Company News For Oct 18, 2018

AES Corp (AES) intends to increase renewable share in its production portfolio, thereby curbing carbon footprint by 70% within 2030 from 2016-levels.·Zacks
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  • United Continental Holdings, Inc.’s UAL shares jumped 6% after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2018 operating revenues of $11,003 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10,956.4 million

  • Shares of Winnebago Industries, Inc. WGO gained 4.6% after the company reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings of $0.94 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.86 per share

  • U.S. Bancorp’s USB shared increased 3.8% after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings of $1.06 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 per share

  • Shares of Tesla, Inc. TSLA declined 1.7% after an the company in an SEC filing said that it plans to issue stocks worth $20 million to be bought by the its CEO Elon Musk 


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