Walmart beats earnings expectations as cost-conscious shoppers seek out deals

Walmart reported better-than-expected profits and sales as shoppers suffering from persistent inflation flocked to discount chains to start their holiday shopping. Walmart reported adjusted earnings per share of 58 cents for the three months ended Oct. 31, beating expectations of 53 cents. The company's revenue was $169.6 billion, beating expectations of $167.7 billion and up […]
Futures mixed after previous week's slide as focus shifts back to earnings – Yahoo Finance

(Reuters) – U.S. stock futures were mixed on Monday as investors awaited major corporate results, particularly from Nvidia, following a sharp selloff on Wall Street last week. The index fell on Friday on rising expectations that the Federal Reserve will slow its rate of rate cuts and uncertainty over the impact of President-elect Donald Trump's […]
Nvidia to report Q3 earnings Wednesday as AI fever continues to power Wall Street – Yahoo Finance

Nvidia (NVDA) is scheduled to report its third-quarter results after the bell next Wednesday, giving Wall Street the best and most up-to-date information on the strength of the AI trade. Nvidia's stock price, the world's largest publicly traded company by market capitalization, continued to soar throughout 2024, thanks to the explosive growth of AI in […]
Trump Media posts heavy losses in surprise election-night earnings report | Business

Donald Trump's small social media empire revealed another big loss and declining revenue in a surprise report to the stock market as the first polls closed on election night. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) stock rose erratically in the final stages of the campaign, more than tripling in value in a matter of weeks, […]
Boeing CEO on third-quarter earnings: ‘Trust in our company has eroded’

Keith Fitz-Gerald, president of the Fitz-Gerald Group, is looking at the top and bottom stocks before the market opens on Monday. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said Wednesday that “confidence in our company has been eroded,” and laid out plans for the aerospace giant to regain its industry leadership position while addressing financial challenges. Who was […]
Dow Jones Today: Stocks Lower as Investors Digest Barrage of Earnings Reports – Investopedia

GE Aerospace's commercial engine sales are disappointingly low 32 minutes ago GE Aerospace (GE) fell sharply on Tuesday morning as sales from its commercial engines and services division fell short of analysts' expectations, even though overall sales and profits beat expectations. The engine and aerospace parts maker had total sales of $9.84 billion, compared to […]
STOXX 600 finishes lower ahead of key earnings reports By Reuters – Investing.com

Written by Paolo Laudani, Ankika Biswas, and Johan M. Cherian (Reuters) – European stocks ended volatile trading in the red on Monday ahead of a series of big corporate results, although stable oil prices boosted the energy sector. The continent as a whole fell 0.6%, with the real estate sector leading the way with a […]
Futures mixed, earnings ahead this week – what's moving markets – Investing.com

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures were broadly mixed on Monday after both the benchmark and 30 stocks hit new closing highs in pre-market trading. Traders are eyeing a slew of corporate earnings this week, including numbers from electric car maker Tesla and semiconductor group Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:). In other news, media reports say activist investor […]
Some workers qualify for a maximum Social Security retirement benefit. But even people with moderate earnings can increase their checks – CNBC

Twenty47 Studios | Moments | Getty Images Millions of Social Security recipients will benefit from a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 that is scheduled to take effect in January. The increase would jump the maximum Social Security benefits for workers retiring at full retirement age to $4,018 per month from $3,822 this year. Social Security […]
Dutch chip giant blames ‘technical error’ for accidental earnings release

The chaos erupted when a leading Dutch semiconductor manufacturer accidentally released disappointing financial forecasts a day ahead of schedule, wiping billions of dollars from the overall semiconductor sector's market capitalization. Shares of ASML, which makes equipment used to make chips, including the processors that power artificial intelligence, fell nearly 6% on Wednesday. The stock had […]