Active Biotech Stocks: Medivation & Vivus
Here we take a close look at two upcoming Biotech Stocks which have dominated majority of the news in the Biotech Segment. Xtandi could very well be a game-changer for Medivation. Vivus posted extremely postive results off late but there are reasons to worry if you are an investor of Vivus. Let’s take a closer look at the three stocks. Medivation gained 8.5% even though … Continue reading Active Biotech Stocks: Medivation & Vivus
Morning Watch List – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Cementos Pacasmayo (NYSE:CPAC) , Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) , Leggett (NYSE:LEG)
The $7 billion Citigroup settlement with the Department of Justice, the largest civil fraud penalty in U.S history, has rightfully drawn criticism for failing to compensate the alleged victims of the bank’s pre-financial crisis mortgage securitization practices: those investors stuck with non-performing securities who were insufficiently warned of the latter’s risks.Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was 1.17% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Morning Watch List – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Cementos Pacasmayo (NYSE:CPAC) , Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) , Leggett (NYSE:LEG)
Morning Alert – Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) , MeetMe Inc (NASDAQ:MEET) , WPX Energy Inc (NYSE:WPX) , Orion Energy (NYSEMKT:OESX), Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:AXDX)
Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) will hold a conference call to discuss financial results for its second quarter on August 7, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time), following the release of its financial results after the close of market. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) stock performance was 0.66% in last session and finished the day at $3.06. Traded volume was 10.82million shares in the last … Continue reading Morning Alert – Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) , MeetMe Inc (NASDAQ:MEET) , WPX Energy Inc (NYSE:WPX) , Orion Energy (NYSEMKT:OESX), Accelerate Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:AXDX)
Investors Are Watching – Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) , Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) , Sangamo Biosciences (NASDAQ:SGMO) , RPM International (NYSE:RPM) , Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY)
Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) is set to release its second-quarter 2014 results before the opening bell on Jul 24, 2014. In the last quarter, the company delivered a positive 50.00% earnings surprise. Likewise, the company has delivered positive earnings surprises in three of the last four quarters, with an average beat of 77.78%. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. Nokia Corporation … Continue reading Investors Are Watching – Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) , Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) , Sangamo Biosciences (NASDAQ:SGMO) , RPM International (NYSE:RPM) , Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:EPAY)
Software Stocks in News: Sony Corporation, Electronic Arts Inc & Microsoft Corporation
Here we take a look at three stocks which have dominated much of the news in the Gaming Segment recently: Sony Corporation, Electronic Arts Inc & Microsoft Corporation. Sony Corporation (NYSE SNE) learns lesson from its past mistakes about pricing the latest video games while Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is still not concentrating upon the fact. This Monday companies announced in Los Angeles at an … Continue reading Software Stocks in News: Sony Corporation, Electronic Arts Inc & Microsoft Corporation
Latvian National Airline airBaltic Becomes World’s First Airline to Accept Bitcoin
This week, Latvia’s national airline, airBaltic, confirmed that it is now accepting bitcoin, and that in doing so, it became the first airline that accepts bitcoin directly, rather than through a third party. By becoming the first airline to accept bitcoin, airBaltic has surely stolen a march on everybody else.
This is a positive move for those that want bitcoin to evolve into a mainstream currency that can be used for the purchase of everyday goods and utilities, and it could lead competitors to also offer a bitcoin payment option.
The immediate knock-on effect could be that Expedia will start accepting bitcoin for flight bookings, in addition to hotel bookings that you can already make with the cryptocurrency.
News on Bitcoins
The Airline airBatic has become the first Airline to allow Bitcoin as a mode of payment. However, airBatic is charging a transaction fee for any payment made through Bitcoin. A processing and handling fee typically is meant to cover costs from processing the payment. So, where in this case there is practically none, it is not clear why this expense still applies.
Surely, the handling of the booking itself would already be accounted for in its salaries and expenses, as this is the main purpose and reason for the business’s existence, so it would seem pretty odd not to have this factored into its costs already. There is no transaction fee when using an airBaltic card, for example, which demonstrates that the main purpose of these fees are deterrents, aimed to encourage customers to avoid other payment methods and to take advantage of the benefits of being an airBaltic cardholder.
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