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Departures In The Luxury Retail Space: More Problems Ahead?
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 4:17pm | 987The aging market of luxury retail seems to be decomposing. Consistently high rates of management turnover have peeled back a facade of elegance and exposed a state of internal decay. On Sunday, Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) dropped CEO Frederic Cumenal. On Saturday, Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL) CEO...
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Numerous Analysts Bullish On VWR Following Quiet Period Expiration
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 11:57am | 155On Tuesday , the analyst quiet period on shares of VWR Corp (NASDAQ: VWR) expired. Following the expiration, analysts at multiple firms initiated bullish coverage on the company. Goldman Sachs: Buy rating; $31 price target. Isaac Ro outlined three catalysts: Accelerating growth in...
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SLIDESHOW: The Most Memorable App And Software Failures
Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 1:09pm | 204Fourteen years ago, tech experts predicted that the Y2K bug would create a number of problems for computers, computer networks and other electronic devices. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, as much as $300 billion was spent to upgrade computers and programs to be Y2K-compliant. When...
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Top Performing Japanese Stocks on the NYSE (NMR, MFG, KUB)
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 1:18pm | 579The Bank of Japan's surprise decision to follow the U.S. Federal Reserve's lead and launch a new round its own quantitative easing lifted Asian and European stocks, and even buoyed the U.S. markets in early trading Wednesday. Japan's central bank announced that it will increase the size of its...
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Asia And Europe Are Weak; Japan Banks Like Mizuho Move Higher
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 6:23am | 121Stocks were mostly lower in Asia and Europe on Thursday as traders worried about the fallout from the downgrade of Greece's debt by ratings agencies. China's Shanghai Composite Index lost 2.3%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.2%, South Korea's Kospi Index was off 1%, and Taiwan's Taiex Index...