Allstate is set to divest its Group Health business to Nationwide for $1.25 billon. This divesture is likely to boost deployable capital by $0.9 billion while adversely impacting the insurer's ROE by 75 bps.
Several in vitro and ex vivo studies undertaken by BASFY demonstrate that VitaGuard A improves retinol stability in cosmetic formulations.
23andMe is reportedly considering the sale of Lemonaid Health, its telehealth operation. The consumer genetic testing kit company acquired Lemonaid in 2021 for $400 million and is now weighing a sale, per a Friday (Jan. 17) Business Insider report that cited sources familiar with the matter.
Collaboration between BASFY and BMW Group is to provide refinish solutions to 50 markets where BMW Group is not present with its private label.
LMT's unit, Rotary and Mission Systems, secures a modification contract involving the AEGIS combat system.
Chemicals and materials producer DuPont (DD) on Thursday changed its plans to split into three separate companies.
Unit declared a $2 per share special dividend for Q4 2024 and intends to continue maintaining a $1.25 per share quarterly dividend in 2025. Improved natural gas prices boosts Unit's projected dividend coverage to slightly above 1.0x in 2025 with that quarterly dividend. Longer-term dividend coverage remains more challenging due to declining production.
HBAN introduces two new industry verticals. This expansion supports the bank's broader efforts to diversify and enhance its commercial banking offerings.
BlackBerry's QNX fuels auto innovation with new digital cockpit solutions, developer support, an MSFT alliance and a joint platform with Vector and TTTech Auto.
Unit Corporation has an extremely high 20%+ dividend yield, but this is overshadowed by an oil and gas reserve life of just over seven years. When combined with their zero undeveloped reserves, I expect their future oil and gas production will deteriorate on a year-on-year basis. Despite a healthy balance sheet, I expect their future financial performance and dividends to deteriorate in tandem with their oil and gas production.
DJCO reports strong FY 2024 results, with net income per share surging to $56.73, driven by Journal Technologies' revenue growth and marketable securities gains.
To transform its automotive and embedded system business, BB renames its IoT division to "QNX" and reintroduces the QNX brand.