Category: Stock Market

Nov 02
Steven Madden earnings topped expectations but full-year outlook was cut, as Wedbush warned

Shares of Steven Madden Ltd. SHOO, +1.51% were indicated up nearly 1% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the footwear, clothing and accessories company reported third-quarter earnings that topped expectations, but lowered its full-year outlook, as wholesale customers have pulled back on orders as they deal with excess inventory. Kudos to Wedbush analyst Tom Nikic, who […]

Nov 02
EIA reports weekly declines in U.S. crude and gasoline supplies

The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported that U.S. crude inventories fell by 3.1 million barrels for the week ended Oct. 28. On average, analysts forecasted a decrease of 1.6 million barrels, according to a poll conducted by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The EIA also showed a weekly inventory decline of 1.3 million barrels for […]

Nov 02
Bausch + Lomb beats earnings expectations in Q3

An earlier version of this report gave incorrect revenue numbers. Bausch & Lomb had $942 million in revenue in the third quarter of the year, down from $949 million in the same three months of last year. It has been corrected. Bausch + Lomb Corp. BLCO, -2.93% said Wednesday that it had a loss of […]

Nov 02
Data and metadata management company Alation draws $1.7 bln valuation in funding round

Alation Inc. said Wednesday it closed a $123 million round of Series E financing that values the Redwood City, Calif., data management company at $1.7 billion. Thoma Bravo, Sanabil Investments and Costanoa Ventures led the round, with participation from new investor Databricks Ventures as well as existing and other investors such as Dell Technologies Capital […]

Nov 02
Amazon stock reverses early rally to trade lower again, putting it in danger of a 6th-straight loss

Shares of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -1.95% reversed an early gain to fall into negative territory, again, to put them in danger of a sixth-straight loss and the lowest close in 2 1/2 years. The ecommerce and cloud giant’s stock was up as much as 1.0% just after the opening bell, but was down 0.8% in […]

Nov 02
U.S. stocks open modestly lower as investors await Fed decision

U.S. stocks opened modestly lower on Wednesday as investors digested stronger-than-expected private payrolls data while waiting to hear from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.52% opened 8 points, or 0.2%, lower at 3,847. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.19% fell 102 points, or 0.3%, to 32,550. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, […]

Nov 02
Analyst sees ‘incremental positive’ in Wells Fargo regulatory update

Citi analyst Keith Horowitz said Tuesday that a fresh mention of ongoing discussions between Wells Fargo & Co WFC, +2.09% and federal banking regulators amounts to “incremental positive news” for the bank. Wells Fargo said in a Monday filing it’s in “resolution discussions” with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on a number of the regulator’s […]

Nov 02
Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid brought in $7.5 billion in sales in Q3

Pfizer Inc.’s PFE, +3.14% COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid brought in $7.5 billion in sales in the third quarter of the year, against a FactSet consensus of $7.6 billion. The drug company also reiterated guidance for Paxlovid revenues in 2022, saying it still expects $22 billion in sales for the year. The FactSet consensus is $22.5 billion. […]

Nov 02
Container Store stock falls 6% as retailer sees fewer customers in stores

Shares of Container Store Group Inc. TCS, -6.08% dropped more than 6% in the extended session Tuesday after the retailer reported mixed fiscal second-quarter earnings and said foot traffic in its stores is slowing. Container Store earned $15.7 million, or 31 cents a share, compared with $27.2 million, or 54 cents a share, in the […]

Nov 02
Chegg sales, earnings beat estimates, sending stock up 16%

Chegg Inc.’s stock CHGG, -2.13% initially soared 16% in extended trading Tuesday after the online-learning platform reported fiscal third-quarter revenue and earnings that exceeded Wall Street analysts’ forecasts. Chegg reported net income of $251.6 million, or $1.23 a share, compared with net income of $6.65 million, or 5 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. […]