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Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Apple, Zillow, AMC & more

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday

7 years ago
AmEx beats profit on higher card spending; expenses a worry

AmEx beats profit on higher card spending; expenses a worry

Credit card issuer American Express Co beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Friday, as a healthy U.S. economy fueled higher spending by its customers.



7 years ago
AB InBev sells Australian brewer to Asahi, keeps Asia IPO on radar

AB InBev sells Australian brewer to Asahi, keeps Asia IPO on radar

Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world's largest brewer, is selling its Australian operations to Japan's Asahi for $11 billion and could revive the stalled flotation of its Asian business as it looks to cut debt.



7 years ago
Wall St. edges higher on Microsoft's beat, rate cut optimism

Wall St. edges higher on Microsoft's beat, rate cut optimism

Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Friday after solid results from technology giant Microsoft added to an upbeat mood following hints from a top Federal Reserve official that a U.S. interest rate cut could be imminent.



7 years ago

A big Tesla skeptic on Wall Street raises his estimate for second-quarter earnings

One of Tesla's Wall Street skeptics now sees it headed to a nearly profitable second-quarter earnings report.

7 years ago

Ohio Congresswoman says lack of financial literacy could be a problem for Facebook Libra users

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, grilled Facebook's David Marcus, asking about the steps he will take to educate the 1.7 million unbanked people Libra plans to reach.

7 years ago
Syngenta profits hit by U.S./China trade wars, bad weather

Syngenta profits hit by U.S./China trade wars, bad weather

Agricultural chemical maker Syngenta on Friday reported a 34% fall in first-half net income, showing the impact of U.S. trade disputes with China and Mexico as well as bad weather in some of its markets.



7 years ago
5 Digital Policies Small Biz MUST Have

5 Digital Policies Small Biz MUST Have

AiAuthority | Kristina Podnar | Jul 8 2019 It’s hard to overestimate the role of small businesses plays in the American economy: Businesses with fewer than 5 employees account for 62% of all businesses in the U.S. More than half of all Americans own or work for a small business. Small businesses are responsible for

7 years ago
Microsoft brightens Wall St. mood as rate cut hopes rise

Microsoft brightens Wall St. mood as rate cut hopes rise

U.S. stock futures inched higher on Friday as strong results for Microsoft's cloud business fed into a bullish mood following signs from New York Fed President John Williams that the U.S. central bank was set to cut interest rates this month.



7 years ago
Fed rate cut hopes, Microsoft lift stocks;  dollar bounces

Fed rate cut hopes, Microsoft lift stocks; dollar bounces

A gauge of global stocks climbed on Friday as investors expect an aggressively dovish U.S. Federal Reserve at its next meeting and as early returns on earnings season have been better than anticipated.



7 years ago
BlackRock's profit hit by lower fees for lending stocks

BlackRock's profit hit by lower fees for lending stocks

BlackRock Inc , the world's largest asset manager, took in less cash last quarter as investors moved into lower-cost bond funds, and it made less money lending out stocks.



7 years ago
PepsiCo to buy South Africa's Pioneer Food for $1.7 billion

PepsiCo to buy South Africa's Pioneer Food for $1.7 billion

PepsiCo has struck a deal to buy South Africa's Pioneer Food Group for $1.7 billion, the companies said on Friday, lifting Pioneer's shares and boosting a sector that has been hit by drought and tough trading conditions.



7 years ago

Battling flood damage? Here's why you'll have a hard time getting a tax break for it

If your home and belongings were lost in a fire or in a flood, you're about to have a harder time claiming those losses on your tax return. Here's why.

7 years ago
As 'superstar' cities keep winning, worrisome U.S. divide widens

As 'superstar' cities keep winning, worrisome U.S. divide widens

In the depths of the financial crisis, when the world was shunning debt and battening down for the worst, city officials here zagged in what seemed a preposterous direction and spent $600 million on a new convention center.



7 years ago
BlackRock second-quarter profit misses estimates

BlackRock second-quarter profit misses estimates

BlackRock Inc , the world's largest asset manager, missed analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Friday, as investment advisory and securities lending revenue fell and costs rose.



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