Shares of cloud-based lending platform Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) are down 21.66% in the past week and 43.62% in the past month. Depositphotos.com contributor/Depositphotos.com – MarketBeat Despite those declines, which appear dire, this is a stock with a great deal of promise ahead. Upstart Holdings offers its own cloud-based lending platform. The company uses artificial intelligence…
What does financial wellness mean to you? Does it just sound like a fancier, more wholesome term than “personal finance”? Or does financial wellness mean something different to you altogether? You might view financial wellness as a holistic approach to our finances, from getting out of credit card debt to building an emergency fund to…
This week’s episode of Elevator Pitch features female founders from the travel, beauty, and fashion industries. Each pitch offers something new and intriguing: One startup founder claims a valuation upward of $20 million, another boasts $5 million in sales and another uses an “off the cuff” style that she believes provides a more genuine pitch. But will…
This story originally appeared on Zacks Copart, Inc. (CPRT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.07 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.99 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.79 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. – Zacks This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of…
This story originally appeared on Zacks PennantPark (PFLT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.27 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. – Zacks A quarter ago, it was expected that this investment company would…
Lauren Simmons is in the business of shattering glass ceilings and helping companies raise capital in non-traditional ways. At just 27 years old, she’s already made waves as the youngest and only full-time female trader on Wall Street, and as only the second black woman to ever trade on the bustling equity trading floor. She’s…
The U.S. housing sector continues to see strengthening demand, which has improved for the third straight month. However, increasing construction costs and persistent material supply-chain worries along with rising home prices remain in place. Per the monthly National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder sentiment for the newly-built single-family homes rose three points…
This story originally appeared on Zacks Market indexes lost some steam going into the closing bell this Wednesday, with all four majors finishing in the red. The Dow dropped -210 points, -0.58%, and is back on the downside of 36K, the S&P 500 dipped -0.26% and the Nasdaq was -0.33%. Both the S&P and Nasdaq…
This story originally appeared on Zacks PennantPark (PNNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.17 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.14 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. – Zacks This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 21.43%.…
This story originally appeared on Zacks Ezcorp (EZPW) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.11 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.03 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.07 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. – Zacks This quarterly report represents an earnings…
