Best Buy Co. Inc. Q4 2018 earnings snapshot
Home products and electronics retailer Best Buy reported splendid holiday-quarter sales and earnings. Sales jumped 13.9% to $15.3 billion, driven...
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Salesforce posts strong Q4 results; Global expansion on track
Cloud computing company Salesforce posted solid revenue growth along with a better-than-expected profit for its fourth quarter of 2018. Revenues...
Market abuzz around United Technologies stock after mystery investor revelation
Shares of United Technologies have been on a steady climb ever since reports of a mystery investor building stake in...
Mylan N.V. Q4 2017 earnings snapshot
Generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company Mylan reported a 41.4% plunge in its fourth quarter earnings to $244.3 million, impacted by...
Salesforce Q4 2018 earnings snapshot
Salesforce’s fourth quarter revenues improved 24.5% to $2.85 billion aided by impressive performance from its subscription and support services. The...
Exploding airbags: Australia orders recall on vehicles with Takata fittings
Over two million vehicles with airbag issues were ordered to be recalled by the Australian government. The airbags, made by...
Benefiting from tax gains, Valeant Pharma swings to profit in Q4
Tax-related gains helped Valeant Pharmaceuticals stay in the positive territory during the fourth quarter, despite a marked decrease in revenues...
M&A Episode 2: Media, entertainment and telecom
As you recall from our first episode on healthcare, we took to Sansa Stark’s experiences to see how the industry...
Sempra Energy Q4 2017 earnings snapshot
Energy services holding company Sempra Energy reported a marginal spike in its revenue for fourth quarter 2017 of 3.2% to...
Boeing bags mammoth $4-billion Air Force One deal
If everything goes as planned, aviation behemoth Boeing will be providing two Air Force One aircraft to the US Government....
Will EpiPen play spoilsport in Mylan earnings?
There is a lot to look forward to as Mylan reports earnings aftermarket today. The stock has been up 9.65%...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. Q4 2017 earnings snapshot
Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals posted a 9.9% decline in its fourth quarter 2017 revenue, driven by the impact of divestitures and...
From the Shark Tank to Bezos: Amazon buys Ring for $1 billion
If there is a story of chance, luck, failure, and success all bound together by fate, it is the story...
Bookings Holdings Q4 2017 earnings snapshot
Bookings Holdings (formerly known as The Priceline Group Inc. NASDAQ: PCLN), which changed its name a week ago and started...
Papa John’s International Q4 2017 earnings snapshot
Restaurant franchise company Papa John’s International (PZZA) reported a 6.3% jump in its revenue for the final quarter of 2017...
Comcast threatens Fox with a $31-billion offer for Sky
The takeover of European broadcaster Sky has both action and drama that promises to grab the attention of many an...
Qualcomm softens stance on merger bid by Broadcom ahead of board meeting
Broadcom’s unsolicited bid to buy rival Qualcomm has been plagued with uncertainties ever since the proposal was made. The deal...
General Mills gets its fill of Blue Buffalo
Blue Buffalo Pet Products will now have a new home at General Mills. The consumer-foods giant plans to buy the...
Sinclair to sell stations to win FCC approval for Tribune deal
If there is a book on M&As in the media industry, at least one chapter needs to be allotted to...
Merck’s latest purchase was a masterstroke; but it has a downside as well!
We have seen various kinds of M&A strategies out there in the Wall Street. But Merck’s purchase of Sydney-based Viralytics...
A song of chips and circuits: The Qualcomm – Broadcom saga
Mergers are often like a game of chess. Both sides need to measure each move and plan the counters. And...