Dividends
Chinese companies don’t know where to put their cash — and it’s sparking a record rise in dividend payouts
The Chinese national flag fluttering with the Lujiazui Financial District in the background. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese companies are enticing investors with record dividend payouts and share buybacks amid rigorous corporate governance reform, with some market watchers saying more are on the horizon. Last year, Chinese listed firms paid out […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Lattice Semiconductor, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and more
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Lattice Semiconductor — Shares soared around 12% after the chipmaker beat analysts’ expectations on revenue in the fourth quarter. Revenue of $117.4 million surpassed analysts’ calls for $117.1 million, according to LSEG. Vertex Pharmaceuticals — The biotechnology stock slipped 1% on mixed fourth-quarter results. Vertex reported […]
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U.S. tariffs and interest rate uncertainties make 2025 a “choppy year”: DBS CEO Piyush Gupta
Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings Ltd., during a news conference in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. DBS shares jumped after the lender reported earnings that met expectations and unveiled a investor payout plan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a sterling 2024 when Singapore’s biggest bank by assets booked […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amazon, Expedia, Pinterest, Skechers and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Expedia — Shares of the online travel company soared 17.6% after Expedia’s fourth-quarter results outpaced Wall Street expectations. Expedia posted adjusted earnings of $2.39 per share on revenue of $3.18 billion, exceeding analysts’ expectations for $2.04 per share in profit on $3.07 billion in revenue, according […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Amazon, Pinterest, Expedia and more
Amazon signage during the 2024 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Amazon — The e-commerce giant fell 2% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Amazon said it forecasts sales in the first quarter […]
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Strong Taco Bell sales fuel Yum Brands earnings beat
A sign is posted in front of a Taco Bell restaurant in Richmond, California, on May 1, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Yum Brands on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, fueled by strong sales for KFC’s international restaurants and Taco Bell. Shares of the company rose more than 7% in […]
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Ford beats earnings expectations but forecasts tougher year ahead
DETROIT — Ford Motor beat Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the fourth quarter but forecast a tougher year ahead for the company, as CEO Jim Farley promises improvements in vehicle quality and costs. Shares of Ford fell 5% in after-hours trading. Ford’s forecast this year calls for adjusted earnings before interest and taxes […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Apple, AMD, Uber, Alphabet, PDD and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the stock market open. Alphabet — The Google parent tumbled 7% after fourth-quarter revenue of $96.47 billion lagged the $96.56 billion estimated by analysts polled by LSEG. Alphabet also said it plans to invest $75 billion in 2025 as it expands its artificial-intelligence strategy, more than the $58.84 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pfizer, PepsiCo, Palantir, Merck & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Pfizer — The pharmaceutical stock added 1.8% on better-than-expected fourth-quarter results . Pfizer reported adjusted earnings of 63 cents per share on $17.76 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG estimated earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $17.36 billion. PepsiCo — Shares of […]
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Pfizer tops earnings estimates as Covid product sales beat expectations and cost cuts pay off
Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, speaks at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York City, U.S., May 22, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Pfizer on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates as sales of the company’s Covid products topped expectations and its broad cost-cutting efforts took […]
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