According to IDC, worldwide shipments of traditional PCs totaled 60.4 million units and recorded flat year-over-year growth in Q1/18. Out of all the major companies, Dell’s 6.4% growth was the highest. read more

APR 12, 2018 - 2:15 pm

Baker Hughes announced the average U.S. rig count for March 2018 was 989, up 200 or 25.3% from the 789 counted in March 2017. read more

APR 9, 2018 - 6:22 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute reported total commercial Chapter 11 filings increased 22% from 1,280 in Q1/17 to 1,562 during the first three months of 2018. read more

APR 6, 2018 - 6:41 am

Beacon Funding released a financial resource center as part of its investor relations hub. The center will provide funding partners with information about Beacon’s financials and growth trajectory. read more

APR 3, 2018 - 10:14 am

Ritchie Bros. will sell more than 2,250 equipment items and trucks from more than 250 companies at its unreserved auction in Saskatoon, SK to be held April 9 and April 10. read more

APR 3, 2018 - 10:13 am

Fed Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal K. Quarles provided insights on fintech developments on small business access to credit, noting certain shifts in the composition of commercial bank lending to small businesses. read more

APR 3, 2018 - 6:15 am

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s core commercial banking subsidiary, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, changed its name to MUFG Bank as of April 1, 2018. read more

APR 2, 2018 - 7:12 am

Equifax announced the appointment of Mark Begor as chief executive officer. Begor, most recently managing director at Warburg Pincus, spent 35 years at GE, including nine years as leader of GE’s retail credit card business. read more

APR 2, 2018 - 7:04 am

Ritchie Bros. announced the launch of Marketplace-E, a new way to buy and sell equipment. read more

APR 2, 2018 - 6:55 am

The Wall Street Journal reported that banks have raised their crude oil price forecasts for the sixth straight month and expect the price of Brent crude to average $63 a barrel this year. read more

APR 2, 2018 - 6:47 am

Ryder System launched COOP by Ryder, a new asset sharing platform for commercial vehicles. The digital platform offers businesses the opportunity to list and rent underutilized commercial vehicles. read more

MAR 30, 2018 - 6:44 am

Honda Aircraft and ANA HOLDINGS signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership supporting the expansion of the business jet market by using Honda’s technologically advanced HondaJet. read more

MAR 29, 2018 - 7:18 am

According to a report from Fleet Advantage, when fleets adopt a three-year lifecycle for their trucks, replacing with new technology in year four, they realize a savings of $42,830 in maintenance and repair costs. read more

MAR 27, 2018 - 10:08 am

A team of disposition firms consisting of Gordon Brothers, Great American Group, Hilco Merchant Resources and Tiger Capital Group began going-out-of-business sales at all 735 Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us locations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico on March 23, 2018. read more

MAR 26, 2018 - 7:38 am

GE Transportation secured 225 orders in 2018 for locomotive modernizations and completed the first of 100 modernizations for Norfolk Southern. read more

MAR 26, 2018 - 7:31 am