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Let us have a closer look… Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) today announced that it has signed a multi-year preferred partnership agreement with JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU). The new agreement significantly expands the existing marketing affiliation between the two companies, under which Avis Budget Group has served as a partner within JetBlue’s TrueBlue loyalty rewards...

Will the shares go up and up as well? Willis Lease Finance Corporation (Nasdaq:WLFC), the premier independent jet engine lessor in the commercial finance sector, announced it will be providing spare engines to support the Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft over the next five years. “With almost 700 aircraft in the Southwest […]

What are the details? First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCFS) today announced that it has acquired the assets of a 25-store chain of large format pawnshops with 24 locations in North Carolina and one in Virginia. In addition, the Company announced the recent acquisition of two additional pawn stores located in Kentucky in a separate […]

Nothing in the food industry has ever been as American as McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), but the company has been losing its grip on the restaurant sector or its appeal to American customers for several years. MCD’s share price has been in decline since 19 May. It’s current share price is 96.32, up 1.16 in intraday trading, […]

The share price of CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) was up by 0.53% to $103.12 today, one day after it announced that it was entering into a deal to acquire Target Corporations’ in-store clinic and pharmacy operations. Target shares (NYSE:TGT) were trading up by 0.65% today at $80.97. Target shares were off slightly after the announcement […]

Marriage proposal made via stock discussion thread – Investors Hub (iHub), one of the most active financial forums in the world, is the catalyst for a merger between two stock market enthusiasts. Bruce from Washington state, who has been using the site for nearly 10 years and goes by the alias nonsequetor, made the proposal on […]

What are the details? Bojangles'(Nasdaq:BOJA) today announced financial results for the first fiscal quarter 2015, which was a 13-week period ending on March 29, 2015. Bojangles’ also provided annual guidance for the fiscal year 2015, which is a 52-week period ending on December 27, 2015. Financial Highlights for the First Fiscal Quarter 2015 Compared to […]

Growth of global primary energy consumption decelerated markedly in 2014 The 2015 edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, launched today, highlights how significant changes in global energy production and consumption have had profound implications for prices, for the global fuel mix, and for global carbon dioxide emissions. The 64th annual edition of […]

Raised $78.3 million in initial public offering on April 24th Apigee (Nasdaq:APIC), developer of an intelligent API platform for digital business, today announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2015. “We are very pleased with our financial results for the third quarter as we continued to execute at a high level,” […]

General Electric’s share price (NYSE:GE) is bouncing up and down this morning as investors are reacting to the not-so-surprising news that the company is taking the steps it has indicated it would to divest itself of its private equity business.  The company confirmed this morning that it will sell its sponsor finance business and a […]