Leasing News

Aaron's Inc. Chairman R. Charles Loudermilk Sr., who founded the rent-to-own furniture chain, said he is considering selling his shares and would support a sale of the company at the right price.

ValueVision Media A A issued downside guidance for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 revenues.The seller of jewelry, electronics, housewares and other items via home-shopping programs expects to see an 18% decline in fourth quarter revenue.

Aaron's Inc., the Atlanta-based electronics, furniture and appliances rentals retailer reported its annual profit declined following $36.5 million charges related to a lawsuit and separation costs related to the accelerated vesting of restricted stock units and stock options previously granted to former CEO Robert C. Loudermilk Jr.

Institutional buyers have been taking a shine to Textainer , increasing their purchases by over 12% over the past quarter, and pushing its share price up by over 8% thus far in 2012.

Dollar Thrifty Autom was downgraded by research analysts at Avondale Partners from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report issued on Friday.

Equities research analysts at Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of United Rentals from $44.00 to $49.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

Increased attendance, solid buying and a more upbeat attitude than has been seen in years sparked The Rental Show in New Orleans this week.

Aaron's, Inc. , the nation's leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of residential furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories, today announced results for the three months and year ended per diluted share, charge to earnings for separation costs primarily related to the accelerated vesting of ... (more)

GE Capital Aviation Services and International Lease Finance remain the two largest aircraft by fleet value and size, but the latest annual Airline Business leasing survey shows strong growth among the leading lessors behind.

The Highest Yielding Investment Grade Corporate Bonds ', I provided readers with the details of five corporate bonds yielding more than 5.9%, having less than ten years to maturity, and having investment grade ratings from both Moody's and S&P. While searching for the highest yielding investment grade corporate bonds, I noticed that there are quite ... (more)

Feb 8 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it assigned its 'BBB-' rating to the proposed $900 million secured term loan due 2017 of Flying Fortress Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of International Lease Finance Corp.

An industry veteran, Atherholt brings 28 years of legal experience in the equipment leasing industry.

From heavy and oversize structural iron to loose steel turnings, Mack Manufacturing has the right solution to every material handling requirement.

Mitcham Industries was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note issued on Wednesday.

H&E Equipment Services was upgraded by KeyBanc from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued on Wednesday.

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas spiked 6.75% on Tuesday, and it closed at $91.88 as natural gas dropped more than 2%. Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares gained 3.67% today, and it closed at $75.10. TMV broke its three day winning streak in today's trading session.

Maria A. Gill, center, a Loaned Campaign Specialist with the United Way of Berks County, with Mike and Diane Duff, United Way of Berks County 2011 campaign chairman and chairwoman.

Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics plan to hire 3,500 employees in the United States and Canada this year.

Dollar Thrifty Autom was downgraded by analysts at Sidoti from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday.

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. signed a new drilling contract for its semisubmersible drilling rig "Leiv Eiriksson" with a consortium coordinated by Rig Management Norway for drilling on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.