Month: August 2020

American Public Education (APEI) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

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American Public Education (APEI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.30 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 95.65%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this for-profit education company would post earnings of $0.17 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.16, delivering a surprise of -5.88%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times.

American Public Education, which belongs to the

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How Reviews Affect the Buying Pattern of Consumers

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How Reviews Affect the Buying Pattern of Consumers

Will customers get affected by the feedback of online products? Do reviews have the ability to make or break sales of products? Some of us may relate to that. Without first reading people’s feedback on Norwegian national review website like Norskeanmeldelser, not many people can book a hotel, for instance, these days or make a reservation at a restaurant they have never been to before. Reviews appear to play an ever more vital role in the buying pattern of consumers.

Why Are Reviews Important?

·        Consumers Believe Other Consumers

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Here’s Why We Think Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Is Well Worth Watching

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Some have more dollars than sense, they say, so even companies that have no revenue, no profit, and a record of falling short, can easily find investors. And in their study titled Who Falls Prey to the Wolf of Wall Street?’ Leuz et. al. found that it is ‘quite common’ for investors to lose money by buying into ‘pump and dump’ schemes.

So if you’re like me, you might be more interested in profitable, growing companies, like Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE). While profit is not necessarily a social good, it’s easy to admire a business that can consistently produce it.

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Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt

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NEW YORK (AP) — As the new academic year arrives, school systems across the United States are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Roman Catholic educators have an extra challenge — trying to forestall a relentless wave of closures of their schools that has no end in sight.

Already this year, financial and enrollment problems aggravated by the pandemic have forced the permanent closure of more than 140 Catholic schools nationwide, according to officials who oversee Catholic education in the country.

Three of the nation’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, in a recent joint appeal, said Catholic schools “are presently facing

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Swinney to announce major u-turn over results day downgrade ‘shambles’

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Teenagers protested on Friday about the downgrades system - Andrew Milligan/PA
Teenagers protested on Friday about the downgrades system – Andrew Milligan/PA

John Swinney will announce a major school exams climbdown on Tuesday after a furious backlash over the downgrading of 124,000 results left the Education Secretary on the brink of losing his job.

The SNP will admit it “got it wrong” over the system used to grant this year’s National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher results, following the cancellation of exams due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The system devised by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) saw thousands of pupils have their grades lowered from teacher recommendations by an arbitrary “moderation”

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