United Rentals (URI) came out with quarterly earnings of $11.59 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.77 per share. This compares to earnings of $11.26 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -1.53%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this equipment rental company would post earnings of $12.49 per share when it actually produced earnings of $11.80, delivering a surprise of -5.52%.Over the last four qu ...

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.87 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.75%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this railroad would post earnings of $0.74 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.73, delivering a surprise of -1.35%.Over the last four quarters, t ...

Amazon’s communications department is reportedly the latest segment of the company’s corporate workforce to see layoffs.The company is laying off dozens of people in the department, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 29).“Following a recent review, we’re making some changes to the Communications & Corporate Responsibility organization to help us move faster, increase ownership, strengthen our culture, and bring teams closer to customers,” Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said in the report. “As part of thes ...

WASHINGTON — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter.It’s the latest instance of a large corporation settling litigation with the president, who has threatened retribution on his critics and rivals, and comes as Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have joined other large technology companies in trying to ingrat ...

Stock Market SymbolsGIB.A (TSX)GIB (NYSE)cgi.com/newsroomMONTRÉAL, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. (EST) via live webcast.All 14 directors proposed for election at the meeting were elected by shareholders on a vote by electronic ballot. The ballots cast and proxies received by CGI for the election of directors were as follows: Votes for Votes withheld % ...

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Hawkins (HWKN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.72 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.78 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.71 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -7.69%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this chemical maker would post earnings of $1.18 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.16, delivering a surprise of -1.69%.Over the last four quarters, the company h ...

Robert Half (RHI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.53 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.54 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.83 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -1.85%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this staffing firm would post earnings of $0.63 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.64, delivering a surprise of 1.59%.Over the last four quarters, the company ...

IBM (IBM) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.73 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.87 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.09%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this technology and consulting company would post earnings of $2.27 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.30, delivering a surprise of 1.32%.Over the last four quarters, t ...

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.54 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.60 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.57 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -10%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this casino operator would post earnings of $0.55 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.44, delivering a surprise of -20%.Over the last four quarters, the compa ...