We think Kao is in sound financial shape given its low leverage and strong cash reserve. The company is in net cash position with its debt/equity ratio being notably lower than international wide-moat ...

Investors still worrying about chip stocks in light of fears of lower spending on AI can breathe a sigh of relief now that Amazon has joined in with three other Big Tech companies committed to massive ...

Microchip is highly leveraged after making several acquisitions a decade ago. As of September 2024, Microchip held $0.3 billion of cash versus $6.4 billion of debt. The company believes it has ...

Renesas is likely to increase outsourcing as it offers more advanced chips. We believe investing 6% of revenue on capital spending is sufficient, which consists of converting old 200mm capacity for ...

Weatherford International is one of the larger oilfield-services firms in an otherwise hyper fragmented industry. However, in terms of size, it remains some distance from the industry’s Big Three: SLB ...

MTR is the sole rail operator in Hong Kong following the rail merger with Kowloon-Canton Railway in 2007. It operates a rail-based transport system, comprising domestic rail services, light rail, ...

Delinquencies on Federal Housing Administration loans, typically used by first-time home buyers, rose 74 basis points in 2024. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. Delinquencies on ...

Powell is set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern and to the House Financial Services panel on the following day. Was the U.S. jobs market much weaker than it ...

The company plans to allocate a record amount to capital expenditures to build artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The company expects bookings of between $5.55 billion to $5.65 billion for the ...

The company's key search-platform advertising business posted 15% revenue growth in the final quarter of 2024, accelerating from the previous quarter's 11% rise. Revenue from its e-commerce business ...

Thursday after the photo-sharing platform reported better-than-expected quarterly user growth and sales that topped $1 billion, fueling hopes that its business is on better footing. Pinterest (PINS) ...

Shares of E.l.f. Beauty Inc. tumbled after hours on Thursday after the cosmetics maker trimmed its full-year outlook, citing "softer-than-expected trends in January" that executives attributed to a ...