Category: Services Sector

Services Sector

Services Sector Weeks 20% Losers: China Distance Education (NYSE:DL), CHC (NYSE:HELI), Bridgepoint Education (NYSE:BPI), China Lodging Group (NASDAQ:HTHT)

China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:DL) (“CDEL”, or the “Company”), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, today announced that the follow-on public offering of an aggregate of 4,000,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) by the Company and several selling shareholders was priced at US$21.00 per ADS. China Distance Education Hldgs Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:DL) stock performance was -1.84% in last session … Continue reading Services Sector Weeks 20% Losers: China Distance Education (NYSE:DL), CHC (NYSE:HELI), Bridgepoint Education (NYSE:BPI), China Lodging Group (NASDAQ:HTHT)

Ryan Holtz
Services Sector, Software

Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) Agrees to Buy Spanish Cable Operator Ono

The American Depositary Receipts of Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) edged up in recent pre-market trading on Monday after a Reuters report that said the British mobile communications company has agreed to buy Spanish cable operator Ono for $7.2 billion euros ($10 billion). Reuters said the acquisition will boost its portfolio of offerings by adding a combination of mobile and fixed-line telephony, pay-TV, and broadband. Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) was … Continue reading Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) Agrees to Buy Spanish Cable Operator Ono

Adam Keintzel
Services Sector

Services Sector Touching New Lows: Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS), ADT Corp (NYSE:ADT), CONN’S (NASDAQ:CONN), CHC Group Ltd (NYSE:HELI)

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) on Mar. 6 announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Staples, Inc. common stock of $0.12 per share. The dividend is payable on April 17, 2014, to shareholders of record on March 28, 2014. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) stock performance was -2.43% in last session and finished the day at $11.22. Traded volume was 22.10 million shares … Continue reading Services Sector Touching New Lows: Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS), ADT Corp (NYSE:ADT), CONN’S (NASDAQ:CONN), CHC Group Ltd (NYSE:HELI)

Colin Pettis
Services Sector

Services Sector Touching New Highs: Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX), Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM), Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP)

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) on Mar. 10 announced a new program, Rite Aid Health Alliance, a pioneering health management collaboration among various healthcare providers that provides comprehensive care and support to individuals with chronic and poly-chronic health conditions and helps them achieve health improvement goals established by their physicians. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) stock performance was -2.17% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Services Sector Touching New Highs: Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX), Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM), Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP)

Colin Pettis
Services Sector

Services Sector Top Losers: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), ModusLink Global Solutions (NASDAQ:MLNK), Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN), Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV)

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE:DANG), a leading business-to-consumer e-commerce company in China, today announced that Mr. Jun Zou, the chief financial officer of the Company, has tendered his resignation for personal reasons. His resignation will be effective on April 10, 2014. E Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) stock performance was -5.79% in last session and finished the day at $15.79. Traded volume was 7.03 … Continue reading Services Sector Top Losers: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), ModusLink Global Solutions (NASDAQ:MLNK), Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN), Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV)

Kristen Barton
Services Sector

Services Sector Unusual Volume: Krispy Kreme (NYSE:KKD), Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS), CTC Media (NASDAQ:CTCM), Home Inns & Hotels (NASDAQ:HMIN)

Fourth-quarter profits for Krispy Kreme (NYSE:KKD) more than tripled year over year, with the company now having approximately 800 locations worldwide. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE:KKD) stock performance was 1.16% in last session and finished the day at $20.11. Traded volume was 5,517,121million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.18million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.30. Krispy … Continue reading Services Sector Unusual Volume: Krispy Kreme (NYSE:KKD), Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS), CTC Media (NASDAQ:CTCM), Home Inns & Hotels (NASDAQ:HMIN)

Mark DeFrance