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Look For MuleSoft To Kick Into Growth Mode In 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 11:53am | 501Following its attendance at Mulesoft Inc (NYSE: MULE)'s annual customer conference in San Francisco, William Blair said its interactions throughout the conference signaled strong growth outlook for the remainder of the year. Analysts Bhavan Suri and David Griffin clarified that most customers...
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Crunchbase Accelerates Product Pipeline With $18 Million Series B Funding
Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 8:21am | 621Crunchbase, a global business information database, announced Thursday that it secured $18 million in Series B funding and launched premium service Crunchbase Enterprise. The funding, led by Mayfield, will contribute to the team’s product development and personnel expansion. Crunchbase will...
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Bob Peck: Holiday Shopping Forecast Suggests Amazon, eBay Will Meet Estimates
Monday, November 21, 2016 - 12:02pm | 352According to comScore, digital e-commerce spending will grow in the 2016 holiday season by 16–19 percent to $79 billion–$81 billion, representing an acceleration in growth compared to a year ago. Robert "Bob" S. Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey pointed out that over the past two years...
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Expected 4% Retail Sales Gain This Holiday Season Is Bad News For Large Retailers
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 8:38am | 380Retail sales are expected to grow around 4 percent this holiday season, but investors are cautioned against assuming this is a bullish sign for large retailers. This figure would mark an acceleration from last year's holiday sales, which rose 3.6 percent from the year before. Bloomberg, citing a...
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Top 10 Employers For Recent Graduates
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 3:17pm | 273CNN Money reported Wednesday on succeeding in the new global economy, listing 25 of the world’s top employers of new graduates. Related Link: Top 10 Most Sought-After Employers In The United States The top 10 were as follows: Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Apple Inc. (...
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Deloitte Expresses Interest In Cryptocurrencies By Joining Australian Industry Group
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 12:37pm | 338This week, Deloitte announced plans to join the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association, an industry group that lobbies for the rights of Australian digital currency traders. Many saw Deloitte's involvement as a big step forward for the digital currency community, as the accounting firm is...
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IPO Outlook: API-Focused Software Tech Company Apigee Is A Silent Growth Story
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 1:50pm | 1237Apigee Corp (NASDAQ: APIC), the rapidly growing software developer based in San Jose, plans its $105 million initial public offering Friday. The company expects to price its shares between $16 and $18. Pricing at the midpoint would value Apigee at $495 million in terms of market cap. The company...
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Deloitte: Holiday Sales Will Rise As Much As 4.5%, Shopping Malls Still Relevant
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 10:15am | 374Deloitte's annual holiday survey is in and paints a positive picture of the U.S. consumer. On October 28, Deloitte released its 29th annual holiday shopping report. The analysts concluded that sales will increase 4.0 percent to 4.5 percent this year, providing retailers with a much-needed...
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Holiday Retail Forecast 2014 Part I: Industry Predictions And The Importance Of Omni-Channeling
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 10:13am | 572For more, see Part II of this story. The holiday shopping season is the retail industry’s bread and butter. Those few weeks — accounting for nearly 40 percent of most stores’ annual sales — are rapidly approaching. As retailers begin to tighten their marketing and...
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Holiday Spending Forecast At Highest Level In 3 Years
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 10:51am | 237Growth in jobs and personal income should help boost holiday spending to its highest level in three years, the International Council of Shopping Centers said Thursday. The group expects shoppers will spend $488.6 billion in the November through January period, up 4 percent from last year, according...
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Market Wrap For April 30: Markets Positive Despite Fed Tapering and GDP Rising Less Than Expected
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 4:35pm | 3030U.S. stocks rose as investors cheered the latest move by the Federal Reserve who stacked on another $10 billion to its tapering effort. By doing so, the central bank has lowered its asset purchases to $45 billion per month. “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in...
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NQ Mobile: Was Muddy Waters Wrong This Whole Time?
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 11:13am | 521An independent investigation led by accounting giant Deloitte and law firm Shearman & Sterling have thus far found no evidence that NQ Mobile (NYSE: NQ) has engaged in any fraudulent activity. The independent investigation stemmed from accusations by Muddy Waters, an investment research firm...
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Fortune Magazine's Best Places To Work
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 1:14pm | 685Do you work for Google? If so, congratulations! And, stay where you are because your employer is number one (for the fifth time) in Fortune magazine’s 17th annual list of the 100 best companies to work for. If you are looking for a job, or looking to change jobs, and Google isn’t in your...
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EXCLUSIVE: GeoInvesting's Dan David Answers L&L Energy Questions (LLEN)
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 1:03pm | 921Disclosure: Dan David is short LLEN In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Dan David of GeoInvesting answered questions about L&L Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLEN). Last month Geo wrote an article titled “GeoInvesting Blows The Whistle On L&L Energy,” which lays out the argument for L...
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New Oriental Tumbles on SEC Investigation, Research Report
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 2:10pm | 297New Oriental Education (NYSE: EDU) plummeted as much as 30 percent on Wednesday, after the company reported a sales slowdown and a formal SEC investigation. A report by Muddy Waters Research today is also raising questions about whether the company's network of schools are 100 percent company-...