Category: Market News

Jul 08
Commercial real estate broker stocks underperformance suggests ‘damage has been done,’ analyst says

Shares of commercial real estate brokers have underperformed the real estate investment trust (REIT) and the broader stock market by a wide margin this year, and they could remain “choppy” in the coming months, but JPMorgan analyst Anthony Paolone said “a lot of the damage appears to be done.” Shares of CBRE Group Inc. CBRE, […]

Jul 08
Gold futures end higher for the first time in 8 sessions

Gold futures climbed on Thursday, putting an end to a streak of declines that spanned seven sessions — the longest in more than three years. August gold rose $3.20, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,739.70 an ounce, a day after marking the lowest most-active contract settlement since late September 2021. … Source: Marketwatch

Jul 08
Amazon stock rallies toward 1st close above the 50-day moving average in 2 1/2 months

Published: July 7, 2022 at 2:20 p.m. ET Shares of Amazon.com Inc. rallied 2.0% in afternoon trading Thursday, putting them on track to close above its 50-day moving average (DMA), which many chart watchers view as a short-term trend tracker, for the first time since April 19. The 50-DMA came in at $114.65 on Thursday […]

Jul 08
U.S. stocks close higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq clinch fourth day of gains

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite clinching a fourth straight day of gains, as investors reacted to a recent drop in commodity prices. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.50% rose 57.54 points, or 1.5%, to close at 3,902.61. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.28% gained 259.49 points, or 2.3%, to […]

Jul 08
Levi Strauss stock up after retailer’s Q2 earnings top views, online sales rise

Levi Strauss & Co. LEVI, +3.86% shares rose more than 3% in the extended session Thursday after the retailer reported second-quarter earnings above Wall Street expectations, thanks in part to online sales. Levi Strauss said it earned $50 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with $65 million, or 23 cents a share, in the […]

Jul 07
Re/Max to cut 17% of its workforce

Published: July 7, 2022 at 4:52 p.m. ET Re/Max Holdings Inc. said late Thursday it expects to cut its workforce by about 17% by the end of the year, mostly technology positions, as the real-estate company outsources some of its technology needs. Re/Max said it is entering a relationship with Inside Real Estate, the developers […]

Jul 07
Refiner Valero’s board OKs $2.5 billion share buyback

Valero Energy Corp. said late Thursday its board has approved a new share buyback authorization of up to $2.5 billion, which replaces a previous authorization announced in January 2018. The refiner said it has bought about 45.4 million shares of its stock since that year. Valero shares rose 0.7% in the extended session Thursday after […]

Jul 07
U.S. oil prices settle back above $100 a barrel; natural-gas futures rise over 14%

Oil futures settled higher on Thursday, marking a partial rebound from two consecutive sessions of declines, with U.S. prices climbing back above $100 a barrel. The climb in oil came on the back of a nearly 6% rise in gasoline futures. The Energy Information Administration data showed a healthy rebound in gasoline demand, “easing some […]

Jul 07
Grove Collaborative shares soar after expanded distribution to three retailers including Kohl’s

Grove Collaborative Holdings Inc. GROV, +82.50% announced expanded store distribution at three retailers, Kohl’s KSS, +3.29%, Giant Eagle and Meijer, sending shares soaring 52% in Thursday trading. Grove Collaborative is a sustainable consumer products brand that is committed to being 100% plastic-free by 2025. Launched in 2016, the company began trading on the New York […]

Jul 07
EIA reports a more than 8 million-barrel weekly rise in U.S. crude supplies, but product stocks fall

Published: July 7, 2022 at 11:11 a.m. ET The Energy Information Administration on Thursday reported that U.S. crude inventories climbed by 8.2 million barrels for the week ended July 1. On average, analysts expected a fall of 1.2 million barrels, according to a poll conducted by S&P Global Commodity Insights. Data were delayed by a […]