Text size CEO of Ericsson Börje Ekholm (Per Myrehed). Shares in Ericsson soared more than 10% on Friday, after the Swedish telecoms company reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings, fueled by an increase in 5G network sales and software revenue. The back story. Ericsson has made a recovery under Börje Ekholm, who …
Read More »Wall Street is optimistic about Dell’s spin-off of its VMware stake
Text size Denis Doyle / Bloomberg Analysts at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are optimistic about the announcement by Dell Technologies that it is considering a spin-off of its valuable 81% stake in VMware., It is now worth more than all of Dell’s market value. Dell shares (ticker DELL) rose …
Read More »PG&E Stock is going up to start its first day of bankruptcy
Text size Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Pacific Gas and Electric shares opened higher on the first day of trading for the California utility company after emerging from bankruptcy. PG&E (ticker: PCG) requested the Chapter 11 reorganization in January 2019 after it was discovered that their team caused some of …
Read More »Chesapeake Energy filed for bankruptcy. Other oil and gas stocks could also be at risk.
Text size Paul Ratje / Getty Images Bond Investors Should Not Be Overly Surprised With Chesapeake Energy‘s bankruptcy. The oil and gas producer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a South Texas court on Sunday, after the company and its creditors agreed to the guidelines of a restructuring plan …
Read More »Macy’s Accelerates Cost Reduction With Plans To Lay 3,900
Text size Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Macy’s said Thursday it planned to fire at least 3,900 workers in an effort to cut costs. The troubled retailer says the job cuts are part of a restructuring that it hopes to save $ 365 million in costs this year and $ …
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