Earnings

Earnings
Square Corners The Market On Q4 Transaction Growth
February 23, 2017

Square released its earnings yesterday, and it beat expectations on almost every metric, from revenues to gross transaction volumes to the bottom line itself. And among the standouts was Square Capital, which helped subscription and services revenues fly with 81 percent gains. We take you...

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Macy’s Manages An Earnings Beat — But Performance Is Still Lackluster
February 22, 2017

Though there is plenty to be concerned about in Macy’s latest round of earnings, the report was not entirely absent good news. Earnings did manage to eek out a beat on analysts’ expectations — but top line performance fell short yet again as Macy’s continued...

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Walmart Draws Digital Bead On Amazon
February 22, 2017

Strong Q4 earnings are in the rearview mirror for the juggernaut of retail. And In one metric of note, Walmart’s online sales are growing even more quickly than Amazon’s. Get ready for the great eCommerce race to quicken its pace.

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LivingSocial Acquisition Boosts Groupon Bottom Line
February 16, 2017

Restructuring seems to be paying off for Groupon, which reported strong Q4 earnings, with its shares up 20 percent. According to TechCrunch, the company showed Q4 sales of $934.9 million but with a net loss of $50.2 million and a non-GAAP EPS of $0.07. Both are good...

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Getting LendingClub’s Comeback To Click
February 15, 2017

The best news out of LendingClub’s latest earnings report is, frankly, that the news could have been worse. The marketplace lender did manage to notch better-than-expected earnings results yesterday and beat the street. Then again — analysts didn’t exactly set a terribly high bar for...

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Trucking For The Long Payments Haul
February 14, 2017

No longer just a job for convoys alone, a number of firms are entering the freight fray, with logistics and card payments the big beneficiaries.

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Western Union Beats Street
February 10, 2017

Western Union announced Thursday (Feb. 9) that it posted fourth quarter revenue of $1.4 billion, marking a 1 percent decline compared to last year’s fourth quarter but up 4 percent on a constant currency basis. For the fourth quarter, Western Union reported a loss of...

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Grubhub’s 2016 Growth Impacts Food Delivery Services
February 09, 2017

If Grubhub’s Q4 earnings call was any indication of the state of online food ordering’s future, the food service industry is set to see an upheaval. The online food ordering service company reported $137.5 million in revenue during Q4 2016, which is a significant increase...

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Slight Q4 Rev Miss Hits FIS Shares
February 07, 2017

Shares of Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) were down 3 percent in midday trading after the financial firm reported results that were largely in line with Wall Street expectations. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.14, meeting estimates, while revenues were just a bit...