Every now and then, a caller drops a scenario that even The Ramsey Show hosts struggle to believe. That’s what happened when Jeremy, a 22-year-old college student from Dallas, phoned in with a plan he thought might help him skip renting and jump straight into homeownership (1). Jeremy is graduating with no student debt, has $50,000 saved and just secured a job in Tennessee with a $65,000 salary, $10,000 stipend and even a free company vehicle. Must Read By any measure, he’s starting his adult life far ...

U.S.–Mexico cross-border freight is poised to remain a stabilizing force in North American logistics in 2026, according to executives at Uber Freight. In an interview with FreightWaves, Mazen Danaf, senior economist at Uber Freight, and José Guerrero, head of U.S. customs operations, said even as broader U.S. trucking markets grapple with thin margins, tariff uncertainty and unpredictable economic crosscurrents — sustained cross-border demand is reshaping how shippers and carriers should prepare for the y ...

With a market cap of $31.2 billion, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) is a global advisory, broking and solutions firm. It helps organizations manage risk, design employee benefits, and improve retirement and investment outcomes. While the company is based in London, it operates in more than 140 countries and serves corporations, insurers and institutional clients. Willis Towers Watson is expected to release its fiscal Q4 2025 earnings results shortly. Ahead of this event, analysts expect ...

Lighter’s newly-launched token bounced some 37% from its all-time low on January 1, as the decentralised perpetual futures exchange began its planned buyback strategy. The protocol has begun using revenues from its exchange product to purchase LIT tokens on the open market at a rate determined by market conditions. So far, the Lighter treasury account, where protocol fees accumulate and buybacks are conducted, holds more than 181,000 LIT tokens worth about $550,000. The LIT token was launched on Decemb ...

With a market cap of $16.5 billion, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) is a residential real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring, developing, redeveloping and managing multifamily apartment communities. The California-based company operates primarily in high-demand, supply-constrained West Coast markets, including Southern California, Northern California and the Seattle metropolitan area. The company operates a large portfolio of apartment homes, over 250 communities totaling more than 60,000 ...

公司概况 - 公司为亿滋国际 是一家总部位于伊利诺伊州的全球领先零食公司 专注于饼干、巧克力、糖果和口香糖 业务遍及150多个国家[1] - 公司成立于2012年 旗下拥有奥利奥、吉百利、妙卡、乐之、三角巧克力、酸味彩虹糖等多个价值数十亿美元的标志性品牌组合[1] - 公司当前市值为692亿美元[1] 近期业绩与市场预期 - 公司即将公布第四季度业绩 市场预期其调整后每股收益为0.70美元 较上年同期的0.65美元同比增长7.7%[2] - 公司盈利惊喜历史表现不一 在过去四个季度中 有三个季度盈利超出市场预期 但有一次未达预期[2] - 对于2025财年 市场预期公司调整后每股收益为2.90美元 较2024财年报告的3.36美元下降13.7%[3] - 对于2026财年 市场预期其每股收益将反弹至3.14美元 较2025财年预期值同比增长8.3%[3] 股价表现与市场比较 - 过去52周 公司股价已下跌10.2%[4] - 同期表现显著落后于大盘 必需消费品精选行业SPDR基金下跌1.3% 而标普500指数则上涨16.2%[4] 股价表现落后的驱动因素 - 股价表现落后主要归因于投入成本上升、消费者需求减弱以及盈利预期被下调[5] - 可可等原材料价格出现前所未有的通胀 严重挤压了其核心巧克力及零食业务的利润率 并迫使公司大幅提价 进而抑制了销量增长和消费者需求[5] - 欧洲和北美等主要市场需求疲软 加上竞争压力 导致了销量下滑 并引发了投资者对其增长可持续性的担忧[5] 分析师观点与评级 - 分析师对公司保持谨慎乐观看法 该股整体获得“温和买入”的共识评级[6] - 在覆盖该股的24位分析师中 包括14位“强力买入”、3位“温和买入”、6位“持有”和1位“强力卖出”[6] - 平均目标价为68.30美元 意味着较当前价位有27.1%的上涨潜力[6]

Xylem Inc. (XYL), headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, designs, manufactures, and services engineered products and solutions. With a market cap of $33.4 billion, the company offers water and wastewater pumps, treatment and testing equipment, industrial pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and dispensing equipment. The leading global water technology company is expected to announce its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 in the near future. Ahead of the event, analysts expect XYL to report a  ...

PNC Financial Services Group has concluded the acquisition of FirstBank Holding Company and its banking subsidiary, FirstBank, after receiving all regulatory clearances and meeting closing requirements. The deal, agreed in September last year, set the acquisition’s value at $4.1bn, including the issuance of around 13.9 million shares of PNC common stock as well as a cash payment of $1.2bn. Regulatory clearance was obtained in December from the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office ...

With a market cap of $85.1 billion, Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) is a global alternative investment manager specializing in credit, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and hedge fund strategies across both private and public markets. The firm serves institutional and individual investors worldwide, deploying contrarian, value, and distressed investment approaches across a broad range of industries and regions. The New York-based company is expected to release its fiscal Q4 2025 results s ...

Verallia, a glass packaging provider for food and beverages, has named Cristina Riesgo as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Riesgo will assume the new responsibility on 1 March 2026, succeeding Nathalie Delbreuve. Riesgo has more than two decades of experience in financial roles across various international companies and sectors. She started her career at General Electric (GE), rising through the ranks in finance. Early in her career, she was appointed head of controlling for one of the company’s ...