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A raft of corporate earnings and forward guidance reshaped after-hours trading, with Snowflake rallying sharply after a beat and a large infrastructure commitment from AWS, Marvell posting strong results and guidance, and other enterprise software and hardware names seeing mixed reactions. Several companies beat near-term expectations yet faced div…
U.S. equity markets finished higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.36% to a record close, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posted smaller advances. Individual winners on the major indices included Procter & Gamble, Boeing and Amazon, while …
Canadian equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P/TSX Composite finishing down 0.70%. Losses were concentrated in the Energy, Materials and Healthcare sectors, while several individual issues, including goeasy, West Fraser Timber and Exchange Income, recorded notable gains. Market breadth favored decliners and commodity prices fell, with cr…
The main Brazilian equity index, the Bovespa, finished Wednesday’s session lower, pulled down by losses in Public Utilities, Real Estate and Consumption sectors. Market breadth was mixed as winners slightly outnumbered losers, while commodity prices and FX pairs also moved notably during the trading day.
HP reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings above analyst expectations, driven by demand for AI-optimized personal computers and a Windows 11 upgrade cycle. The company cited rising commodity costs and a constrained memory market as industry-wide headwinds while updating fiscal 2026 guidance and projecting third-quarter earnings in lin…
Raymond James' recent channel checks with private retailers and industry participants across the U.S. indicate mattress and furniture sales rose an estimated 1% to 2% over the Memorial Day weekend. Bedding outpaced the broader furniture category, promotional activity varied by brand and retailer, and commodity-related input cost inflation is expect…
Synopsys has reached a settlement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management that will add Elliott managing partner Jesse Cohn to the semiconductor software maker's board. The deal follows roughly two months of discussions and comes after Elliott pushed Synopsys to focus on margin improvement; the company's shares have risen about 20% sin…
Snowflake raised its fiscal 2027 product revenue forecast, citing growing enterprise adoption of its data warehousing services and accelerating use of AI-focused offerings. The company raised its product revenue outlook to $5.84 billion and reported first-quarter total revenue above analysts' expectations, underpinned by customer migrations from le…
Carlyle Group's CEO Harvey Schwartz told investors a newly created platform to target defense-related investments has an effectively unlimited market, citing broad-based increases in government military budgets. The unit will pursue opportunities across defense, aerospace and industrials and could enable Carlyle to pursue mid-sized transactions it …
Moody's Ratings raised Wolverine World Wide's corporate family rating to B1 from B2 and upgraded several debt and liquidity scores, attributing the changes to improved operating performance, reduced leverage and healthier liquidity that are linked to a turnaround at Merrell and Saucony. The outlook was left stable.
Fitch Ratings downgraded Whirlpool Corporation's long-term issuer default rating to 'BB-' from 'BB' and set a Negative outlook, citing weaker consumer demand, compressed margins and heightened leverage. The agency also cut unsecured debt ratings to 'BB-' while affirming short-term ratings at 'B'. Fitch attributes the deterioration to sluggish housi…
S&P Global Ratings raised Snap Inc.'s issuer credit rating to BB- from B+, citing stronger operating metrics and reduced financial leverage. The agency also upgraded the company's unsecured note ratings to BB- and left the recovery rating unchanged at 3. S&P highlighted a drop in adjusted gross leverage, an increase in free operating cash flow to d…
Robinhood Markets shares climbed after the company introduced two AI-driven offerings that allow autonomous agents to trade and make purchases on behalf of users. The product announcements, a Goldman Sachs Buy reiteration with a $94 price target, and a same-day CFO appearance at a major investor conference combined to boost investor interest despit…
Adyen N.V. said Chief Financial Officer Ethan Tandowsky will resign effective Aug. 31, 2026, to pursue an opportunity outside fintech. Tandowsky, who joined the company in 2016 and became CFO in 2023, has overseen global finance through notable growth. The Supervisory Board will launch a search for his replacement. Adyen's stock fell 3% in OTC trad…
Federal Aviation Administration leadership expects the Boeing 737 MAX 7 to clear certification this summer and the larger MAX 10 before year-end, and supports continued increases in MAX production rates after a recent raise from 42 to 47 planes per month. The FAA highlighted closer collaboration with Boeing on quality and transparency amid ongoing …
IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP) saw its shares decline 3.3% on Wednesday following disclosure that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Timothy PV Mammen sold 9,975 shares in two transactions. The sales, reported on a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, were executed at weighted average prices of $119.60…
Shares of Pinterest and Snap climbed Wednesday after reports that Meta Platforms is launching paid consumer subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus are reported to cost $3.99 per month, WhatsApp Plus $2.99, and subscribers would receive enhanced profile customization, super reactions and story insights. …
Shares of several cybersecurity firms fell sharply after Alphabet's cloud unit introduced Google AI Threat Defense, an integrated AI-driven platform for automated threat detection and remediation. The downturn intensified when Zscaler reported after-hours results, trimming its free cash flow outlook and issuing a softer-than-expected revenue guide …
Meta Platforms rallied 3.6% in afternoon trading after unveiling global paid subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp and signaling future AI-related subscription offerings. The market also digested an AI-driven workforce restructuring proposal from the company’s CTO as a potential structural cost-efficiency measure, anchored by rob…
United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby told investors he does not foresee the carrier pursuing consolidation in the foreseeable future after American Airlines declined to engage on a potential merger. Kirby said a large-scale transaction made sense economically only with a willing partner, which he does not have. He also dismissed the idea of …
CBS News did not renew the contract of Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes who publicly clashed with Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss over the decision to withhold a December segment on a Salvadoran mega-prison. Alfonsi says she remains employed at CBS but does not expect to return to 60 Minutes. The episode has prompted internal criticism and…
Meta Platforms shares rose over 1.1% after reports the company is launching paid subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp and beginning trials of professional and AI-focused plans. Monthly prices for Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus are set at $3.99, and WhatsApp Plus at $2.99; subscribers will gain access to enhanced customization, …
Markets displayed pronounced cross-cap volatility on Wednesday, with large technology and financial names among the heaviest decliners while selected mid- and small-cap companies registered double-digit gains. Semiconductor and mega-cap technology stocks such as Qualcomm and Arm were notably weaker, even as companies like Dycom Industries and Manda…
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told investors he is increasingly confident the carrier can achieve double-digit pretax margins next year, citing lower oil prices, resilient demand and the planned installation of Starlink across the fleet as factors supporting the recovery from higher fuel costs driven by the Iran war.
Traders face a heavy slate of economic reports on Thursday, May 28, 2026, including Gross Domestic Product, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge - the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index - and Initial Jobless Claims. Housing data, durable goods orders and multiple Energy Information Administration oil inventory updates roun…
