Shares of Paychex Inc. PAYX, +4.27% jumped 3.2% in premarket trading Wednesday, to bounce off the previous session’s 2 1/2-month closing low, after the human resources outsourcing services company reported fiscal first-quarter profit that beat expectations and raised the full-year outlook, citing “notable strength” in mid-market, retirement and HR solutions businesses. Net income for the […]
Shares of semiconductor companies and Apple Inc. AAPL, -3.81% suppliers were broadly lower in premarket trading Wednesday, after Bloomberg reported overnight that Apple is dropping plans to boost iPhone production because an expected surge in demand didn’t materialize. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH, -0.29% slumped 1.9%, with all equity components that have traded premarket losing […]
Jefferies analyst Owen Bennett said Wednesday that Canopy Growth Corp.’s CGC, +1.40% WEED, +4.24% plan to divest 28 retail stores stands out as an example of the “wasted capital” by the cannabis company’s former management. Canopy Growth said after the closing bell on Tuesday that it’s selling its Tweed and Tokyo Smoke stores for an […]
Shares of Apple Inc. AAPL, -4.02% dropped 3.8% to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, +0.15% premarket losers, after Bloomberg reported overnight that an expected surge in demand for new iPhones have failed to materialize. The report said Apple is dropping plans to boost production as a result. Apple’s stock is on track to […]
The next Bitcoin (BTC) bull run will have to be much different from historical cryptocurrency rallies in terms of story and utility, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes. Compared to previous bull runs, the next Bitcoin rally will have to be more focused on utility and less on the story, Novogratz predicted at a panel […]
Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.46% unveiled Wednesday the name for its New Consumer Health Company that is being spun off: Kenvue. The name, pronounced ken-view, comes from the English word “ken,” which is primarily used on Scotland and means knowledge, and “vue,” which references sight. Kenvue, which will become a standalone company in 2023, will […]