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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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PepsiCo earnings beat estimates, but demand for drinks and snacks drops in North America
Bottles of Pepsi soda are seen on display at a Target store on February 09, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images PepsiCo reported mixed quarterly results on Tuesday as demand for its snacks and drinks fell in North America for the fifth straight quarter. […]
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Look to these steady income-producing investments if 2025 is a volatile market year
With 2025 already off to a volatile start, investors may want to look for steady investments that can earn solid income. On Monday, markets were rocked after President Donald Trump over the weekend slapped 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% duty on imports from China, effective Tuesday. After initially tanking […]
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These ETFs aim to multiply the stock market’s dividends. Here’s how they work
Two new fund launches from Franklin Templeton aim to satisfy income-hungry investors who are looking for a new type of dividend fund. The money management firm debuted the Franklin U.S. Dividend Multiplier Index ETF (XUDV) and the Franklin International Dividend Multiplier Index ETF (XDIV) in late January. The funds are equity-only funds and don’t use […]
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