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(ADP) Good News for U.S. Labor Market
Positive domestic data and the resumption of Europe-centric negative headlines will be pushing stocks in opposite directions today. France held an overall successful bond auction, though yields inched up a bit. But Euro-zone worries are getting focused on the region’s banks,...
(ADP) Stock Market News for January 6, 2012 – Market News
A slew of better than expected economic reports helped the indices to close flat, after fresh eurozone worries weighed on the markets which opened lower. For the very first time this year, the Dow closed in the red, while the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 index registered small...
(ADP) Jan 05: Better Than Expected – Initial Claims – Economic Highlights
Positive domestic data and the resumption of Europe-centered negative headlines will be pushing stocks in opposite directions today. France held an overall successful bond auction today, though yields inched up a bit. But Euro-zone worries are getting focused on the region’s...
(FISV) Fiserv Maintains Analyst Neutral Rating
We continue to maintain a sideline stance on Fiserv Inc. (FISV),and thereby keep our Neutral recommendation on the company.
Fiserv is a world leader in providing financial services to technology solutions...
(DOX) Amdocs Analyst Still Neutral
We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation on Amdocs Ltd. (DOX). The company’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 financial results met the Zacks Consensus Estimates. Amdocs enjoys a strong portfolio...
(ADP) Double-Digit Returns in a Flat Market
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(ADP) Automatic Data Processing Sees 110K Jobs Gained
The Automatic Data Processing (ADP) employment survey was stronger than expected in October. It shows that private sector employment rose by 110,000, above consensus expectations for a 100,000 increase. The...
(ADP) ADP Employment Survey Sees 91K Private Jobs Added
The Automatic Data Processing (ADP) employment survey was stronger than expected in September. It shows that private sector employment rose by 91,000, above consensus expectations for a 48,000 increase. The...
(ADP) Automatic Data Processing Reports ADP Survey Sees 91K Job Gains in August
The Automatic Data Processing (ADP) employment survey was slightly weaker than expected in August. It shows that private sector employment rose by 91,000, below consensus expectations for a 100,000 increase....
(ADP) Stock Market News for September 6, 2011 – Market News
Government jobs data came in at its worst in 11 months, sending benchmarks on a downward spiral on Friday. With zero jobs being added, the markets also suffered their sixth weekly decline in seven weeks, and recessionary fears crept back to dampen sentiment. Additionally,...
(ADP) Stock Market News for September 2, 2011 – Market News
Investors remained cautious ahead of crucial employment data and chose not to bet big bucks, while mixed economic reports and a plunge in banking stocks pushed the markets into the red for the first time in four days.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) inched down...
(DOX) Amdocs Analyst Remains Neutral on Shares
We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation on Amdocs Ltd. (DOX). Amdocs enjoys a strong portfolio of several industry-leading technology integration products for managed services and large transformational...
(ADP) Stock Market News for September 1, 2011 – Market News
Economic reports helped markets register modest gains on Wednesday, which was also the last day of one of the wildest months the benchmarks have experienced in their history. However, the Dow and S&P 500 recorded their steepest monthly fall since May 2010, even as indices...
(ADP) Automatic Data Processing Sees Better than Expected Growth
The Automatic Data Processing (ADP) employment survey was much stronger than expected in June. It shows that private sector employment rose by 157,000, far above consensus expectations for a 60,000 increase....
(ADP) Stock Market News for July 11, 2011 – Market News
A lower-than-expected increase in non-farm payrolls dragged the markets lower on Friday, but gains made earlier during the week ensured a finish in the green for the benchmarks. The report comes at a time when investor confidence in the economic recovery was beginning to grow....
(ADP) Stock Market News for July 8, 2011 – Market News
On Thursday, positive jobs and retail reports lifted investor sentiment and subsequently boosted the benchmarks which edged closer to 2011 highs. Nonetheless, volumes remained tight as investors anxiously await crucial non-farm payroll data from the government.
The...
(ADP) ADP Jobless Claims Set Table
Before the bell this morning, the ADP (ADP) payroll and jobless claims reports hit the headlines, prior to 2nd quarter earnings season beginning next week and tomorrow’s important Bureau of Labor Statistics...
(CTSH) Cognizant Technologies Funds IT Program
Leading IT services provider Cognizant Technologies (CTSH) joined up with New-York based NPower, an organization which connects other non profit organizations to the best and most affordable IT through a...
(FISV) Fiserv Strengthens Digital Payments
In an attempt to expand digital payments and channel strategies, Fiserv Inc. (FISV) entered into an agreement to acquire CashEdge Inc. for $465 million.
Headquartered in New York City and with offices...
(FISV) Fiserv Expands with Credit Unions
Fiserv, Inc. (FISV) recently announced that Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU) has chosen to implement the Acumen account processing solution from Fiserv.
Fiserv, which competes with Fidelity...
(NVTL) Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Thriving
The mobile Wi-Fi hotspot market is expected to become a multi-billion USD opportunity within the next few years. Wi-Fi connectivity is likely to become a huge opportunity for communications service providers. Several industry sources predicted that Wi-Fi enabled wireless devices...
(NVTL) Novatel Wireless Remains Neutral
We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation on Novatel Wireless Inc. (NVTL). Although the company fell below the Zacks Consensus Estimates in the first quarter of 2011, management has provided an optimistic...
(NVTL) Novatel Wireless Remains Neutral
We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation on Novatel Wireless Inc. (NVTL). Although the company fell below the Zacks Consensus Estimates in the first quarter of 2011, management has provided an optimistic...
(FISV) Fiserv & Dollar Bank Expand Relationship
Fiserv Inc. (FISV) recently announced that it has expanded its partnership with Dollar Bank, an independent mutual savings bank in the US, by combining all of Dollar Bank’s consumer loans onto the LoanServ...
(DOX) Amdocs Announces Acquisition of Bridgewater Systems of Canada
Amdocs Ltd. (DOX), the largest developer of customer experience systems, has decided to acquire Bridgewater Systems of Canada, a leading intelligent software developer for converged mobile platform. Amdocs...
(ADP) Automatic Data Processing Report Disappoints Big
With the May non-farm payroll report coming out Friday morning, the market’s focus remains on the labor market. And we got a less-than-reassuring glimpse of the jobs picture through the weaker-than-expected report this morning from payroll processor Automatic...
(ADP) Stock Market News for June 3, 2011 – Market News
A volatile day of trading came to a close with benchmarks ending in the red and as it stands there are now clear signs of markets heading into a fifth consecutive week of losses. Investors refrained from betting big ahead of the crucial jobs report from the Labor Department,...
(ADP) Stock Market News for May 9, 2011 – Market News
Just when investors had grown despondent, indices snapped their four-day losing streak on Friday, as the biggest employment addition in five years lifted markets into the green.
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Standard & Poor climbed 0.4% to settle...
(ADP) Stock Market News for May 5, 2011 – Market News
Markets declined on Wednesday, as disappointing economic data combined with the lack of strong quarterly results weighed the benchmarks down. The job market has not looked rosy and investors’ fears were heightened with signs of a slowing economy. Even after three trading...
(ADP) Weak Automatic Data Processing Report – Mixed Earnings
With the April non-farm payroll report coming out Friday morning, the market’s focus remains on the labor market. And we got a less-than-reassuring glimpse of the jobs situation through the weaker-than-expected report this morning from the payroll processor, Automatic...