Category: Stock Market

Oct 21
Snap’s 26.6% premarket decline drags down Meta, Google, Pinterest and other stocks exposed to online ad market

Snap Inc. stock’s SNAP, -30.12% 26.6% premarket decline on Friday dragged down other big tech names that rely on online advertising. Twitter Inc. TWTR, -4.64% was down 8% with a report that Biden administration officials are considering subjecting some of Elon Musk’s ventures to national-security reviews adding to the downdraft. Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. […]

Oct 21
HCA Healthcare stock falls after profit tops expectations but revenue falls shy, as admissions declined

Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. HCA, -0.28% fell 1.7% in premarket trading Friday, after the hospital operator reported third-quarter profit that topped expectations but revenue that fell shy, as admissions declined. Net income fell $1.34 billion, or $3.91 a share, from $2.27 billion, or $7.00 a share, in the year-ago period. The latest quarter’s results […]

Oct 21
Twitter tells staff no layoffs are planned, following reports Musk will axe 75% after takeover

Twitter Inc. TWTR, +1.18% has reportedly told staff there are no layoffs planned after a separate report that Tesla CEO Elon Musk would cut 75% of the social-media company’s workers. Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett sent employees an email on Thursday to say no widespread job cuts are planned, reported Reuters late Thursday, citing a […]

Oct 21
Autoliv stock falls even as profit, sales rise but miss expectations, as pricing actions are taking effect

The U.S.-listed shares of Autoliv Inc. ALV, -2.24% climbed 2.8% in premarket trading Friday, even after the Sweden-based automotive safety systems company reported third-quarter profit and sales that came up short of expectations but said pricing actions were starting to drive improved results. Operating income rose to $171 million, or $1.21 a share, from $99 […]

Oct 20
Tenet Healthcare stock drops more than 20% on poor outlook

Tenet Healthcare Corp. THC, -0.26% shares dropped in the extended session Thursday after the hospital operator forecast an outlook that came up short of Wall Street expectations while announcing a share buyback program. Tenet shares fell 21% after hours, following a 0.2% decline in the regular session to close at $54.32. Tenet forecast adjusted earnings […]

Oct 20
U.S. stocks finish lower as Treasury yields climb to highest level in more than 14 years.

U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday for the second day in a row as yields on the 10-year and 2-year Treasury notes advanced to their highest levels in more than 14 years, causing early earnings-inspired gains in equities to evaporate. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.80% finished off 29.38 points, or 0.8%, at 3,665.78. The Dow […]

Oct 20
Oil prices end mixed on reports that China may ease COVID restrictions

Oil futures ended on a mixed note Thursday, with the November U.S. benchmark contract ending higher on its expiration day, but the December contract little changed. Oil found some support from reports that China is looking to cut the duration of quarantine for inbound visitors, “in a sign that perhaps the government might be looking […]

Oct 20
Manchester United drops Ronaldo in disciplinary move, while Jefferies urges investors buy after ‘action-packed’ visit

The U.S.-listed shares of Manchester United Ltd. MANU, -0.43% fell 0.4% in afternoon trading Thursday, after the English Premier League football club issued a statement saying forward Christiano Ronaldo will not be part of the squad for the next game on the weekend. The statement comes after the player was seen leaving the field before […]

Oct 20
Nio stock bounces, even after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says China seeing ‘burst of recession’

The U.S.-listed shares of China-based Nio Inc. NIO, +0.78% gained 0.1% in afternoon trading Thursday, after closing the previous session at the lowest price since July 2020, despite the 6.7% selloff in rival electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc.’s stock TSLA, -6.81% after disappointing third-quarter results. Meanwhile, shares of fellow China-based EV makers XPeng Inc. XPEV, […]

Oct 20
Gold futures climb a day after settling at a more than 3-week low

Gold futures climbed on Thursday, finding support from a pullback in the U.S. dollar to edge up from the more than three-week low they finished at a day earlier. “It looks like a matter of when will gold break the September lows, but for now it is stabilizing as it seems it will need a […]