Новости за 26.10.2015

Cheesecake Factory Inc. shares slumped late Monday after the restaurant chain reported disappointing quarterly revenue. Cheesecake Factory said third-quarter earnings rose to $26.2 million, or 52 cents a share, from $24.2 million, or 48 cents a share, a year ago. On an adjusted basis, the casual dining company would have earned 59 cents a share, better than the 56 cents a share forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue grew to $526.7 million from $499.1 million but fell short of $535 million projected. Читать дальше...

Wal-Mart submitted an application Monday to test drones in the U.S.

Wal-Mart submitted an application Monday to test drones in the U.S.

Wal-Mart submitted an application Monday to test drones in the U.S.

Network infrastructure provider XTera Communications Inc. will offer 5.5 million shares in its initial public offering, expecting the shares to price between $9 and $11 a piece, according to a filing Monday setting the terms of the previously announced IPO. The company will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol XCOM. BMO Capital Markets, Cowen & Co. Needham & Co. are among the underwriters.

U.S. stocks ended Monday’s session mostly lower as a renewed selloff in energy shares weighed on Wall Street.

Trivascular Technologies Inc. shares jumped in the extended session Monday after Endologix Inc. agreed to acquire the medical device company for $211 million in stock and cash. Trivascular shares surged 55% to $7.80, but still fell short of the transaction value of $9.10 a share. Endologix shares were flat at $13.73. Trivascular also said it expects third-quarter revenue of $9.5 million, while analysts surveyed by FactSet expect $9.3 million.

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History shows that a big run-up in stocks in October tends to mute the potential for a “Santa Claus rally” at the end of the year, according to a stock-market analyst.

In Hong Kong, the average annual rent for one square foot of office space in a high-rise building is $255.50. Assuming each employee gets 200 square feet, that’s $40,100 spent per employee each year.

Reps. Kevin Brady and Pat Tiberi are vying for the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. One analyst says a Brady-led committee would mean the oil and gas industry and a tax structure that it uses ‘would have no better friend’ on the panel.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said Monday that it will consider giving certain big investors the chance to nominate members to its board, potentially joining a long list of U.S. companies opening up corporate elections this year.

Marvell Technology Group Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Monday after the chip maker's accounting firm resigned. Marvell shares fell 7.9% to $8.70. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, Marvell said PricewaterhouseCoopers had resigned as the company's accounting firm on Oct. 20. Marvell said that while PwC did not issue an "adverse opinion" for audits of the past two fiscal years, the accounting firm advised the company to expand the scope of its 2016 audit... Читать дальше...

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Internet and media company IAC InterActive Corp. said Monday it earned $65.6 million, or 74 cents a share, in the third quarter, down from $326.8 million, or $3.68 a share, a year ago. Sales rose 7% to $838.6 million, up from $782.2 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected the company to report earnings of 50 cents a share on sales of $805 million. Revenue from IAC's Match Group, parent of several internet dating sites such as Tinder and OK Cupid, grew 19%, IAC said. The Match... Читать дальше...

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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Monday after the insurer's earnings fell short of Wall Street estimates. Hartford shares dropped 6.9% to $45.45. The company reported third-quarter earnings of 90 cents a share on revenue of $4.56 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated 99 cents a share on revenue of $4.55 billion.

Shares of Broadcom Corp. rose in Monday's extended session after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Broadcom said its third-quarter earnings rose to $429 million, or 69 cents a share, from $98 million, or 16 cents a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the company would have earned 77 cents a share, ahead of the 73 cents a share forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue fell to $2.19 billion from $2.26 billion. Broadcom is in the process of being bought out by Avago Technologies Ltd. Читать дальше...

Rent-A-Center Inc. shares fell in the extended session Monday after the company's outlook fell well short of the Wall Street consensus. Rent-A-Center shares dropped 19% to $20.76. The company said it expects earnings of 52 cents to 62 cents a share in the fourth quarter, and $2 to $2.10 and share for the year. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated 68 cents a share for the fourth quarter and $2.15 a share for the year. The company reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 47 cents a sahre... Читать дальше...

Integrated Device Technology Inc. , or IDT, said Monday it has agreed to buy privately held ZMDI for $310 million in cash. The acquisition is "accretive to earnings" in the first full quarter following the deal's close, IDT said. ZMDI adds digital power products related to communications infrastructure and data-center requirements, the San Jose, Calif., company said. "This move accelerates progress to our ($800 million) annual revenue goal within our industry benchmark financial performance by... Читать дальше...

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The government agency tasked with monitoring the stability of U.S. financial markets says a big risk to asset prices is the Federal Reserve.

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Monday, weighed down by a sharp selloff in energy shares. The S&P 500 closed 4.03 points, or 0.2%, lower at 2,071.12, while the energy sector lost 2.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 24.39 points, or 0.1%, to 17,622.31. The Nasdaq Composite eked out a small gain, adding 2.84 points, or less than 0.1%, to 5,0340.70.

U.S. stocks end mostly lower; Apple, Chevron weigh on Dow

Payments startup says it raised another $30 million in funding, and stakeholder Vinod Khosla is leaving the board.