CEVA earnings on deck: Can licensing sustain royalty wait?

The number of student-loan borrowers falling behind on payments continues to grow. New Federal Student Aid data through June 30 showed that over the past quarter, 9.3 million borrowers were in default on their loans, which typically happens after 270 days of nonpayment. That’s an increase of 400,000 borrowers since the prior quarter. This brings…

Gift cards are often associated with special occasions, but consumers are increasingly purchasing them for their own use—and they aren’t letting those funds sit idle for long. The majority of self-use gift cards are redeemed relatively quickly, with 16% used in less than a week, 30% within one to two weeks, and another 29% within…

Don't Buy Arm Holdings This Expensively

Ride-hailing/food-delivery company Grab is reportedly in discussions to acquire Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later provider Atome Financial. That deal could value Atome at more than $2 billion, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Sept. 10), citing sources familiar with the talks. As Bloomberg notes, Grab has been working to fuel growth through acquisitions. The company this year acquired Stash Financial…

The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect. Another important input in market’s reaction is the distribution of forecasts. In fact, although we can have a range of estimates, most forecasts might be clustered on the upper bound…