction for the global rights to two books by Barack and Michelle Obama where the bid has reached more than $60 million.
28 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Capital Spending Ramps Up at Delta Air Lines
Capital Spending Ramps Up at Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines‘ (NYSE: DAL) remarkable turnaround after the Great Recession was driven by a commitment to operational excellence, a smart route planning strategy, and an extremely frugal approach to capital spending.
Delta’s operational performance has reached new records in the past two years, with flight cancellations becoming quite rare. Meanwhile, its route network remains more or less the same. However, its capital spending has steadily crept higher in recent years. Should Delta Air Lines shareholders be worried?