Tag: Marketwatch

May 04
Green Thumb Industries profit nearly triples, powering past estimate

Green Thumb Industries Inc. GTBIF, -1.69% GTII, -1.87% said Wednesday its first-quarter earnings rose to $28.9 million or 12 cents a share, from $10.4 million, or 5 cents a share in the year-ago quarter. Revenue at the cannabis company increased 25% to $242.6 million from $194.4 million in the year-ago period as it opened 20 […]

May 04
WHO confirms BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants behind South Africa COVID case surge but too early to know more

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that two new subvariants of the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 are behind a spike in cases in South Africa, but there’s too little data yet to know if they are more lethal than other variants. The two, dubbed BA.4 and BA.5, ” have acquired a […]

May 04
Revolve stock plunges on concerns about decelerating growth

Revolve Group Inc. RVLV, -23.19% shares plunged 23.7% in Wednesday trading as fears mount about the company’s decelerating growth. Revolve, which targets a millennial and Gen Z shopper, reported first-quarter net income of $22.6 million, or 30 cents per share, up from $22.3 million, or 30 cents per share, last year. Sales of $283.5 million […]

May 04
DiDi’s stock selloff after SEC probe disclosure weighs on U.S.-listed shares of other China-based companies

A selloff in DiDi Global Inc.’s stock DIDI, +1.01%, after the China-based ride-hailing company disclosed a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into its June 2021 initial public offering, sent other U.S.-listed shares of China-based companies lower. DiDi’s stock dropped 4.0% in premarket trading. The company’s shareholders are set to vote on May 23 on the […]

May 04
AmerisourceBergen beats earnings expectations, and lifts full-year guidance

AmerisourceBergen Corp. ABC, +1.20% reported fiscal second-quarter profit and revenue that rose above expectations, amid strength in international healthcare business, and raised its full-year outlook. The health care services company’s stock was still inactive in premarket trading. Net income for the quarter to March 31 rose to $548.0 million, or $2.59 a share, from $435.3 […]

May 04
Stocks end choppy session slightly higher as investors await expected Fed rate hike

Stocks flipped between small gains and losses in a narrow trading range Tuesday, ending the day in positive territory a day before investors look for the Federal Reserve to deliver a half-percentage point rate hike. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.20% closed with a gain of around 66 points, or 0.2%, near 33,127, according […]

May 04
Masimo Corp. stock drops more than 10% after mixed Q1 earnings

Masimo Corp. MASI, -0.99% stock fell more than 10% in the extended session Tuesday after the medical technology company reported mixed first-quarter earnings, saying that it faced “unexpected” supply-chain problems in the period. Masimo said it earned $46.6 million, or 81 cents a share, compared with $53.4 million, or 92 cents a share, in the […]

May 04
Livent stock rallies 14% after Q1 earnings, higher lithium prices

Livent Corp. LTHM, +2.57% shares rallied more than 14% in the extended session Tuesday after the lithium and lithium compounds producer beat Wall Street expectations for its first quarter and raised its guidance for the year, saying that demand for lithium, used in batteries of all sizes and in myriad of other products, continues to […]

May 04
Akamai stock falls 10% after mixed Q1 earnings

Akamai Technologies Inc. AKAM, +1.33% stock fell more than 10% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the cybersecurity and computing company reported a mixed first quarter. Akamai said it earned $119 million, or 73 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $156 million, or 94 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted for one-time […]

May 04
Oil futures rise; API data shows fall in U.S. crude, distillate, gasoline inventories: source

The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday afternoon reported that U.S. crude-oil inventories fell 3.48 million barrels last week, a source said, while inventories of distillates dropped 4.46 million barrels and gasoline stocks were down 4.5 million barrels. The Energy Information Administration will release official inventory data on Wednesday morning. Analysts surveyed by S&P Global Platts, […]