Of the top five smartphone vendors in the U.S., only LG Electronics gained market share among wireless subscribers in the September quarter vs. Q2. Apple (AAPL), Samsung, Motorola and HTC all lost ground, according to a report Friday from research firm comScore (SCOR). Apple held on to its sizeable lead in the smartphone market, based on handset ownership by U.S. wireless subscribers. But its market share dipped to 43.6% in Q3 from 44.1% in Q2,
At No. 126 in Friday’s rankings (full list on Investors.com), the Commercial Services-Education group is out of favor amid tighter government regulations and the fallout of Corinthian Colleges from earlier this year. But there are some Chinese for-profit school operators that are acting well in this market. Tal Education Group (XRS) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU) are a couple of such issues. Despite being foreign, New Oriental
Square has provided IPO pricing guidance that values the company at less than its private valuation. The San Francisco-based payments startup plans to sell 27 million shares at an expected price range of $11 to $13 each, according to documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Square held its most recent private-funding round in October 2014, which reportedly valued the company near $6 billion, or about $15.50 a share. The