Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina are the Latin American countries that earned the best grades for their response to the coronavirus, according to a poll conducted in the region and released on Friday, while Brazil was tagged as the worst performer.
Encompass Health Corporation EHC recently formed a joint venture (JV) with Knoxville-based Covenant Health, which is the healthcare system offering diverse range of healthcare services in Tennessee. Through this alliance, the companies will be responsible for operating the Patri
Johnson & Johnson JNJ ("J&J") announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing approval to its two-dose Ebola vaccine regimen for the prevention of Ebola Virus caused by Zaire strain.
By Brett Owens
Smart, innovative retail dividends are going to hold a special place in the hearts of many income investors when this pandemic is through. I recently mused about my springtime e-tailing adventures out of Puerto Backyarda. While I got my mister to stay cool, many
Discover Financial Services DFS stock has declined so far this year due to the widespread volatility induced by COVID-19 as well as weak operating results.Shares of this presently Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have shed 41.5% of value year to date, wider than its industry's dec
Ballard Power Systems BLDP has won a $7.7-million worth order of membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) from Guangdong Synergy Ballard Hydrogen Power Co., Ltd. (Synergy-Ballard JVCo). This order is placed in pursuant to the MEA Long-Term Supply Agreement and Stack Assembly License
Kemper Corporation KMPR is poised for growth, given a compelling product portfolio and solid capital position.The company’s return on equity of 12.8% is higher than 8.3% for the industry, reflecting the company’s efficiency in using shareholder funds. The company remains foc
Baker Hughes Company BKR recently announced the rig count for June. In the United States, the total rig number fell from the May 2020 figure due to a drop in count of both onshore and offshore rigs. This was the fourth consecutive decline in the U.S. monthly rig count.
Per a Sec filing, Uber Technologies UBER appointed Revathi Advaithi to its board. Notably, Advaithi is the current CEO of Flex Ltd. FLEX. She has been at the helm of this currently Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) Singapore-based company since February 2019.
Electric vehicles (EV) are the future of the automobile industry. Stricter emissions and fuel-economy targets are boosting the environment-friendly EV market. Amid rising climate concerns, investors are intrigued by automakers that look for solutions to lower global carbon emis
Big Lots, Inc. BIG stock is tracking up the charts and appears a consistent top-notch performer, thanks to its robust transformational efforts including omni-channel initiatives. Apart from putting up a stellar quarterly performance, management recently issued a business update
Boston Scientific Corporation BSX recently received the FDA 510(k) clearance for its LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (“ICM”) System. Notably, ICM is a new long-term diagnostic device which is implanted in patients to detect arrhythmias (a condition in which the heart beats
Lebanon is drifting deeper into crisis as it fails to do anything to remedy its collapsing currency and wider financial meltdown, raising big concerns for its stability.
YETI Holdings, Inc. YETI is looking like an interesting pick from a technical perspective, as the company is seeing favorable trends on the moving average crossover front. Recently, the 50 Day Moving Average for YETI broke out above the 200 Day Simple Moving Average, suggesting
IVERIC bio, Inc. ISEE is looking like an interesting pick from a technical perspective, as the company is seeing favorable trends on the moving average crossover front. Recently, the 50 Day Moving Average for ISEE broke out above the 200 Day Simple Moving Average, suggesting a s
Agenus Inc. AGEN is looking like an interesting pick from a technical perspective, as the company is seeing favorable trends on the moving average crossover front. Recently, the 50 Day Moving Average for AGEN broke out above the 200 Day Simple Moving Average, suggesting a short-
International cricket will gingerly ease out of a 117-day shutdown in Southampton next week but the scars of the COVID-19 pandemic will be clearly evident at the Ageas Bowl.
Taiwan's exports in June are likely to have dropped 3%, compared with a year earlier, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit global demand for the island's electronics exports, a median forecast of 13 analysts polled by Reuters showed.
A stunning V-shaped recovery in the price of copper is looking stretched as top consumer China enters its summer construction slowdown and fears of supply disruptions from the coronavirus have been mostly priced into the market.
Japan's household spending and machinery orders likely extended declines in May, providing further evidence that the coronavirus crisis is hurting the economy.