Posted on 7/21/16
MSA Announces Second Quarter Results
Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today reported results for the second quarter of 2016.Quarterly Highlights Reported revenue was $296 million, increasing 3 . . .
Posted on 7/21/16
TriState Capital Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TriState Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSC) grew earnings per share to $0.24 in the second quarter of 2016, with EPS increasing 20.0% from the second . . .
Posted on 7/19/16
2015's Biggest Tech IPOs Have Burned Shareholders
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY.Many of the tech companies that went public last year have made for poor investments.Square (NYSE:SQ), Fitbit (NYSE:FIT), Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG), Rapid7(NASDAQ:RPD), and Box . . .
Posted on 7/19/16
Obama Budgeted $30 Billion for Science & Tech in 2016: Which Companies Stand to Benefit?
The federal budget is a funny thing -- and to paraphrase Gilligan's Island , I don't mean funny-funny, but funny strange, and verging on incomprehensible. Take . . .
Posted on 7/17/16
PNC Reports Second Quarter 2016 Net Income Of $989 Million
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) today reported net income of $989 million, or $1.82 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of . . .
Posted on 7/14/16
Goldman Strikes Gold At Royal Neighbors Conference
Local Pittsburgh Agency Representative Named One of Top 10 Sales Agents Success Financial Solutions/American Senior Benefits offers hearty congratulations to Brian Goldman of our Pittsburgh office, as . . .
Posted on 7/14/16
Report: Clean Energy Employs 66,000 Pennsylvanians
15 Percent Growth Since 2014; Four out of Five Clean Energy Workers in Pa. Work in Energy Efficiency; Jobs Data Searchable by County, Legislative DistrictMore than . . .
Posted on 7/14/16
Atlas Resource Partners Takes A Step Towards Chapter 11
Atlas Resource Partners (NYSE:ARP) took another step on the path towards Chapter 11 with its decision not to make the first installment payment to deal with . . .
Posted on 7/8/16
Management Matters: Micromanage Less
A boss who micromanages communicates by their actions a lack of trust in the professional abilities of their employees. Rather than feel encouraged and independent, the . . .
Posted on 7/7/16
Alcoa Opens 3D Printing Metal Powder Plant
NEW YORK & PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has opened its state-of-the-art, 3D printing metal powder production facility. Located at the Alcoa Technology Center, the . . .
Posted on 7/5/16
America's Biggest Companies Simply Aren't That American Anymore
IMAGE SOURCE: U.S. ARMY VIA FLICKR.Today, the Fourth of July, is a day that's been celebrated in America for the past 240 years. You might be . . .
Posted on 7/5/16
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump -- Can the Stock Market Predict the Winner?
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.In the run-up to the 1992 presidential election, many popular Democrats decided not to run for the nation's highest office. George H.W. Bush . . .
Posted on 7/1/16
L.B. Foster Company Amends Credit Agreement
PITTSBURGH, July 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ:FSTR) announced today that it has amended its revolving credit facility agreement maturing in March 2020 . . .
Posted on 7/1/16
Wendell August Announces Partnership With Pittsburgh Photographer JP Diroll
Wendell August, Grove City-based premium metal giftware brand, announced today its latest partnership with Pittsburgh photographer, JP Diroll. The brand will release 16 new Pittsburgh-themed 'City . . .
Posted on 6/24/16
Management Matters: Got Bias?
I received an email last week after conducting a presentation on Managing and Leading the Multigenerational Workforce. The sender confessed that they had come to the . . .
Posted on 6/24/16
ANSYS Honored As 2016 Confirmit Ace Awards Judges' Choice Winner
ANSYS, (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader in engineering simulation solutions, has been named a Judges' Choice winner of the 2016 Confirmit ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) . . .
Posted on 6/21/16
How to Invest in Smart Home Technology
Over the past couple of weeks, we've discussed the promises and perils of the Smart Home, as well as why this segment is on the cusp . . .
Posted on 6/21/16
The 10 Most Overpaid Tech CEOs
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Following six days of losses in seven trading days, U.S. stocks are displaying solid gains to kick off this week, with the benchmark . . .
Posted on 6/21/16
PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project in Shanghai
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its global community engagement efforts, PPG (NYSE:PPG) has announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™ project in Shanghai that helped to revitalize . . .
Posted on 6/21/16
Long-Term Bonds Are a Huge Value Trap
As income-oriented investors continue to scramble to find decent yields, many are being enticed towards long-term bonds.Don’t be one of them.While the yields are tempting enough, . . .
Posted on 6/17/16
The Fed Ignores Forewarnings of U.S. Labor Market Malaise
How many millions of people are unemployed in the United States?This is a simple, yet deceptively complex question.For example, a person without a job who has . . .
Posted on 6/16/16
Traders Stand to Profit Big on Brexit
In January, I predicted that 2016 would be the year of the trader, driven by heightened volatility.After falling more than 11% at the start of the . . .
Posted on 6/15/16
Today’s Five Most Important Tech Charts
She’s one of the best in the business at spotting major tech trends before they happen.And since we’re all about spotting big trends early, too, venture . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
Four Factors That Will Drive Home Automation
Within the tech world, there’s plenty of excitement over the potential for home automation – i.e. the prospect of controlling the functions in your home (temperature, . . .
Posted on 6/14/16
Carnegie Mellon Alumni Goldsberry, Odom, Jr. Win Tony Awards
Carnegie Mellon University congratulates CMU alumni Renée Elise Goldsberry and Leslie Odom, Jr., who received Tony Awards on Sunday night at the Beacon Theatre in New . . .
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