US Bancorp (NYSE:USB) said today it earned nearly $1.5 billion in the third quarter, up 2% from a year ago. Revenue rose 2% to $4.99 billion. Results at the fifth-largest US bank by assets affirm momentum in the American economy. Loans grew 5.9% on an adjusted basis to $244 billion. Commercial lending jumped 14.8% from a year ago, to $72.2 billion, while home loans rose 5.8%, to $52 billion. U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) in last trading activity decreased -0.94% to close at $39.89. Company weekly performance is 2.44% while its quarterly performance stands at -6.10%. U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) is -8.28% away from its 52 week high. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has been awarded a slew of new patents, including some interesting details which indicate the company may be currently developing wearable technology devices. On last trading day BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) decreased -2.56% to close at $9.89. Its volatility for the week is 5.11% while volatility for the month is 4.87%. BBRY's sales growth for past 5 years was 43.43% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 14.99%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) monthly performance is -6.34%. Ares Management, L.P. (NYSE:ARES) announced today that it will report earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange and invites all interested persons to attend its webcast/conference call at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its third quarter 2014 financial results. On last trading day Ares Management, L.P. (NYSE:ARES) decreased -1.31% to close at $16.56. Its volatility for the week is 2.05% while volatility for the month is 2.48%. ARES's EPS growth for past 5 years was 0.00%. Ares Management, L.P. (NYSE:ARES) monthly performance is -6.23%. Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ:RLJE) brand, announces the DVD and Digital Download release of THE FAMILY film The Three Dogateers. Directed by Jesse Baget (Breathless), the film stars Dean Cain (The Way Home, ABC's "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman") and Richard Riehle (Office Space). The Three Dogateers will be available on DVD for an SRP of $27.97 on November 18, 2014. RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLJE) has 32.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 37.50%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $3.89. Cameco Corp. (NYSE:CCJ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $502.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $586.34 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.15 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Cameco will post $0.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. On Wednesday shares of Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) closed at $16.57. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was 2.20% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 3.20%.