• Feb 20, 2025

1 new Trend That Could Drive XRP and Bitcoin Higher and Higher

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) have plenty of catalysts to support their future growth, and it's common knowledge that financial institutions around the world are adopting both coins for various reasons. People trading in crypto know that Bitcoin and XRP are blockchains, and that the coins that live on those chains are associated with a myriad number of different wallet addresses. When Bitcoin was first invented, tokens were fungible.

  • Feb 20, 2025

Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q4 Earnings

Pet food company Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales rose 22% year on year to $262.7 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $1.20 billion at the midpoint came in 1.7% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.36 per share was 5.3% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

  • Feb 20, 2025

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) Delivers Impressive Q4

Toy and entertainment company Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 14.5% year on year to $1.10 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.46 per share was 39.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

  • Feb 20, 2025

Choice Hotels (NYSE:CHH) Exceeds Q4 Expectations, Stock Soars

Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels (NYSE:CHH) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 8.8% year on year to $389.8 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.55 per share was 4.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

  • Feb 20, 2025

LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) Misses Q4 Revenue Estimates

Automotive parts company LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales falling 4.1% year on year to $3.36 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.80 per share was 7.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

  • Feb 20, 2025

Fund Giant BlackRock Is Out to Unite Public and Private Markets

(Bloomberg Markets) -- Asset management has two great kingdoms. The purveyors of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds dominate the first and better-known one. They invest in public stocks and bonds, and their clients are increasingly sensitive to costs. Their most popular products these days are passive index trackers with razor-thin fees, often just a few hundredths of a percentage point of assets each year. But the money managers make it up on volume, selling funds to everyone from big insti