Новости за 27.04.2022

LendingClub Corp. shares rose more than 20% in the extended session Wednesday after the lending and banking company swung to a first-quarter profit. LendingClub said it earned $40.8 million, or 39 cents a share, in the quarter, reversing a loss of $47.1 million, or 49 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose to $289.5 million from $105.8 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet expected the company to report earnings of 25 cents a share on revenue of $263 million. "We believe... Читать дальше...

The possibility of a fed-funds rate that ends up between 4% to 6% is beginning to seep into the thinking of some investors, bringing with it the prospect of another round of big bond selloffs like the one seen this year.

ServiceNow Chief Executive Bill McDermott told MarketWatch his company was able to "play above the sun" through three key factors.

Qualcomm Inc. shares rallied in the extended session Wednesday after the chip maker's record quarterly results and strong outlook blew past all Wall Street estimates.

Property owners who call tow companies sometimes get financial kickbacks from those companies, says a new report from consumer advocacy group U.S. PIRG.

Ford Motor Co. late Wednesday reported first-quarter results within Wall Street expectations, saying strong demand for its "fresh" vehicle lineup was tempered by "persistent" supply-chain challenges that crimped the auto maker's ability to fulfill its orders.

Facebook Meta Platforms Inc. is the latest tech giant to feel an economic pinch. On Wednesday, it reported its slowest sales growth in a decade and issued lukewarm revenue guidance.

PayPal Holdings Inc. came in slightly ahead of expectations with its revenue and user growth for its latest quarter, but the payment-technology giant cut its outlook for the full year.

Pinterest Inc. overcame a difficult online-ad environment to increase adjusted earnings and revenue more than expected in the first quarter and break a streak of sequential user declines, sending its shares soaring in late trading.

Pinterest soars as earnings top targets, users increase for first time in a year

Facebook parent Meta stock up 9% after earnings beat

Stocks finished mostly higher, but off session highs, as a rebound attempt lost steam in afternoon trade. The Nasdaq Composite , which attempted to bounce back after dropping 4% on Tuesday to post its lowest close since December 2020, gave up gains to end around 2 points lower, a loss of less than 0.1%, near 12,489, according to preliminary figures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished around 62 points higher, up 0.2%, near 33,302, while the S&P 500 gained around 9 points, or 0.2%, to close near 4,184. Читать дальше...

Dow, S&P 500 end higher as Nasdaq finishes in the red

Oil futures ended a choppy session in positive territory after data showed a large drop in U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery rose 32 cents, or 0.3%, to close at $102.02 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after earlier dipping back below the $100 threshold. Crude found some support after weekly inventory data from the Energy Information Administration. Although U.S. crude inventories showed a rise of 700,000 barrels, gasoline inventories fell by 1.6 million barrels last week... Читать дальше...

Harvard University recently admitted to having 'historic ties to slavery.'

Stocks are enjoying a bounce Wednesday afternoon, providing some breathing room for the S&P 500 after it came close to entering its second market correction of 2022.

A federal judge denies Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk's request to end a 2018 agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that required his Tesla-related tweets to be reviewed and preapproved.

All light bulbs, even the iconic pear-shaped option, will have to meet new efficiency standards because of long-delayed federal rules finalized Tuesday.

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. sank to a fresh low on Wednesday, after the online-trading platform said it's cutting 9% of its workforce after a rapid expansion that started in 2020 when stay-at-home workers started using it in droves.

Stifel Financial Corp. shares rose 3.2% on Wednesday after the company said its first-quarter earnings fell slightly to $164.23 million, or $1.39 a share, from $164.73 million, or $1.40 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings at the investment banking and brokerage company edged down to $1.49 a share from $1.50 a share. Revenue fell to $1.12 billion from $1.13 billion. Wall Street analysts expected Stifel Financial to earn $1.46 a share on revenue of $1.15 billion, according to FactSet. Читать дальше...

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Shares of W.W. Grainger Inc. rallied 1.9% in morning trading Wednesday, after the supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products said it was raising its dividend by 6.2%. The company's new quarterly dividend of $1.72 a share, up from $1.62 a share, will be payable June 1 to shareholders of record on May 9. Based on current stock prices, the new annual dividend rate implies a dividend yield of 1.37%, which compares with the implied yield for the S&P 500 of 1.51%. W.W. Grainger's stock has slipped 3.3% year to date... Читать дальше...

Hwang's lawyer says government prosecution 'threatens all investors'