FedEx earnings were both on the money and off the mark

by synergycap1 | Mar 22, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Working Capital

The quarterly earnings are out for Memphis-based FedEx Corp., and analyst predictions were both right on the money and way off the mark. FedEx reported $2.07 per diluted share, or $2.35 per diluted share on an adjusted basis, for the quarter that ended Feb. 28, 2017....

Twitter Bans 376,890 Terrorism-Promoting Accounts

by synergycap1 | Mar 22, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Twitter’s attempt to crack down on users who promote terrorism and extremist views resulted in the suspension of 376,890 accounts in the second half of 2016, according to the company’s latest transparency report. That brings the total number of...

Google Tweaks Ad Policy After Uproar Over Offensive Content

by synergycap1 | Mar 22, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Google on Tuesday announced some changes to ensure that brands’ advertisements don’t appear next to horrible, offensive content. The move comes after the British government pulled millions of dollars worth of advertising from YouTube after an...

U.S. Hotel Revenue Growth Driven By Overlooked Sources In Lower Chain Scales And Secondary Markets

by synergycap1 | Mar 22, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance

U.S. hotels enjoyed another year of life at the performance peak in 2016 and are forecast to continue to live the high life in 2017. According to the recently released March 2017 Hotel Horizons® forecast report from CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research, rooms...

Labor nominee Acosta says he’ll advocate for workers

by synergycap1 | Mar 22, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

President Donald Trump’s labor nominee is facing questions about how he would back up American workers when his record provides few clues. Alexander Acosta made a blanket pledge at his confirmation hearing Wednesday, but offered few details about whether he...

S.F. wants Lyft, Uber data to determine how much traffic congestion they cause

by synergycap1 | Mar 22, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Working Capital

Two San Francisco transit agencies and one of the city’s supervisors are calling on a state commission to release the data it receives from ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, saying they need to info to control traffic issues. “Asking for data is good,...