Tag: Marketwatch

Apr 19
U.S. oil futures end at lowest in a week; natural-gas prices down over 8%

U.S. oil prices declined on Tuesday to finish at their lowest level in a week, pressured by strength in the U.S. dollar and worries about Chinese energy demand. “Lower growth forecasts and slower Chinese growth at the end of the first quarter amid lockdowns appear to have driven the bulk of the move,” said Craig […]

Apr 19
Gold futures end lower as U.S. dollar touches a 2-year high

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Apr 19
Amazon’s palm payment technology is heading to Austin

A previous version of this report misstated that this is the first time that Amazon One will be available outside of Seattle. It has been corrected to reflect this is a first for the Whole Foods Market chain. Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +3.29% said Tuesday that its palm recognition service, Amazon One, is now available at […]

Apr 19
Blend Labs to cut 10% of its workforce

Shares of Blend Labs Inc. BLND, +0.85% were little changed in morning trading Tuesday, after the San Francisco-based banking software company disclosed that it will cut 200 jobs, or about 10% of its workforce, as part of its plan to cut costs and “better align its operating structure with its business activities.” The company said […]

Apr 19
Lockheed Martin stock drops after profit beat expectations but sales falls short

Shares of Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT, -0.05% dropped 2.9% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the aerospace and defense contractor reported first-quarter profit that beat expectations but sales that fell well short, as all four of its business segments missed expectations. Net income fell to $1.73 billion, or $6.44 a share, from $1.84 billion, or $6.56 […]

Apr 19
Dollar extends rally against beleaguered Japanese yen

The U.S. dollar USDJPY, +1.05% on Tuesday continued to rally against the Japanese yen, fetching 128.33 yen versus 126.99 yen on Monday. The greenback is up 11% this year against its Japanese counterpart. “The losses in the yen have snowballed into an avalanche, with the currency getting buried under the weight of monetary policy divergence […]

Apr 19
Foot Locker subsidiary Champs Sports launching new format equipped with a basketball court and other attractions

Champs Sports said Monday that it will launch the first Homefield location in Pembroke Pines, Fla., between April 22 and April 24. This Champs Sports Homefield will span more than 35,000 square feet and offer amenities like a full basketball court, a multi-sport court and a wide array of gear across running, yoga, baseball and […]

Apr 19
Wendy’s breakfast business at risk, say analysts, driving downgrade

Wendy’s Co. WEN, -2.11% was downgraded to market perform from outperform at BMO Capital Markets, with analysts expressing concern that the burger chain’s breakfast business won’t reach the levels the company has guided for. BMO cut its price target to $22 from $28. Wendy’s launched its latest breakfast menu in 2020, and said during its […]

Apr 19
Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise in face of bad market breadth

All of the Big 3 stock market indexes are rising, but market internals suggest the stock market is actually falling. Stocks losing ground is outnumbering advancers 1,730 to 1,380 on the NYSE and 2,780 to 1,563 on the Nasdaq exchange. And volume of declining stocks represents 52.2% of total volume on the Big Board and […]

Apr 19
U.S. stocks finish slightly lower Monday after a choppy session

All three major stock benchmarks ended with small losses Monday, after a choppy trading session, as investors braced for companies’ earnings season for the first quarter to move into full swing this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.11% closed down 0.1% while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.02% dipped less than 0.1% and the […]