(RTTNews) - Ball Corp. (BLL) agreed to buy Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda, an aluminum aerosol packaging business with a plant near Sao Paolo, Brazil, along with associated contracts and other related assets for $80 million, plus a potential earn out.
Major U.S. life insurance providers have struggled as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country. However, while it's likely that many of these companies will face policy losses as the number of COVID-19-related deaths grow, they also face a threat from collapsing bond
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market fell into the red again on Wednesday, one day after it had snapped the three-day losing streak in which it had plummeted more than 240 points or 8.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,780-point plateau and it's expe
Faced with the possibility of cruise passengers jumping ship from coronavirus fears, Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) announced on Monday it's offering up to a $200 credit toward various services to customers who don't cancel their reservations. The incentive is available to peo
What happened
Several healthcare stocks tanked on Wednesday after the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the COVID-19 coronavirus disease a pandemic. Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) shares closed down 10.9%, HealthEquity (NASDAQ: HQY) stock fell by 11.1%, and Se
What happened
The coronavirus is officially a pandemic now, and that fact wreaked havoc on the stock market today, with major indices falling 4.7% (the Nasdaq Composite), 4.9% (the S&P 500), even 5.9% (the Dow Jones Industrial Average).
Wednesday was a busy day for Harvest Health & Recreation (OTC: HRVSF). The vertically-integrated cannabis company announced in a press release that it had agreed to acquire a peer, and also announced the departure of Executive Chairman Jason Vedadi.
What happened?
Things are going from bad to worse for any company that is involved in retail, or anything that requires in-person human interaction. Retail and experiential stocks fell hard today on this afternoon's news of the World Health Organization's declaration that the CO
Limoneira (LMNR) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.30 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.19. This compares to loss of $0.11 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.76 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.49. This compares to loss of $0.10 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD announced positive long-term results from the DISCOVER study of Descovy (emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, F/TAF) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
The devastating impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) on the global economy has led Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLT to withdraw its previously announced first-quarter and 2020 guidance.This deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2 ha
What happened
The stock market experienced one of its worst plunges in recent history on Wednesday, wiping out Tuesday's rebound and then some. As of 3 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index were lower by 6.3% and 5.6%, respectively.