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10 Companies That Saw The Biggest Jumps In The Fortune 500
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 9:58am | 304Read More...Fortune released its "Fortune 500" ranking, which is a list of the 500 largest and most prestigious companies in business. While the top 10 companies in the rankings are a predictable group, it may be more interesting to take a look at which companies improved their rankings year-over-year. Related...
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Fortune 500: This Year's Top 10 Companies
Monday, June 6, 2016 - 2:27pm | 325Read More...For the past 62 years, Fortune has released its list of the top 500 companies, dubbed the "Fortune 500." When combined, the 500 companies represent two-thirds of the U.S. GDP and boast $12 trillion in revenues, $840 billion in profits, $17 trillion in market capitalization and employ near 28...
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Why HP Is Finally 'Waking Up' And Considering The Benefits of Splitting Its Business
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 11:29am | 440Read More...When Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) reported its latest earnings last Thursday, very few were expecting the company to make any sort of announcement regarding the proposed splitting off of company's businesses. However, on the earnings call, HP CEO Meg Whitman surprised the Street by...
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Morgan Stanley Says A Good Q4 For Box 'Might Not Be Good Enough'
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 9:29am | 161Read More...In a report published Thursday, Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss commented that Box Inc's (NYSE: BOX) fourth quarter print showed progress in several areas, but 33 percent billings growth doesn't meet expectations for its first quarter post-IPO. Weiss noted that the company's 45,000 customer base...
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Box Just Did Something Rare For A Company About To Go Public
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 11:57am | 596Read More...It is rare for a company that has already filed for an IPO to seek new financing. Box Inc. did just that Monday, raising $150 million from private equity firm, TPG Growth and from Coatue Management, L.L.C. According to The Wall Street Journal, data from Dow Jones VentureSource indicated that...
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15 Companies That Are Killing It With Equal Rights
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 4:33pm | 1268Read More...The Supreme Court's decision on Monday, in Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby, exempted some companies from offering contraceptive coverage for women workers. The ruling raised concerns among equal rights proponents about potential discrimination against members of the LGBT and other communities, based on...
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Can a Picture of the CEO Predict Stock Performance?
Monday, December 19, 2011 - 8:14am | 863Read More...Earlier this fall a noted author, Michael Lewis, talked about an interesting investment strategy on CNN's Global Public Square. Lewis discussed his Moneyball book and the theory that people make misjudgments when they rely too much on their eyes instead of numbers and hard data. Lewis mentioned...
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Major Companies Shed Record Jobs In 2009 (WMT, JPM)
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:44pm | 129Read More...Fortune 500 companies slashed a record 821,000 jobs in 2009. According to Reuters, these companies collectively increased their profits three-fold in 2009. However, there was a 8.7% decline in sales revenue. Business magazine Fortune has released its latest business rankings. Shawn Tully, Fortune’s...
