U.K. Ministers Say Royal Mail IPO Was Done at Right PriceBloombergU.K. Business Secretary Vince Cable and and his deputy, Michael Fallon, defended their handling of the initial public offering of Royal Mail Plc (RMG), which has risen more than 50 percent since its trading debut. “I haven't seen any evidence …
Read More »Vince Cable slammed for standing by ”ridiculous” Royal Mail sell-off price – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Vince Cable slammed for standing by ''ridiculous'' Royal Mail sell-off priceMirror.co.ukCoalition business chief Vince Cable and his Tory underling were blasted today after refusing to apologise for flogging off the Royal Mail at a “ridiculous” low price. Labour and Tory MPs on the Business Select Committee had challenged the …
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Stocks to watch: GD, NFLX, EBAY, TWTRYahoo Finance (blog)Another stock to watch is eBay (EBAY) ahead of their earnings release after the close. Wall Street expects the online auction and payment giant to report first quarter earnings of $0.67 per share on $4.22 billion in revenue. Expectations are for a …
Read More »EBay's results top Wall Street targets but outlook disappoints
By Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – E-commerce giant eBay Inc forecast a smaller-than-expected second-quarter profit on Tuesday and will take a $3 billion non-cash tax charge to repatriate foreign earnings that will more than double its available U.S. cash. Shares of eBay fell 3 percent in after-hours trading despite …
Read More »eBay Beats On Earnings, Stock Down Slightly
eBay announced its Q1 earnings this afternoon… More: continued here
Read More »Today’s Post-Market Laggard Is EBay (EBAY) – TheStreet.com
Today's Post-Market Laggard Is EBay (EBAY)TheStreet.comeBay Inc. provides online platforms, tools, and services to help individuals and merchants in online and mobile commerce and payments in the United States and internationally. EBAY has a PE ratio of 26.5. Currently there are 20 analysts that rate eBay…and more » More: continued here
Read More »EBay's Earnings: What Wall Street Expects
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – EBay reports first-quarter earnings after the markets close on Tuesday and investors will finally be able to focus on the numbers as opposed to the e-commerce company's very public two-and-a-half-month battle with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn. In January, eBay said in January that it expected …
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Six people have been injured in an incident at a FedEx facility in Kennesaw, Georgia, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday morning. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail’s shares were correctly priced, ministers claim – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail's shares were correctly priced, ministers claimTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail's shares were correctly priced at 330p each when it was privatised last year – despite their value doubling on the stock market weeks later, ministers have said. MPs on the Business committee tore into Business Secretary Vince Cable and his … …
Read More »Vince Cable vows 'no apology' over Royal Mail sale
The Business Secretary insists that Royal Mail was not sold on the cheap but admits that the Government may consider "different methods" other than an IPO for future privatisations. More: continued here
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