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Centene Corp. reported Tuesday first-quarter profit and revenue that rose above expectations, amid strength in its Medicare and Medicaid businesses, and raised its full-year earnings outlook. The health care services company's stock was still inactive in premarket trading. Net income rose to $849 million, or $1.44 a share, from $699 million, or $1.19 a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $1.83 beat the FactSet consensus of $1.68. Total revenue grew 24.0% to $37.19 billion... Читать дальше...

PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday it had net income of $4.261 billion, or $3.06 a share, in the first quarter, up from $1.714 billion, or $1.24 a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings came to $1.29, ahead of the $1.23 FactSet consensus. Revenue rose to $16.200 billion from $14.820 billion, also ahead of the $15.538 billion FactSet consensus. The drinks and snacks company said it still expects full-year core constant currency EPS to rose 8% and to return about $7.7illion to shareholders... Читать дальше...

Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. rallied 1.5% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the package delivery giant reported first-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations, boosted by strength in its U.S. Domestic segment, and affirmed its full-year outlook. Net income fell to $2.66 billion, or $3.03 a share, from $4.79 billion, or $5.47 a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $3.05 beat the FactSet consensus of $2.89. Revenue rose 6.4% to $24.38 billion... Читать дальше...

U.S. stock futures pointed lower Tuesday, ahead of the release of results from megacap tech giants including Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet.

Shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk's shares rallied 6% in mid-morning trade in Copenhagen, as the company lifted its earnings guidance for the year. A.P. Moeller-Maersk said it now expects underlying EBITDA of $30 billion, versus $24 billion previously, and free cash flow above $19 billion, versus prior guidance of above $15 billion. It gave preliminary numbers for the first quarter, posting an underlying EBITDA of $9.2 billion on revenue of $19.3 billion, as ocean volumes fell 7% but freight rates surged 71%. Читать дальше...

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