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3M forecasts annual profit below estimates amid sluggish consumer demand
3M products at a Home Depot in San Rafael, California, April 30, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Industrial giant 3M forecast annual profit slightly below Wall Street’s expectation on Tuesday, pointing to a challenging and uneven demand backdrop, even as it tightens costs to shield margins. Shares of the Saint Paul, Minnesota-based company fell […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, JB Hunt, 3M, Micron & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nvidia — The chipmaker dropped around 2% to lead tech shares lower, with traders trimming positions in the AI giant as global trade tensions escalate following President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat over Greenland. J.B. Hunt Transport Services — The transportation and logistics company fell more […]
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Big earnings reports and worries around the interest rate outlook could sway markets next week
Company earnings and what happens with the interest rate outlook will unlock what’s next for a broadening stock market. Stocks are headed for a down week following an uneven start to the fourth-quarter earnings season. Of the big banks that kick off the reporting period, the retail banking players — JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, […]
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GM is overbought and AT&T is oversold after an active week of trading off earnings
Another strong week for stocks drove companies including General Motors to become overbought, according to one popular technical metric. Other stocks are also considered oversold after a busy earnings week. Each of the leading U.S. stock indexes closed higher this past week. All three major averages closed at record highs Friday after cooler-than-expected September inflation […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GM, Coca-Cola, 3M, Philip Morris & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: General Motors — The Detroit automaker jumped 10.5% after raising its full-year guidance and posting an earnings beat. GM earned an adjusted $2.80 per share its third quarter, versus the $2.31 a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue was $48.59 billion, compared […]
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DuPont prepares to say goodbye to electronics. What investors get with the remaining company
Earlier in the week, we looked at the upcoming DuPont electronics business spinoff and what investors are getting with the new Qnity Electronics, which has a strong foothold in the semiconductor industry. Now, here is a look at what will be left of the new DuPont after the planned Nov. 1 split and the stocks […]
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Honeywell’s post-earnings drop was disrespectful. Here’s where we stand on the stock
An unwarranted post-earnings decline in Honeywell shares on Thursday presented a buying opportunity for new investors ahead of the conglomerate’s breakup into three publicly traded companies. Revenue in the second quarter ended June 30 rose 8.1% year over year to $10.35 billion, topping expectations of $10.07 billion, according to market data service LSEG. Organic sales […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Netflix, American Express, Chevron, Sarepta Therapeutics and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Netflix — Shares fell 2% after Netflix warned that operating margin in the second half of 2025 will be lower than the first half because of higher content amortization, as well as sales and marketing costs, because of a larger slate of content. Otherwise, the streaming […]
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Stock futures are little changed after earnings, economic data lift S&P 500 to records: Live updates
A screen displays The Walt Disney Company’s logo and trading information as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Thursday evening after a batch of earnings and economic reports pushed the S&P […]
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This coming earnings season could decide if a stock market at record highs has more room to run
The upcoming earnings season will show investors whether the bull case for equities still holds. The second quarter reporting season comes at a pivotal point for the stock market, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite trading at all-time highs this week even after an onslaught of bad news regarding higher tariffs, a […]
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