Tag: Marketwatch

Feb 17
Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine is authorized in Canada

Shares of Novavax Inc. NVAX, +0.81% gained 1.8% in trading on Thursday after the company said its COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized by Health Canada. Canada has already ordered 52 million doses of Novavax’s vaccine, and the contract includes the option to order an additional 24 million doses. The protein-based vaccine, which requires two doses, […]

Feb 17
Goldman Sachs CEO braces for above trend inflation

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, -2.20% CEO David Solomon on Thursday said Solomon said 2022 will mark a shift from low interest rates and tame inflation to tighter borrowing conditions and above-trend inflation. In its first investor day since 2020, the financial services provider boosted its 2024 financial targets. The bank now expects to book […]

Feb 17
Bubble Wrap parent Sealed Air beats on sales but misses on profit

Bubble Wrap maker Sealed Air reported fourth-quarter net income totaling $180.9 million, or $1.20 per share, up from $142.2 million, or 91 cents per share, last year. Adjusted EPS of $1.12 missed the FactSet consensus for $1.13. Sales of $1.532 billion were up from $1.341 billion and ahead of the FactSet consensus for $1.489 billion. […]

Feb 17
EIA data show an unexpected weekly rise in U.S. crude supplies, but gasoline stockpiles decline

The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.1 million barrels for the week ended Feb. 11. On average, analysts had forecast a decline of 200,000 barrels, according to a poll conducted by S&P Global Platts. The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday reported a 1.1 million-barrel decrease, according to sources. […]

Feb 17
Alaska Air launches flight subscription program that starts at $49 per month

Alaska Air Group Inc. ALK, +0.67% announced the launch of Flight Pass on Wednesday, a subscription service that offers 6, 12 or 24 round-trip flights for a fixed price. Subscriptions start at $49 per month. Flight Pass Pro, which offers additional flexibility, starts at $199 per month. Travelers are responsible for additional taxes and fees. […]

Feb 17
Gold settles higher as Russia-Ukraine crisis boosts haven demand for the metal

Gold futures settled higher on Wednesday, rebounding from a loss in the previous session. At the start of the week, gold prices had settled at a roughly three-month high “as fears of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked demand for safe-haven assets,” said Rohan Reddy, analyst at Global X. “With perceived political risks increasing […]

Feb 17
Oil prices pull back in electronic trading on report of progress in Iran nuclear talks

Oil futures declined in electronic trading Wednesday afternoon, after settling higher for the session. Prices fell after Reuters reported that Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani tweeted that after weeks of intensive talks “we are closer than ever to an agreement.” In the tweet, however, he stressed that “nothing is agreed until everything is […]

Feb 17
QuantumScape stock falls after EV battery maker's Q4 loss

Shares of QuantumScape Corp. QS, -2.97% fell more than 6% in the extended session Wednesday after the maker of solid state lithium metal batteries for electric cars posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss. QuantumScape also promised to hit several milestones in 2022, including the delivery of samples using the company’s proprietary cell format to at least […]

Feb 17
Hyatt posts wider Q4 loss, but sees 'strengthening demand' ahead

Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corp. H, +0.40% fell more than 6% in the extended session Wednesday after the hotel operator reported a much wider-than-expected quarterly loss, saying it expects to benefit from the “strengthening demand environment ahead” especially for high-end travelers. Hyatt lost $29 million, or 26 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared […]

Feb 16
CSX increases dividend by 7%

CSX Corp. CSX, +1.79% said late Wednesday that its board has authorized a 7% increase in the railroad operator’s quarterly dividend to 10 cents a share. The dividend is payable on March 15 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 28, the company said. Shares of CSX rose 0.1% in the […]