The True Tax Benefit of IRAs and 401(k)s
Traditional IRA accounts and 401(k) plans each carry the same tax structure. Until their contribution limits are reached—in ...
Verizon Earnings: Modest Steady Growth Should Continue as Broadband Expands
In the third quarter, Verizon’s VZ wireless service revenue increased 2.7%, while phone sales continued declining. The firm ...
Frontier reportedly considering renewed merger talks with Spirit Airlines
More than two years after a merger deal fell apart, Frontier Airlines is considering another run at acquiring Spirit Airlines, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night. According to the Journal, ...
RTX Benefits from a Long Runway of Aircraft Demand and Faces Decades of Aftermarket Business
While the combined RTX is more focused on aerospace and defense, it is still large and difficult to manage. Pratt & Whitney’s placement on the A320 family and A220 aircraft should substantially ...
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Vast Distribution Scale and Strong Customer Relationships Should Bode Well for Long-Term Growth
With a solid presence in the global automotive distribution industry that is cemented by its footprint of 9,800 affiliated stores, we believe Genuine Parts is well suited to continue serving its ...
Seagate Should See Medium-Term Growth in HDDs but Lacks a Moat
Seagate is a leading designer and manufacturer of hard disk drives, or HDDs, used for data storage in consumer and enterprise applications. We think Seagate is successfully transitioning its portfolio ...
Enphase reports weaker quarter, and this time its U.S. business is not the problem
Enphase Energy Inc. shares fell more than 12% in the extended session Tuesday after the maker of solar microinverters and battery systems reported weaker quarterly results and called for lower sales ...
McDonald's stock drops as Quarter Pounders linked to E. coli outbreak, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late Tuesday it is investigating an outbreak of E. coli linked to McDonald's Corp. Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and ...
Texas Instruments earnings show some improvements, despite weak industrial sales
Texas Instruments (TXN), seen as a bellwether for the semiconductor industry in part because of its early reporting date, saw sequential declines in its industrial business but sequential growth in ...
Starbucks' latest financials sink shares, as CEO says it's 'harder to be a customer than it should be'
CEO Brian Niccol, who joined Starbucks (SBUX) from Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) last month, said in a video presentation that the company had lost track of its identity as a coffee chain, and ...
Philip Morris International Continues to Enjoy Growth from a Geographic and Product Diversity
Philip Morris International’s balance sheet reflected elevated leverage from the acquisition of Swedish Match. Net debt/consolidated EBITDA was 3 times, up significantly from 1.6 times at the end of ...
Legendary 'Letterman' and 'Daily Show' producer on discovering hidden talent on the job - and in herself - at 65
I want my normal hair - and I don't want it on my face." When Smithberg was in her 20s and just starting out as a producer for Italian TV, she thought by this stage of her life she'd be more like the ...