Category: Stock Market
U.S. stocks ended sharply higher Friday, capping a volatile week that saw Big Tech shares hammered after a series of disappointing earnings reports while industrials and defensive stocks soared. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.59% ended with a gain of around 828 points, or 2.6%, near 32,861, according to preliminary figures, leaving the blue-chip […]
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, +4.12% were rallying toward their best single-day performance this year Friday, bucking what’s been a tough recent stretch for the telecommunications giant. Verizon’s stock was up 4.0% in afternoon trading Friday and on track for its largest single-day percentage gain since Dec. 16, 2021 when it rose 4.4%, according […]
Shares of XPeng Inc. XPEV, -6.39% sank 7.5% toward a record low in afternoon trading Friday, after Citi Research analyst Jeff Chung swung to bearish from bullish on the China-based electric vehicle maker, citing expectations the company’s model cycle will face “serious challenges” in 2023. The stock has dropped 16.2% this week, and has plummeted […]
Oil futures settled lower on Friday as COVID-19 restrictions in China fed worries about energy demand, but U.S. prices still marked their first gain in three weeks. “Oil markets remain volatile as China ramps up COVID restrictions, some U.S. oil giants signal modest commitments to boost production, and the global economic outlook continues to dim,” […]
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday designated Douglas O’Donnell as acting IRS commissioner, saying he will head the agency following the end of Commissioner Charles Rettig’s term on Nov. 12. O’Donnell is now the agency’s deputy commissioner. “Deputy Commissioner O’Donnell has dedicated his career to serving American taxpayers through every level of the agency,” Yellen […]
Intel Corp.’s INTC, +10.16% stock rose before market open Friday, lifted by the chip maker’s third-quarter earnings beat and PC-chip sales that were slightly higher than expected. The company’s shares were up 6.2% premarket, after ending Thursday’s session down 3.5%. Intel earned 25 cents a share on net income of $1.01 billion, compared with earnings […]
Charter Communications Inc. CHTR, +4.32% saw an increase in its count of residential internet customers during the latest quarter, but the cable giant fell short of expectations on earnings. The company recorded third-quarter net income of $1.19 billion, or $7.38 a share, compared with $1.22 billion, or $6.69 a share, in the year-earlier period. Analysts […]
Colgate-Palmolive Co. stock CL, +0.56% slid 0.4% in premarket trade Friday, after the consumer goods giant missed sales estimates for the third quarter as inflationary pressures pushed costs higher and the strong dollar weighed. The company posted net income of $618 million, or 74 cents a share, for the quarter, compared with $634 million, or […]
Finally, investors are happy with what Intel Corp.’s INTC, +7.77% earnings report. The semiconductor maker’s stock rallied 7.4% to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, +1.20% premarket gainers, after the company reported late Thursday third-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations and announced plans for layoffs. That would snap a nine-quarter streak in which […]
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY, -3.11% dropped 4.4% in premarket trading Friday, after the home-goods retailer said it filed for the sale of an additional $150 million worth of shares, as part of an at-the-market (ATM) offering program initially launched at the end of August. The $150 million addition to the ATM […]
