Tag: Marketwatch

Jul 12
U.S. stocks close down, kicking week off with losses amid growth concerns

U.S. stocks ended lower Monday, as China’s latest restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 added to global growth concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.52% closed about 0.5% lower, while the S&P 500 SPX, -1.15% fell more than 1% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -2.26% dropped about 2.3%, according to preliminary FactSet […]

Jul 11
Rivian stock edges lower in late session after layoffs report

Shares of electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc. RIVN, -6.44% fell about 0.4% in the extended session Monday after ending the regular trading day 6.4% lower following a report that it was planning to lay off about 5% of its workforce. Citing people familiar with the plan, Bloomberg reported earlier that the EV maker is looking […]

Jul 11
Jan. 6 committee to reschedule Thursday hearing: reports

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection will not hold a hearing this Thursday, reports said Monday. A committee aide told CNN that “we expect that we will hold a hearing next week.” The aide said the delay was to give members and investigators time to process the “new and important […]

Jul 11
Natural-gas futures end more than 6% higher; oil settles with a loss

Natural-gas futures climbed by more than 6% on Monday, buoyed by the planned shutdown of a key European pipeline, while oil prices finished with a loss, pressured by worries about a slowdown in energy demand tied to global inflation and lockdowns in China. Russia has shut down the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for scheduled maintenance […]

Jul 11
U.S. Commerce Sec Raimondo says she’s ‘not concerned’ about the strength of the dollar

Published: July 11, 2022 at 12:09 p.m. ET Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday that she’s not worried about the strength of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar. “I am not concerned about the dollar being as strong as it is,” Raimondo said, during an interview on Bloomberg Television. Raimondo said she was […]

Jul 11
Starbucks CEO Schultz teases a company ‘reinvention’ heading into earnings

Starbucks Corp. SBUX, -1.62% posted a letter on its corporate site from Chief Executive Howard Schultz to the company’s workers on Monday that gives a sneak peek at big changes Schultz says are in store. “Today, we find ourselves in a position where we must modernize and transform the Starbucks experience in our stores and […]

Jul 11
Imax chalks up $23 million in receipts from opening of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

Published: July 11, 2022 at 8:38 a.m. ET Imax Corp. said Monday it garnered $23 million in box office receipts from the opening of “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the film from the Disney Marvel universe. North America drew the bulk of that sum at $13.8 million, equal to 10% of the overall domestic box office, […]

Jul 11
Lululemon Athletica shares slump as Jefferies cuts apparel maker to underperform

Lululemon Athletica LULU, +0.92% shares dropped 4% to $281.80 in premarket trade after Jefferies downgraded the athletics apparel maker to underperform from hold and cut its price target to $200 from $375. Analysts led by Randal Konik said the sector saw a spike in demand from COVID, which could slow growth against difficult comparisons. It’s […]

Jul 10
Natural-gas futures extend gains as EIA reports a smaller-than-expected rise in U.S. supplies

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Thursday that domestic natural-gas supplies rose by 60 billion cubic feet for the week ended July 1. That compared to an average forecast for an increase of 73 billion cubic feet from analysts polled by S&P Global Commodity Insights. Total working gas stocks in storage stand at 2.311 […]

Jul 09
Rivian ‘finally starting to turn the corner’ says Wedbush, raising EV maker’s price target

Rivian Automotive Inc. RIVN, +1.14% is starting to overcome the production issues that have beset the company in recent months, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. The electric vehicle maker, which went public last year, is “finally starting to get their act together and live up to some of the massive hype for the company […]