Category: Market News

Apr 13
NanoString stock plunges after revenue warning, but analyst says selloff appears ‘way overdone’

Shares of NanoString Technologies Inc. ntsg plunged 32.8% toward a two-year low in morning trading Wednesday, enough to make them the biggest losers trading on major U.S. exchanges, after the provider of life science discovery tools warned about a revenue miss, citing execution missteps. The company said late Tuesday that it now expects first-quarter product […]

Apr 13
White House blasts Texas governor’s inspections of trucks at border, notes ‘significant disruptions’

The White House on Wednesday criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to put in place extra inspections by state troopers of commercial trucks coming from Mexico. “Governor Abbott’s unnecessary and redundant inspections of trucks transiting ports of entry between Texas and Mexico are causing significant disruptions to the food and automobile supply chains, delaying manufacturing, […]

Apr 13
Calvin Klein parent PVH sets $12.5 billion revenue goal, adds $1 billion to share buyback program

PVH Corp. PVH, +2.13% unveiled its multi-year strategy called the PVH+ Plan on Wednesday, ahead of the company’s investor day. The plan includes growth in digital, direct-to-consumer and the company’s two key brands, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. PVH has set 2025 revenue target of $12.5 billion with free cash flow of over $1 billion, […]

Apr 13
UPS stock slumps toward the longest losing streak in more than 4 years

Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. UPS, -1.55% fell 1.7% in afternoon trading toward a six-month low, putting them on track for the longest losing streak in more than four years. The package delivery giant’s stock has tumbled 15.7% over the past 10 sessions, all declines, which would be the longest stretch of losses since […]

Apr 13
Dow, major indexes on track for biggest blown lead in more than a month

Major stock indexes erased gains to turn south in afternoon trade, on track for their biggest downside reversals in more than a month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.26% was down 53 points, or 0.2%, at 34,256 after rising 362 points, or 1.1%, at its session high. A close in negative territory would mark […]

Apr 13
U.S. stocks end lower Tuesday, surrendering earlier gains

Stocks recorded their biggest blown lead in more than a month on Tuesday, as investors debated if the latest rise in the consumer price index could mean peak inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell around 88 points, or 0.3%, to close near 34,220, according to preliminary figures, after rising 362 points, or 1.1%, at […]

Apr 13
PayPal CFO Rainey is headed to Walmart in similar role

PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL, -1.42% on Tuesday said its chief financial officer, John Rainey, is leaving after nearly seven years for the same role at Walmart Inc. WMT, -0.69%. Rainey will stay with PayPal until late May. PayPal’s board approved the appointment of Gabrielle Rabinovitch, senior vice president, corporate finance and investor relations, as interim […]

Apr 13
Paypal CFO leaving to become new Walmart CFO

Walmart Inc. WMT, -0.69% said late Tuesday it has named John Rainey as its chief financial officer, effective June 6. Rainey joins Walmart from PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL, -1.42%, which announced his departure as CFO also on Tuesday. Before PayPal, Rainey was the CFO of United Airlines. “I’m excited and humbled to join such an […]

Apr 12
Procter & Gamble hikes dividend by 5%

Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -0.30% said late Tuesday its board approved a 5% dividend hike for its 66th straight year of dividend increases. The consumer products maker said it will pay a quarterly dividend of 91.33 cents a share, up from a previous 87 cents a share, on May 16 to shareholders of record […]

Apr 12
API data reportedly show a weekly climb of nearly 8 million barrels in U.S. crude supplies

The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that U.S. crude supplies rose by nearly 7.8 million barrels for the week ended April 8, according to sources. The API also reportedly showed a weekly inventory decline of almost 5.1 million barrels for gasoline, while distillate stockpiles fell by about 5 million barrels. Oil stocks at the […]