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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Biogen, Spirit, Robinhood and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Biogen (BIIB) – Biogen fell 1% in premarket trading after the government announced that Medicare will limit coverage for Aduhelm, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment. Coverage will only be provided for patients enrolled in clinical trials. Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit said it will begin talks with […]
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Stock futures little changed following Thursday’s comeback as investors assess Fed plans
U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday night after the major averages staged a late-day comeback as investors appraised the likelihood of tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 3 points, or 0.01%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.02% and 0.05%, respectively. The […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HP, Constellation Brands, CDK Global and more
A man passes a Hewlett Packard display at a technology conference Jim Young | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. HP — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway became the largest shareholder in the computer hardware company, sending shares up 16.4%. Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly 121 million shares, or about an 11% stake […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Conagra, Levi Strauss, Rite Aid and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Conagra (CAG) – The food producer’s stock tumbled 5.5% in the premarket after issuing a weaker-than-expected forecast for the fiscal year ending in May. Conagra’s results are being hit by higher transportation and raw materials costs. Levi Strauss (LEVI) – Levi Strauss beat estimates by 4 […]
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Stopped trucks, foldable beds for workers: What European businesses face with China’s Covid surge
Shanghai, home to the world’s largest container shipping port, began a two-part lockdown on March 28 and has yet to announce when restrictions will lift. Yang Jianzheng | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s Covid controls have disrupted supply chains and stressed the daily life of workers, primarily in Shanghai and Shenyang, […]
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A fertilizer shortage, worsened by war in Ukraine, is driving up global food prices and scarcity
Remy Gabalda | AFP | Getty Images A fertilizer shortage has added to growing concerns about the Ukraine war’s impact on the price and scarcity of certain basic foods. Combined, Russia and Belarus had provided about 40% of the world’s exports of potash, according to Morgan Stanley. Russia’s exports were hit by sanctions. Further, in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JetBlue, Eli Lilly, Occidental Petroleum and more
A JetBlue passenger jet (Embraer 190) taxis at LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. Robert Alexander | Archive Photos | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. JetBlue — Shares of JetBlue fell another 7.6% on Wednesday, as investors weighed the airline’s $3.6 billion cash takeover offer to take […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Twitter, Spirit Airlines, Tilray and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter fell 1.5% in premarket trading, potentially breaking a three-day win streak that has seen it gain nearly 32%. Elon Musk – now Twitter’s largest shareholder – changed the type of SEC filing regarding his share purchase to show it was not “passive.” […]
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China’s long weekend tourism spend plunges to 39.2% of pre-pandemic levels
Shanghai and other parts of China remained in lockdown or subject to travel restrictions during a long holiday weekend in early April, sending an official count of tourism revenue plunging to just over a third of what it was prior to the pandemic. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — As mainland China […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Carvana, First Solar, Generac and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Carvana (CVNA) – Carvana was downgraded to “sector perform” from “outperform” at RBC Capital Markets, with the price target for the online car seller’s stock cut to $138 per share from $155 per share. RBC bases its call both on valuation and potential […]
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