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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: H&R Block, Applied Materials, Microchip, JD.com and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Estee Lauder — The beauty company slipped nearly 2% after Bank of America downgraded the stock, citing headwinds in its China market. Softening U.S. demand is also weighing upon shares, the firm added. Applied Materials — The semiconductor equipment company’s shares dipped 1.8% despite posting better-than-expected […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Applied Materials, Autodesk, Coherent, H&R Block and more
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Applied Materials — The material engineering stock slipped 2.5% despite third-quarter earnings coming in better than analysts anticipated. Applied Materials earned $2.12 per share, excluding items, on $6.78 billion in revenue. Analysts had penciled in just $2.02 a share in profits and $6.67 billion in revenue. […]
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Here’s the deflation breakdown for July 2024 — in one chart
Key Points The inflation rate has throttled back significantly from its pandemic-era highs. Some areas of the U.S. economy have experienced deflation. Their prices have declined. They include prices for physical goods like cars and trucks, clothing, furniture, as well as other categories like airline fares and some food items. Source
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Warren Buffett did something curious with his Apple stock holding
In this article BRK.A KO AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. CNBC A coincidence or master plan? Warren Buffett now owns the exact same number of shares of Apple as he does Coca-Cola after slashing the tech […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walmart, Nike, Dell, Tapestry and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walmart — Shares of the discount retailer jumped 7% on strong earnings. Walmart topped Wall Street’s quarterly estimates and lifted its full-year outlook as consumers show ongoing resilience. For the year, the company expects sales to rise between 3.75% and 4.75%, and adjusted earnings to come […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Ulta Beauty, Walmart, Cisco Systems and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Ulta Beauty — Shares of the beauty retailer popped a whopping 13% in premarket trading after a regulatory filing revealed that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took a stake worth $266 million in the second quarter. The bet is relatively minor for Berkshire, whose equity portfolio is […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Cisco, Ulta, Nike and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Cisco Systems — The stock jumped 6% after the networking company reported an earnings and revenue beat for its fiscal fourth quarter, and also issued an optimistic forecast. Cisco posted adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share on revenue of $13.64 billion, while analysts polled by […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Brinker International, Victoria’s Secret, Flutter Entertainment and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Brinker International – The stock plummeted around 12% after the Chili’s parent issued a weaker-than-expected profit forecast for the full year and reported disappointing fiscal fourth-quarter earnings . The company posted adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share, below the StreetAccount consensus estimate of $1.72 per share. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Kellanova, Alphabet, Flutter and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Kellanova — Shares rose more than 6% in the premarket after the foodmaker agreed to be acquired by snackmaker Mars for $83.50 per share in cash. The deal values Kellanova at about $36 billion and is expected to close in the first half of 2025. Alphabet […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Starbucks, Chipotle, Home Depot, Tencent and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Starbucks , Chipotle Mexican Grill — Starbucks stock shot up 21% after the coffee chain ousted CEO Laxman Narasimhan effective immediately and replaced him with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol, who will step in Sept 9. Three Wall Street firms already upgraded Starbucks stock after the news. […]
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