Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Express – The financial services giant earned $2.08 per share for the third quarter, 5 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also came in above analysts’ forecast. American Express also forecast current-quarter revenue growth of 8% to 10%, compared to a consensus estimate of 8.9%.
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Pigs raised by farmers are seen at Linquan county on December 5, 2018 in Fuyang, Anhui Province of China. Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs more pork imports than ever as the country grapples with an outbreak of a swine disease — and that could become a business opportunity for U.S.
Pedestrians pass in front of an E-Trade location in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of E-Trade whipsawed during extended trade Thursday, first climbing about 4% immediately after the market close before slipping and settling about 1.4% below the closing price following the company’s third-quarter earnings
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Pete Najarian was a buyer of Schlumberger. Karen Finerman was a buyer of United Rentals. Steve Grasso was a buyer of Spirit Airlines. Guy Adami was a buyer of Cardinal Health. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Pete is long calls ALLY, ASHR, BABA, BMY, BP, C,
A slew of Wall Street’s top hedge fund managers shared their best ideas on Wednesday at the annual Sohn San Francisco Investment Conference. The conference is best known for hedge fund managers making market-moving presentations. The Sohn conference held in San Francisco is the West Coast version of the investment conferences that began in New
Fans gather at the Netflix booth at a trade show. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Netflix surged more than 9% during extended trading after the company had a third-quarter earnings beat, though fell just shy of revenue estimates. The streaming giant posted earnings of $1.47
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Tim Seymour was a buyer of UnitedHealth Group. Dan Nathan was a buyer of Lyft. Karen Finerman was a seller of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. Guy Adami was a buyer of Amgen. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Tim Seymour is long AMZN,
Pro-democracy protesters set barricade on fire at a demonstration in Causeway Bay district on October 6, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — China will take countermeasures against the U.S. in response to a bill that favors the Hong Kong protesters, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said
Chesnot | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Wednesday before you hit the door. 1. Netflix redemption? Netflix reports third-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. The once beloved streaming stock got pummeled this quarter as increased competition in the streaming wars and a slump in subscriber additions have worried
National Securities’ Art Hogan predicts third-quarter earnings results will exceed expectations. However, his forecast leaves out a crowded area of the market. “I’m nervous about the defensive groups actually because they’re such a popular trade,” the firm’s chief market strategist told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. “The multiples for some of those consumer staples and
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs may suffer hits to third quarter results as stakes in once-hot unicorns slammed into the reality of public markets. The bank’s holdings in WeWork, the co-working company whose valuation plunged after its IPO plans collapsed last month,
Timothy A. Clary | Getty Images Here are the most important things to know about Tuesday before you hit the door. 1. Bank earnings on deck We’ll get quarterly earnings from the four largest U.S. banks with Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo all reporting before the bell on Tuesday. Wall Street
A visual representation of a cryptocurrency coin on display in front of the logos for Facebook and Libra. Chesnot | Getty Images Facebook’s plan to introduce a cryptocurrency will face a key test Monday as the consortium of companies overseeing it gathers in Geneva. The now 22-member Libra Association is meeting in the Swiss city
The U.S. and China appear close to a limited trade deal, leaving more controversial issues for later. The trade talks, which President Donald Trump said were “going really well,” extended into the second day on Friday. A slew of media reports suggested that the world’s two largest economies could agree to a partial agreement on
Bryn Mawr’s Jeffrey Mills believes the market needs more time to break out of its slump. Despite President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend this week’s U.S. tariff increases on $250 billion of Chinese goods, Mills questions whether it’s enough to boost stocks into year-end. “The market has basically been held hostage by the trade negotiations,”
SoftBank Group Corp Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2017. Alessandro Di Ciommo | NurPhoto | Getty Images SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is considering changing his Vision Fund investment strategy to concentrate on companies with clearer pathways to profitability and public offerings, according to people familiar with
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Brian Kelly was a buyer of Newmont Goldcorp. Karen Finerman was a buyer of Delta. Dan Nathan was a buyer of the 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF. Guy Adami was a buyer of Robert Half. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Brian Kelly is long GLD. Short
The Federal Reserve will be continuing its overnight funding operations through at least January and will buy Treasury bills through the second quarter of 2020, the central bank announced Friday. The T-bill purchases will be large — $60 billion a month despite Fed officials’ insistence that the operation will be an “organic” move to grow the
The third-quarter earnings season kicks off in the coming week, and it is likely to expose how much the trade war has cost companies’ bottom lines. First out of the gate are major banks and financial companies, with J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs reporting Tuesday. But by the end of the
US President Donald Trump shows a letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping as he announces and initial deal with China while meeting the special Envoy and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China Liu He Special Envoy and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China Liu He at the Oval Office of the