Genuine Parts Company reported earnings per share of $1.17, $0.04 less than the Street consensus but $0.09 better than year-ago EPS. The Street was expecting better performance from Genuine Parts’ office products and electrical wholesale operations. With the automotive group performing well and our expectation that the industrial and electrical/electronic (EIS) groups should improve as…
As an effort to compete with Facebook and WhatsApp, Google is rumored to launch free SMS app. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is striving to take over the mobile messaging market with it’s WhatsApp acquisition, but it may soon have to face serious competition from Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG). According to a report from Economic Times,…
Forward Air’s FWRD second-quarter consolidated revenue increased 8% but was roughly flat when excluding the addition of TQI, which was acquired in March. The core airport-to-airport business fell 5% from last year, driven by 3% deterioration in total yield and a low-single-digit fall in tonnage. A large portion of the revenue decline relates to a…
Using Smartphones in the Classroom seems to be a certain win-win for both the students as well as the teacher. The smartphones make a strong case for a device which is technologically superior, accessible as well as adaptable to the role prescribed. Therefore it does sound right if smartphones are constructively used in the classrooms…
Smartphones have had a major impact on all of us since they were first launched. Not only are they in vogue, but they are also one of the most efficient devices which we have on our hands right now. The Smartphone accessories are the ones which make the smartphones ever more important to us. Here…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL)’s anticipated 27 inch iMac with Retina Display is set to launch during media event in October. Jack March, citing an unnamed source, claimed the larger iMac would receive the upgrade. The larger iMac computer will feature a 5K screen resolution with 5,120 by 2,880. This is double the current resolution of…
