Pearson issued their traditional January “trading report,” with highlight data in advance of a full annual report on February 22. It brings familiar news regarding 2018 performance: The company remains adept at cutting costs, but not yet at increasing revenue, as the declining US higher ed market continues to weigh on their prospects. US higher ed courseware is expected to be down 5 percent year on year, a greater decline than expected by analysts. Pearson expects that trend will continue through 2019 as the long digital transformation continues: “Expect US HECW revenue to be zero to down 5% as underlying […]