Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its board had approved a new share repurchase program of up to $40 billion and raised its quarterly dividend. Microsoft, which said…… Read more “UPDATE 1-Microsoft approves $40 bln share repurchase program”

The result has been a volatile year for top industrial firms that do business in Asia. Perhaps nothing illustrates this give-and-take better than the iShares U.S. Industrials…… Read more “Five stocks to consider buying as the industrial sector stages a rebound”

New initiatives into business-to-business payments will drive the company’s stock higher, according to MoffettNathanson analyst Lisa Ellis. source https://finance.yahoo.com/m/13be7a0c-9421-38a8-8ad8-34a855435567/mastercard-stock-will-rise.html?.tsrc=rss

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM.A, Euronext: BAMA) and Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (OAK) (“Oaktree”) today provided notice that the previously announced election period…… Read more “Brookfield Asset Management and Oaktree Capital Group Announce the Anticipated Election Deadline”

RESTON, Va. , Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ —  Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE ® 500 science and technology leader, was awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S.…… Read more “Leidos Continues Submarine Detection Sonar Services Through TRAPS Award”

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) announced that its prime rate is decreasing from 5.25 percent to 5 percent, effective September…… Read more “Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Decreases Its Prime Rate To 5 Percent”

Northern Trust Corporation announced today that Chief Financial Officer S. Biff Bowman will step down from his role as CFO effective January 1, 2020, and retire from…… Read more “Northern Trust Announces Leadership Changes”

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BancorpSouth Bank (BXS) today announced a $100,000 contribution to Methodist Children’s Homes of Mississippi to support the organization’s work with…… Read more “BancorpSouth Contributes $100,000 to Methodist Children’s Homes of Mississippi”

FedEx may be right for the long-term investors. Traders might want to be cautious. source https://finance.yahoo.com/m/bf5a249c-3d46-3994-b964-1ea388889e7e/dumping-fedex-on-guidance%3F.html?.tsrc=rss

With new details pouring in about forthcoming digital video services from Apple Inc. and NBCUniversal, and blockbuster licensing deals at Netflix Inc. and HBO Max, the streaming…… Read more “Streaming roundup: Apple, NBCUniversal ignite value wars … Tinder films first series”