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☆ Disney just had its worst day in a year and a half
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Disney managed a rare feat for a legacy media company: Its streaming service actually turned a profit — with some caveats. It was Disney’s worst stock trading day in 18 months. That’s a lot of money, but it is a pretty huge improvement over the $659 million loss the collective streaming business reported in the same period a year ago. Streaming is new(ish) and very different beast from the traditional cable TV model Disney and other media giants like Paramount, Viacom and Warner Bros. “It is a very tough business,” Verna said.

Persons: CNN Business ’, New York CNN — Disney, ” Paul Verna, ” Disney, ” Verna, Bob Iger, It’s, ” “ Indiana Jones, ”, Iger, Brian Mulberry Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Disney, ESPN, Apple, Netflix, Paramount, Viacom, Warner Bros ., Zacks Investment Management Locations: New York, “, India

☆ Apple may soon be feeling the heat from investors over its slow rollout of buzzy AI products
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tim Cook has tried to reassure shareholders the company is committed to AI innovation. A shareholder told The Wall Street Journal Apple hadn't made a "big splash," in the space, however. AdvertisementApple is moving more slowly on developing generative AI products than some of its Big Tech peers, leaving investors wondering when, or if, it will go all in on the technology. AdvertisementApple's CEO Tim Cook has been eager to reassure shareholders that the company is big on AI, however. At the Wednesday meeting, Apple shareholders also voted down a request for an AI transparency report.

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple hadn't, —, Brian Mulberry, Cook, David Wagner Organizations: Apple, Wall Street, Service, Big Tech, Zacks Investment Management, Wall Street Journal, Google, Microsoft, Reuters, Aptus Capital Advisors, Business, Bloomberg

The big-box retailer's stock has lost a quarter of its value in a turbulent year marked by elevated inflation. Shoppers have focused on food and essentials purchases while spending less on home goods, electronics, toys and apparel. Target sales declined by an average 7% in August and September alongside declines in transaction count and value, TD Cowen said in a note ahead of its earnings. On Wednesday, Target forecast adjusted earnings to land between $1.90 and $2.60 per share in the fourth quarter. It also expects holiday-quarter comparable sales to decline in the mid-single-digit percentage range, compared with expectations of a 3.97% drop.

Persons: Brian Cornell, Cornell, TD Cowen, Kendra Scott, Lucy Nicholson, Brian Mulberry, Price, Dave Wagner, Siddharth Cavale, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Matthew Lewis, Chizu Nomiyama, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Target, Shoppers, Schwarz, Azusa , California U.S, REUTERS, Zacks Investment Management, Walmart, Consumer, Retail's, . Commerce Department, Aptus Capital Advisors, Thomson Locations: Azusa , California, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland , Oregon, Bengaluru

LSEG Workspace, a financial news and data platform, calculated inventory turnover ratios of 30 major U.S. retailers for Reuters. "I am relatively pessimistic about the holiday season," said Gerald Storch, retail consultant and former Target vice chairman and ex-CEO of Hudson's Bay. Department stores' holiday season is "likely not going to be that strong," said David Swartz, a Morningstar analyst. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsTo be sure, inventory turnover is not the only metric Wall Street investors use to judge retailers' inventory levels. Some are already slashing prices and dangling discounts to clear excess inventory before Black Friday, the start of holiday shopping season.

Persons: King, King of Prussia, Sarah Silbiger, Gerald Storch, Jeff Bornino, David Swartz, Ulta, pare, Jason Benowitz, Joseph Feldman, Jane Hali, Nordstrom, Brian Mulberry, Savyata Mishra, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Richa Naidu, Siddharth Cavale, Aishwarya Venugopal, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Dollar, Walmart, Reuters, North America, Kroger, Department, Morningstar, TJX Companies, Dick's Sporting, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Roosevelt, Telsey Advisory, Research, Associates, Nordstrom, Zacks Investment Management, Thomson Locations: King of, King, King of Prussia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Hudson's, North

Roughly half of the S&P 500 (.SPX) companies have reported results thus far, with more than 77% exceeding results. But of that group, consumer discretionary companies have been the biggest surprise, on average exceeding earnings-per-share estimates by 19%, according to LSEG I/B/E/S data. A 4.9% rise in U.S. gross domestic product in the third quarter further highlights the health of the consumer. Including Monday's gains, the S&P 500 consumer discretionary index (.SPLRCD) is up nearly 19% this year, far outperforming the broader S&P 500, which is up nearly 8%. Reuters GraphicsAmong the other consumer discretionary names that have surpassed expectations are Amazon (AMZN.O), Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT.N) and Royal Caribbean (RCL.N).

Persons: LSEG, Jason Benowitz, Roosevelt, McDonald's, Brian Mulberry, Gerald Pascarelli, Aishwarya Venugopal, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Reuters Graphics, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Royal, Zacks Investment Management, Thomson Locations: U.S, Royal Caribbean, Bengaluru

Dimon and his family intend to sell 1 million of their 8.6 million shares, according to the filing. That is a tiny percentage of the shares outstanding in JPMorgan which has a market capitalization exceeding $409 billion, according to LSEG data. Dimon has no current plans to sell more stock, but could consider doing so in the future, the spokesman added. Shares of JPMorgan slid more than 3%, falling with peers Bank of America (BAC.N), Citigroup (C.N) and Wells Fargo (WFC.N). So far this year, JPMorgan shares have risen 1.4%, outperforming the S&P 500 Banks Index (.SPXBK), which has declined 18%.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Octavio Marenzi, Marenzi, they're, Schumer, Evelyn Hockstein, Wells, Brian Mulberry, Mulberry, Ben Silverman, Mike Mayo, James Gorman, Morgan Stanley, Peter Orszag, Dave Ellison, Hennessy, Scott Siefers, Piper Sandler, Siefers, Niket, Lananh Nguyen, Nupur Anand, Shilpi Majumdar, Shinjini Ganguli, Mike Harrison, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: JPMorgan, First Republic Bank, Forbes, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Bank of America, Citigroup, Zacks Investment Management, Wells, Wall Street, Lazard, Hennessy Funds, Banks, Thomson Locations: U.S, America, Washington , U.S, Wells Fargo, Bengaluru, Lananh, New York

☆ Comments on Morgan Stanley naming Ted Pick as CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The corporate logo of financial firm Morgan Stanley is pictured on the company's world headquarters in New York, U.S. April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - Below are some quotes from banking observers and CEOs about Morgan Stanley's (MS.N) naming of insider Ted Pick on Wednesday as its chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, replacing long-time leader James Gorman. DAVID SOLOMON, CEO, GOLDMAN SACHS"First, I want to congratulate James Gorman for his very successful run as CEO at Morgan Stanley. James has been a remarkable CEO, a builder, a competitor, but also a great friend. I also congratulate Ted Pick on his appointment as the incoming CEO.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Shannon Stapleton, Morgan Stanley's, Ted Pick, James Gorman, BRIAN MULBERRY, MOODY'S, STEPHEN BIGGAR, Eaton Vance, DAVID SOLOMON, GOLDMAN SACHS, James, We're, BRIAN MOYNIHAN, KENNETH LEON, MARK NARRON, FITCH, Saeed Azhar, Nupur Anand, Lananh Nguyen, Rod Nickel, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, ANA, Gorman, Wealth, OF, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S

A screen displays the trading information for Morgan Stanley on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 19, 2022. Saperstein, who leads wealth management, will remain co-president and head of wealth, and take on additional responsibilities overseeing investment management. Simkowitz, head of investment management, will become co-president and head of institutional securities. GORMAN'S LEGACYGorman joined Morgan Stanley in February 2006 and was named co-president the following year. Gorman "guided a traditional, white-shoe investment bank through a transformative and successful evolution into a diversified, dynamic wealth management institution," said Ana Arsov, managing director at Moody's.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Brendan McDermid, Morgan Stanley's, Ted Pick, James Gorman, Gorman, Andy Saperstein, Dan Simkowitz, Pick, Brian Mulberry, John Mack, Brian Moynihan, Jamie Dimon, Eaton Vance, Stephen Biggar, Biggar, bachelor's, Ana Arsov, Manya Saini, Niket, Tatiana Bautzer, Lananh Nguyen, Nupur Anand, Saeed Azhar, Megan Davies, Anil D'Silva, Devika Syamnath, Sonali Paul Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Wall, Zacks Investment Management, Wall Street's, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Trade Financial Corp, Eaton Vance Corp, Argus Research, University of Melbourne, Columbia University, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Wall, Gorman, Australia, Bengaluru, New York

☆ US airline investors worry the travel boom may be coming in for a landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Those concerns are battering airline stocks even as earnings reports point to a continuing consumer appetite for travel. While both United and Delta said travel demand is holding up, double-digit declines in airfares year-over-year suggest airline pricing power has peaked. United, which has not forecast profit for 2024, on Tuesday similarly said travel demand remains "strong and steady." New labor contracts as well as the higher fuel prices mean cost pressures aren't going away. American Airlines (AAL.O) and Alaska Air (ALK.N), who will report earnings Thursday, have cut their third-quarter profit estimates due to higher fuel costs.

Persons: Eduardo Munoz, Brian Mulberry, Delta, Ed Bastian, Mulberry, United, Michael Leskinen, Conor Cunningham, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Ben Klayman, Rod Nickel Organizations: United Airlines, Newark Liberty International Airport, REUTERS, Rights, NYSE, Zacks Investment Management, Delta Air Lines, United, Delta, New, American Airlines, Alaska Air, Melius, Thomson Locations: York, Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Chicago, United, Israel, Tel Aviv

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 10 (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc (PEP.O) said on Tuesday it planned "modest" price hikes next year as demand held up despite multiple increases that prompted the snacks and beverages giant to raise its 2023 profit forecast for a third straight time. Shares of the company, which owns brands including Mirinda, and Gatorade, rose nearly 2% in early trading after third-quarter profit beat estimates. Average prices jumped 11% in the quarter ended Sept. 9, while organic volume slipped 2.5%. Adjusted profit of $2.25 per share topped expectations of $2.15, according to LSEG data. PepsiCo forecast fiscal 2023 core earnings per share of $7.54, up from $7.47 earlier, while maintaining its annual organic revenue growth forecast at 10%.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Hugh Johnston, Brian Mulberry, Zacks, Johnston, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Sriraj Organizations: Pepsi, REUTERS, PepsiCo Inc, Gatorade, PepsiCo, Reuters, Zacks Investment Management, Thomson Locations: Pasadena , California, U.S, France, Bengaluru

☆ Auto companies could sacrifice stock buybacks to help pay for union demands, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Aruni Soni | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Auto companies could forgo stock buybacks to pay for the costly union demands, an analyst said. Strikers have pointed out the billions of dollars companies have poured towards buybacks and dividends. Some investors have expressed willingness to sacrifice stock repurchases. Some investors seem ready to sacrifice stock buybacks. "That translates to a couple billion dollars per week of sales, $2 [billion] to $3 billion dollars, potentially.

Persons: —, Ford, Edward Jones, Jeff Windau, Brian Mulberry, Patrick Kaser, Stellantis, Patrick Anderson Organizations: Auto, Strikers, Service, Big Three, SEC, GM, Bloomberg, Stock, UAW, Zacks Investment Management, Ford, Brandywine Global, General Motors, Anderson Economic Group, Anderson Economic Locations: buybacks

☆ Supply cuts from Saudi Arabia remain price drivers for oil heading into the fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Experts predict oil prices will continue to rise heading into the fourth quarter, driven by tighter supply and production cuts. Despite some profit-taking in the last week of September, crude oil prices have rallied since the summer. That means U.S. crude oil reserves will remain under pressure amid the Saudi production cuts. And questions still remain as to the strength of a resurgence from the Chinese economy and how that will support higher oil prices. Goldman also recently published its list of buy-rated stocks to play higher oil prices, which included Chevron and Baker Hughes .

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Brent, Viktor Katona, Katona, Stephen Ellis, Ellis, Ole Hansen, " Hansen, Brian Mulberry, Mulberry, Goldman, Baker Hughes, Neil Mehta, Mehta Organizations: Brent, West, West Texas, Bank of America, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Morningstar, Saxos Bank, Zacks Investment Management, Federal Reserve, ConocoPhillips, XOM Locations: West Texas, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Russia, OPEC, U.S, Cushing , Oklahoma, East, Kuwait, Iraq, Ukraine, Iran

"We are making bold decisions to meet our commitments to our shareholders," Fraser, 56, said in a statement. The latest changes have already eliminated 35 committees, Fraser said, citing an example of efforts to reduce bureaucracy. Job cuts are expected, but the bank did not estimate the number of positions being eliminated or the financial impact, sources familiar with the matter said. "Investors are only going to give Citigroup credit for hard numbers meeting their goals," said Eric Compton, banking analyst at Morningstar. Citi is eliminating layers in former divisions Institutional Clients Group and Personal Banking and Wealth Management.

Persons: Jane Fraser, Fraser, Shahmir Khaliq, Andrew Morton, Peter Babej, Gonzalo Luchetti, Andy Sieg, Wells, JPMorgan Chase, Brian Mulberry, Eric Compton, Ernesto Cantu, Mark Mason, Tatiana Bautzer, Saeed Azhar, Medha Singh, Lananh Nguyen, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Citigroup, Citi, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Zacks Investment Management, Morningstar, Wealth Management, International, Thomson Locations: North America, New York

☆ Bond investors show confidence in Schwab after cost-cutting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Matt Tracy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The company logo for Financial broker Charles Schwab is displayed at a location in the financial district in New York, U.S., March 20, 2023. The announcement led to a 5% fall in Schwab shares on Tuesday but did not hurt investor appetite for its new bonds. "The strong response shows bond investors, at least in the near term, have gotten over their worries about the credit fundamentals of top-tier regional banks after the banking crisis in March," said Richard Wolff, head of U.S. syndicate at Societe Generale (SOGN.PA). Schwab's bond trade also drew attention as new investment grade bond supply this month has so far been lower than expected. Counting Schwab's $2.35 billion in bonds, investment-grade bond volume sits at just $3.45 billion for the week and $67.1 billion so far in August, according to Informa Global Markets data.

Persons: Charles Schwab, Brendan McDermid, Schwab, Richard Wolff, Dan Krieter, Brian Mulberry, David Del Vecchio, Natalie Trevithick, Matt Tracy, Nupur Anand, Shankar Ramakrishnan, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Societe Generale, BMO Capital, Zacks Investment Management, Federal Home Loan Bank, Payden, Informa, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Nvidia hits record high as AI boom lifts bets on another strong forecast
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Medha Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The shares eased 1.1% from a record high of $481.87 hit minutes after the market opened, crossing its previous peak of $480.88 on July 14. Reuters GraphicsThe company had in May forecast second-quarter revenue that was more than 50% above expectations. "To keep the stock price where it is, we would want to see bottom line start to support those share gains," said Brian Mulberry, client portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management, which owns Nvidia shares. Nvidia shares have more than tripled in value so far this year. If Nvidia were to miss (expectations), this market would be in a world of pain," Dick said.

Persons: Ann Wang, Dennis Dick, Brian Mulberry, Goldman Sachs, Dick, Medha Singh, Amruta Khandekar, Anil D'Silva, Arun Koyyur Organizations: REUTERS, Nvidia, Wall, Triple D Trading, Reuters Graphics, Big Tech, Zacks Investment Management, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Bengaluru

☆ Nvidia drops from record high, tracking market fall; AI bets support outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Medha Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A view of a Nvidia logo at their headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan May 31, 2023. Rising bets that Nvidia's revenue target will once again surpass Wall Street estimates have lifted the stock about 19% from a two-month low hit last week. That pushed its market capitalization above $1 trillion, making its stock the best performer on the S&P 500 index (.SPX). At least 19 brokerages have this month raised their target price on Nvidia, pushing the median view to $500, which is a 6.5% increase to the stock's last closing price. If Nvidia were to miss (expectations), this market would be in a world of pain," Dick said.

Persons: Ann Wang, Dennis Dick, Brian Mulberry, Goldman Sachs, Dick, Medha Singh, Amruta Khandekar, Gertrude Chavez, Dreyfuss, Anil D'Silva, Arun Koyyur, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: REUTERS, Nvidia, Dow, Nasdaq, Wall, Triple D Trading, Reuters Graphics, Big Tech, Zacks Investment Management, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Bengaluru, Bengalaru, New York

U.S. bank shares dropped on Tuesday after ratings agency Moody's downgraded credit ratings of several U.S. regional lenders and placed some banking giants on review for potential downgrade. It warned lenders will find it harder to make money as interest rates remain high, funding costs climb and a potential recession looms. The warning caught some investors off guard. On Tuesday, SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF's (KRE.P) options-based 30-day implied volatility rose to 31.1%, up from 28.9% touched on Monday. "In the near term, there are reasons for caution about banks in general and we have made changes where appropriate," he said.

Persons: SPDR, Steve Sosnick, There's, David Wagner, David Smith, Brian Mulberry, Michelle Price, Diane Craft Organizations: Moody's Corporation, P Bank, Regional Banking, Silicon Valley Bank, Banking, Interactive, Alert, Aptus Capital, Autonomous Research, Analysts, Zacks Investment Management, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Silicon

☆ What the stock market is saying about when to expect a recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

As the economy proved more resilient than expected, and the US has avoided recession so far, the case for a 2023 recession has been crumbling. The stock market, which entered bull market territory just a few weeks ago, has shown little sign this year that the economy could be headed for a downturn. Still, the bond market tells a different story: The New York Federal Reserve’s recession probability model calculates the probability that the US will enter a recession in the next 12 months by tracking the spread of 3-month and 10-year Treasury yields. US stock market closes early at 1 p.m. Tuesday: US stock market closed for July Fourth.

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☆ Alphabet, Meta lure back advertisers as smaller rivals expected to struggle
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

This year, though, the social media ad market is expected to grow at a slightly faster pace than in 2022, according to a report last month from media and intelligence firm MAGNA. "Advertisers are simply going back to platforms they know, like and trust," said Brian Mulberry, a portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management. The social media advertising market overall is expected to grow 6% this year to $66 billion, according to MAGNA. Last year, the social media ad market grew 2% in part because privacy updates by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) made it more difficult for advertisers to gather user data to serve targeted ads. Digital pinboard company Pinterest is expected to post a 3% year-over-year rise in quarterly revenue on Thursday, according to Refinitiv data.

☆ VIEW U.S. consumer prices fall in December
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting that inflation was now on a sustained downward trend. The consumer price index dipped 0.1% last month after gaining 0.1% in November, the Labor Department said on Thursday. MARKET REACTION:STOCKS: U.S. stock index futures fall after the inflation data BONDS: U.S. Treasury yields slid across the board. But I will note that it is an especially volatile period, which is not atypical for inflection points in market expectations and the broader macro outlook." BRIAN KLIMKE, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, CETERA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, LOS ANGELES"It (the report) came in as expected, but investors were somewhat optimistic leading into this reading, so that they were buying the rumor and selling the new.

☆ Instant View: U.S. consumer prices fall in December
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting that inflation was now on a sustained downward trend. The consumer price index dipped 0.1% last month after gaining 0.1% in November, the Labor Department said on Thursday. MARKET REACTION:STOCKS: U.S. stock index futures fall after the inflation dataBONDS: U.S. Treasury yields slid across the board.FOREX: The dollar fell against the euro and yen. But I will note that it is an especially volatile period, which is not atypical for inflection points in market expectations and the broader macro outlook." BRIAN KLIMKE, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, CETERA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, LOS ANGELES"It (the report) came in as expected, but investors were somewhat optimistic leading into this reading, so that they were buying the rumor and selling the new.

☆ Retail investors turn to ETFs as recession fears knock down meme stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Medha Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Retail investors are doubling down on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as rising interest rates and volatile markets curb their appetite for risky assets such as meme stocks, SPACs and cryptocurrencies. On average, retail investors' portfolios are down about 39% in 2022 after recording gains of 18% in 2021, JPMorgan analysts Peng Cheng and Emma Wu said. The investment trend, however, is leaning more toward ETFs tracking broader markets and away from the meme stock frenzy of 2021 that saw retail investors banding together on social media forums to fuel eye-popping gains in GameStop (GME.N), AMC (AMC.N) and others. Retail investors' average daily trading volume in U.S. stocks has amounted to $13.8 billion so far in 2022, compared with $14.2 billion a year earlier, which was the peak of meme stock trading frenzy, according to the report. Meanwhile, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to propose some of the biggest changes to American equity market structure in nearly two decades, aimed at boosting transparency and fairness while increasing competition for individual investors' stock orders.

Amid persistent inflation, investors have been nervously eyeing how consumer spending pans out during the crucial holiday season, when retailers make more than a third of their annual profits. The world's largest retailer by sales forecast holiday quarter U.S. same-store sales, excluding fuel, to increase about 3%, below estimates of a 3.4% increase. The company's comments follow those of FedEx and Amazon, which have also warned of muted holiday season demand in recent weeks. Home improvement chain Home Depot (HD.N) on Tuesday left its annual forecasts unchanged, adding to holiday season concerns amid a slowing housing market. read moreFor the full-year, Walmart forecast net sales to rise 5.5%, above its previous forecast of a 4.5% increase.

☆ Wall Street's biggest banks say Amazon is still a screaming 'buy' despite its ugly earnings results. Here's why, and where they see future growth coming from.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The company's share price has dropped by more than 15% since then. Amazon's third-quarter earnings disappointed investors on Thursday, sending the company's stock into a tailspin. What's Wall Street saying? Outcry over grueling and unsafe working conditions from employees has not tipped the scale for shareholders or Wall Street analysts. His firm holds Amazon stock.

☆ Exxon Mobil shares surge to record intraday high
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HOUSTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) shares passed their all-time high on Friday as oil prices resumed their climb and analysts raised their long-term views of top U.S. oil producer's cash flow and earnings outlook. The stock hit $105.95 early Friday, above the prior record high close of $104.59 from June 8. The strategy paid this year as an international oil supply crunch accelerated by sanctions against Russia made oil prices hit 14-highs. Oil profits allowed the company to erase the $21 billion it borrowed in 2020 to pay its bills and keep dividend distributions intact. Gas prices are rose to multi-year highs on European demand.

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