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Apple surprises with solid iPhone sales, announces $100 billion buyback

1/5/2018/Reuters Stephen Nellis Apple Inc on Tuesday reported resilient iPhone sales in the face of waning global demand and promised $100 billion in additional stock buybacks, reassuring investors that its decade-old smartphone invention had life in it yet. Apple’s quarterly results topped Wall Street forecasts, which dropped ahead of the […]

FBNH – Unconvincing Start To The Year As Earnings Miss Estimates; TP Revised to N12.82 (N15.88)

Culled—Proshare May 1, 2018/Vetiva Research  Highlights of Vetiva Analyst Report • Earnings lag estimates – PAT down 9% y/y • Higher than expected loan loss provisioning drags bottom line • Lower than expected one-time charge from IFRS 9 implementation  • Loan loss provision revised higher to reflect Q1’18 run rate Earnings Lag Estimates – […]

SEC Shuts Down $85 Million Ponzi Scheme and Obtains Asset Freeze

May 1, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the unsealing of fraud charges against a Mississippi company and its principal who allegedly bilked at least 150 investors in an $85 million Ponzi scheme.  The defendants agreed to permanent injunctions, an asset freeze, and expedited discovery. The SEC’s […]