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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Ulta Beauty, Dell, Lululemon, MongoDB and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Ulta Beauty — The beauty products retailer saw its shares fall nearly 7% after missing top and bottom line expectations in the second quarter . Ulta’s earnings came out at $5.30 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $5.46 per share. Revenue was of $2.55 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Dollar General, Affirm, Best Buy and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Dollar General – The discount retailer’s shares tumbled nearly 30% after the company slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year. Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the softer sales trends are partially attributable to a core customer who feels “financially constrained.” The retailer […]
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The Fed now will focus on the employment part of its mission — and for good reason
Federal Reserve officials have made it clear that they are turning their attention from a focus squarely on inflation to at least an equal concern about unemployment, and the latest data shows their concern is well placed. Various indicators are pointing to a labor market that, if not in outright deterioration, is at least slowing. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer, Berkshire Hathaway, Abercrombie & Fitch and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Super Micro Computer — Shares shed 26% after the artificial intelligence server company said it would postpone filing its annual 10-K form for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Super Micro Computer said its management requires more time to “complete its assessment of the design […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Super Micro, Abercrombie & Fitch, Box, Foot Locker and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Abercrombie & Fitch — Shares of the retailer, which owns the Abercrombie and Hollister banners, fell more than 9% after it reported a 21% increase in its revenue during its fiscal second quarter and issued bullish guidance for the current period. Abercrombie posted earnings of $2.50 […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia’s ‘drop-the-mic moment’
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading in New York on August 23, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]
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Why dividend stocks should be a hot play into fall
ETF Edge Why dividend stocks should be a hot play into fall Published Sat, Aug 24 202411:00 AM EDT Ellie Stevens@elliestevens02 WATCH LIVE Source
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Markets are now wondering whether the Fed might cut by half a point in September
With Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but confirming that an interest rate cut is imminent, the market’s attention Friday quickly turned to when and by how much. Traders continued to price in a greater likelihood that the Fed will kick off what is expected to be a protracted easing campaign in September with a […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cava, Intuit, Ross Stores, Workday and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Cava Group — Shares of the fast-casual restaurant chain popped more than 21% on stronger-than-expected quarterly results . Cava posted earnings of 17 cents per share on $233 million in revenue in the fiscal second quarter. That topped LSEG estimates calling for earnings per share of […]
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Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead: ‘The time has come for policy to adjust’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” the central bank leader said in his much-awaited keynote address at the Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “The direction of […]
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