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Earnings Report Coca-Cola’s 4Q15 Operating Margin Rose on Productivity Measures
Coca-Cola’s operating margin improved significantly to 15.2% in 4Q15 from 13.3% in the comparable quarter of the previous year.Company & Industry Overviews Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Developing Therapies for Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) is currently developing three investigational therapies—Patisiran, Revusiran, and ALN-TTRsc02—for the treatment of patients with hereditary ATTR amyloidosis.Macroeconomic Analysis Why Ready-to-Drink Coffee Is Gaining Popularity with US Consumers
Coffee lovers in the United States are boosting ready-to-drink coffee volumes.Earnings Report Under Armour: The ARMOURY and Its Wholesale Strategic Importance
The ARMOURY stores will cater to the premium segment of the market. They’ll also feature UA product exclusives and occasional visits from star athletes.Consumer The Lowe’s-Rona Transaction: Sizing Up the Potential Synergies
Lowe’s (LOW) expects the Rona (RON.TO) transaction to be accretive to its earnings per share or EPS from the very first year after the acquisition.Company & Industry Overviews National Oilwell Varco’s Growth Prospects in 2017
National Oilwell Varco’s (NOV) management expects upstream activity in North America’s shale plays to improve in 2017.Macroeconomic Analysis Bill Gross: Monetary Policy on Steady but Slow Path
After the release of the FOMC’s November statement, Bill Gross said that monetary policy in the United States is steadily moving toward normalization, though its pace is slow.Macroeconomic Analysis How Central Banks ‘Create’ Inflation
A QE program doesn’t just create inflation; it causes asset prices to rise as well. After the financial crisis of 2008, the Fed resorted to an ultra-accommodative monetary policy.Company & Industry Overviews What Drives Medtronic’s Restorative Therapies Group’s Growth?
Medtronic’s (MDT) Restorative Therapies Group (or RTG) segment, formed around seven years ago, has a strong market position today.Company & Industry Overviews Why AbbVie Expects PTK7 to Enhance Its Oncology Capabilities
Now in its phase-1 clinical trial, AbbVie’s PF-06647020, an ADC targeting protein kinase 7 could become a major therapy for advanced solid tumors.Company & Industry Overviews What Is Analog Devices’ Acquisition Strategy?
Analog Devices (ADI) has been using M&A (mergers and acquisitions) to rapidly expand its technology offerings and boost its revenue.Company & Industry Overviews Automotive: The Next Big Thing for Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (TXN) has increased its exposure in the automotive, industrial, and communications segments, which accounted for 64% of the company’s revenue in fiscal 1Q16.Company & Industry Overviews Understanding Boston Scientific’s MedSurg Segment
Boston Scientific’s (BSX) MedSurg segment contributes around 33% to the company’s total revenues and is the company’s second-largest segment.Company & Industry Overviews Celgene Continues to Develop New Multiple Myeloma Drugs
Celgene has been working on its immunomodulatory backbone drugs to develop combination therapies for use in treating all lines of multiple myeloma.Company & Industry Overviews Monster Beverage Increases Its Advertising Efforts
Monster Beverage enjoys huge popularity on social media. It has 24 million fans on Facebook (FB), 2.8 million fans on Twitter (TWTR), and 2.6 million fans on Instagram.Company & Industry Overviews Which IBM Partnerships and Acquisitions Have Boosted Watson?
Apart from acquisitions to further push the chances of Watson Health’s success in the healthcare space, IBM has partnered with Apple (AAPL), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and Medtronic (MDT).Earnings Report Major Factors Driving CVS’s Retail Pharmacy Segment Growth
CVS Health (CVS) expects Retail Pharmacy sales growth between 0.5% and 2% year-over-year in 2Q15. Total same-store sales are expected to be in the range of -1.25% to 0.25%.Company & Industry Overviews Why Do We Need to Analyze Sprint Promotions?
After Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure joined the company, Sprint added ~30,000 postpaid connections in fiscal 3Q14 and ~211,000 postpaid connections in fiscal 4Q14.