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Shares of Molecular Partners Inc. slid 37.3% in premarket trading on Wednesday, the day after the company said Amgen Inc. returned the global rights to an investigational immuno-oncology therapy currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial targeting solid tumors. Amgen's stock was up 0.3% in the premarket on Wednesday. Molecular said it will seek new partners. Molecular's stock is down 55.4% this year, while the broader S&P 500 has declined 12.4%.

The survival thriller 'The Wilds' returns, 'The Kids in the Hall' reassemble and Freevee premieres a 'Bosch' spinoff

Google's earnings shortfall is an indication of trouble across the online-advertising industry, and should scare investors in Facebook and other competitors.

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Charter Communications Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to pay $900 million to Comcast Corp. as part of a new 50/50 joint venture to develop and offer a streaming platform for branded 4K streaming devices and smart TVs. Comcast will license its streaming platform Flex to the joint venture and contribute the retail business for XClass TV. Comcast will also contribute Xumo, a streaming service it acquired in 2020. The XClass TVs will be available through retail partners and potentially direct from Comcast and Charter. Читать дальше...

Twitter Inc.'s deal to be acquired by Elon Musk will lead to a big increase in the social-media company's debt burden, which S&P Global Ratings believes will lead to a "multiple-notch" credit rating downgrade.

Tesla shares edge upward in premarket after day-ago $126 billion market-cap skid

The U.S. is in a 'complicated' moment in the pandemic where cases are relatively low and hospitalizations close to the lowest levels since the start of the crisis, making many feel that it's all over.

Tesla Inc. shares were up 0.7% in premarket trade Wednesday, after falling 12.8% on Tuesday to shed a stunning $125.98 billion in market cap. The stock was slammed after Chief Executive Elon Musk's $44 billion bid for Twitter Inc. was accepted by its board, raising concerns he will have far less attention to pay to the EV company than before, and that he may have to sell his Tesla stock to finance his portion of the deal. Musk has pledged $21 billion in equity financing. Wedbush analyst Dan... Читать дальше...

Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. sank Tuesday, as the package delivery giant reported profit and revenue beat expectations despite a "bumpy" macro environment, but only because higher prices masked a drop in delivery volumes.

Steve Madden Ltd. reported first-quarter net income of $74.5 million, or 94 cents per share, up from $21.2 million, or 26 cents per share, last year. Adjusted EPS of 92 cents blew past the FactSet consensus for 51 cents. Sales of $557.3 million were up from $358.9 million and ahead of the FactSet consensus for $467.2 million. Chief Executive Edward Rosenfeld said in a statement that the result was "the highest quarterly earnings" in the company's history. The shoe and accessories company raised... Читать дальше...

Federal agents arrested former Archegos Capital Management owner Bill Hwang, whose portfolio imploded last year, The New York Times reported, citing Manhattan federal prosecutors. The former chief financial officer, Patrick Halligan, also was arrested, the report said. They were charged with racketeering, securities fraud and wire fraud for allegedly manipulating stock prices higher, the report said.

Verano Holdings Corp. on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter net income of $27.2 million and revenue of $211 million. Analysts expected Verano to earn $40.3 million with revenue of $209.8 million, according to a FactSet survey. For full year 2021, revenue rose 223% to $738 million. The Chicago-based cannabis company said it's not reporting quarterly data for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2020 due to full year financials being restated to U.S. GAAP. CEO George Archos said the demand for adult... Читать дальше...

Shares of Harley-Davidson Inc. fell 1.4% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the motorcycle maker reported first-quarter profit that matched expectations but revenue that beat, as supply chain inflation and production challenges resulting from semiconductor availability weighed on earnings. Net income fell to $223 million, or $1.45 a share, from $259 million, or $1.68 a share, in the year-ago period. The FactSet consensus for earnings per share was $1.45. Revenue grew 5.1% to $1.50 billion... Читать дальше...

T-Mobile US Inc. shares rose 1.3% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the telecoms company beat profit estimates for the first quarter by a wide margin, offsetting a revenue miss. T-Mobile posted net income of $713 million, or 57 cents a share, for the quarter, down from $933 million, or 74 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose to $20.120 billion from $19.759 billion. The FactSet consensus was for EPS of 44 cents and revenue of $20.134 billion. The company said it expects to... Читать дальше...

Kraft Heinz reported first-quarter net income of $776 million, or 63 cents per share, up from $563 million, or 46 cents per share, last year. Adjusted EPS of 60 cents beat the FactSet consensus for 53 cents. Sales of $6.045 billion were down from $6.394 billion but ahead of the FactSet consensus for $5.826 billion. The company says sales were impacted by divestitures and currency. The food company now expects full-year organic net sales to increase mid-single digits, up from the previous outlook for a low-single digit percent increase... Читать дальше...

Group 1 Automotive Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit doubled to $197.1 million, or $11.88 a share, from $98.5 million, or $5.52 a share in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings in the latest quarter totaled $10.81 a share. Revenue rose 30% to $3.84 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected the car retailer in the U.S. and the U.K. to earn $9.43 a share on revenue of $3.78 billion. CEO Earl J. Hesterberg said the company's record profit resulted from "continued strong consumer... Читать дальше...

Boston Scientific Corp. shares rose 3.3% premarket Wednesday, after the medical device maker reported lower earnings for the first quarter than a year ago but still beat consensus estimates. The company posted net income of $97 million, or 7 cents a share, for the quarter, down from $327 million, or 23 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings came to 39 cents, a penny ahead of the 39 cent FactSet consensus. Sales rose to $3.026 billion from $2.752 billion, also ahead... Читать дальше...

Shares of Humana Inc. rallied 2.5% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the health care services company reported a big earnings beat and raised its full-year outlook, while affirming its Medicare Advantage (MA) membership growth view. Net income rose to $1.22 billion, or $7.29 a share, from $1.04 billion, or $6.39 a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $8.04 beat the FactSet consensus of $6.80. Revenue grew 16.0% to $23.97 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $23.54 billion... Читать дальше...

A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday highlighted just how many Americans have been infected with COVID-19 and how much the number increased since the arrival of the highly infectious omicron variant. The report found that three out of every four U.S. children have been infected, rising to 75% in February from about 45% in December, as the Associated Press reported. The researchers examined blood samples from more than 200,000 Americans and looked for virus-fighting antibodies made from infections... Читать дальше...

Shares of Bunge Ltd. bounced 1.0% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the agricultural commodities supply and transportation company reported adjusted profit and sales that rose well above expectations and raised its full-year outlook. Net income fell to $688 million, or $4.48 a share, from $831 million, or $5.52 a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share rose to $4.26 from $3.13, beating the FactSet consensus of $2.94. Sales grew 22.5% to $15.88 billion... Читать дальше...

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Investors will be watching market reaction to earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet, following the worst day for the Nasdaq Composite since 2020.