Earnings
Micron warns weakening consumer demand will hurt smartphone sales
Sanjay Mehrota, Micron Technology President & CEO at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 24th, 2022. Adam Galica | CNBC Micron Technology, a major vendor of memory chips for PCs and smartphones, said on Thursday that it expects smartphone sales to be meaningfully lower than previously expected for the rest of 2022, citing a reduction […]
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Big technology stocks like Tesla, Amazon and Microsoft just finished their worst quarter in years
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/Getty Images) Gotham | Getty Images Investors lowered the valuations of the world’s largest technology companies in the second quarter as central bankers ratcheted up […]
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Former top Apple lawyer pleads guilty to insider trading
Gene Daniel Levoff, a former lawyer in charge of Apple Inc.’s insider trading policy, exits from federal court in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Natan Dvir | Bloomberg | Getty Images The former top corporate lawyer at Apple pleaded guilty on Thursday to insider trading charges, for what prosecutors called a five-year […]
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Walgreens profits squeezed as Covid vaccines wane, company invests in health-care business
Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday said its quarterly sales declined and profits got hit by waning Covid-19 vaccination demand, heavy investments in its health care business and an opioid settlement with Florida. Shares were down by about 4% in morning trading. The drugstore chain stood by its full-year forecast, saying it expects adjusted earnings per […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walgreens, Constellation Brands, RH and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator earned an adjusted 96 cents per share for its latest quarter, 4 cents above estimates, with revenue also beating analyst forecasts. Walgreens also reaffirmed its full-year guidance, forecasting low-single-digit adjusted earnings growth. The stock fell 2.7% in premarket action. […]
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RH shares slide after company lowers its outlook for the year
Jason Kempin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images High-end furniture chain RH on Wednesday slashed its outlook for 2022 revenue, anticipating consumer demand for its products will continue to soften in the back half of the year. The company now sees annual sales down between 2% and 5%, compared with prior expectations that saw […]
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Bed Bath & Beyond says it’s still open to selling its Buybuy Baby division
A view of the atmosphere during the Whitney Port & Bundle Organics #MomAsYouAre buybuyBABY product launch in Torrance, California. Randy Shropshire | Getty Images As Bed Bath & Beyond shakes up its leadership suite and ousts its CEO, the retailer said Wednesday it remains open to another big change: A potential sale of its baby […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Nike, Spirit Airlines, Occidental Petroleum and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nike (NKE) – Nike fell 2.4% in premarket trading despite reporting better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue. The athletic apparel and footwear maker forecast current-quarter revenue below analysts’ estimates amid increased promotional activity and ongoing disruptions in its profitable Chia market. Spirit Airlines (SAVE) […]
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Nike earnings top Wall Street’s expectations, despite inflation in the U.S. and Covid lockdowns in China
Nike Air Jordan shoes are seen in the store in Krakow, Poland on August 26, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nike on Monday topped Wall Street’s earnings and sales expectations for the fiscal fourth-quarter, as the sneaker giant overcame a Covid lockdown in China and tougher climate for consumers in the U.S. […]
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Quarter-end buying may lift stocks higher before the next market storm
Trader on the floor of the NYSE, June 7, 2022. Source: NYSE The stock market is about to close out its worst first half in decades in the week ahead, setting the stage for a summer of uncertainty and volatility. But in the very near term, strategists see a window of positive momentum for an […]
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