Новости за 28.10.2022

Finally, investors are happy with what Intel Corp.'s earnings report. The semiconductor maker's stock rallied 7.4% to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average's premarket gainers, after the company reported late Thursday third-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations and announced plans for layoffs. That would snap a nine-quarter streak in which the stock fell the day after earnings were reported; the last time the stock rose after earnings was after first-quarter results of 2020. During the nine-quarter post-earnings lost streak... Читать дальше...

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. dropped 4.4% in premarket trading Friday, after the home-goods retailer said it filed for the sale of an additional $150 million worth of shares, as part of an at-the-market (ATM) offering program initially launched at the end of August. The $150 million addition to the ATM represents about 37.5% of the company's market capitalization as of Thursday's close. The company plans to use the potential net proceeds from the addition to the ATM program for general corporate purposes... Читать дальше...

Shares of AbbVie Inc. fell 2.9% in premarket trading on Friday after the company trimmed guidance for adjusted earnings per share for the year. AbbVie had earnings of $3.9 billion, or $2.21 per share, in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $3.2 billion, or $1.78 per share, in the same quarter a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share were $3.66, against a FactSet of $3.57. The company reported revenue of $14.8 billion for the quarter, up from $14.2 billion in the same three months of last year. Читать дальше...

Bloomin' Brands Inc. stock rose 2.5% in premarket trade Friday, after the Outback Steakhouse parent posted better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter and raised its full-year revenue guidance. Tampa, Fla.-based Bloomin', which also operates Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, posted net income of $31.986 million, or 34 cents a share for the quarter, up from $3.449 million, or 3 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted for one-time items... Читать дальше...

The plunge in Amazon.com Inc.'s stock following a disappointing third-quarter earnings report and outlook puts the ecommerce giant on track to lose its place as a trillion-dollar company for the first time in 2 1/2 years. The stock dropped 12.0% in premarket trading, and is heading for the first trade below the $100 level during regular-session hours since April 7, 2020. With 10.202 billion shares outstanding as of Oct. 19, the implied price decline would erase about $135.4 billion in market capitalization... Читать дальше...

Intel Corp.'s stock rose before market open Friday, lifted by the chip maker's third-quarter earnings beat and PC-chip sales that were slightly higher than expected. The company's shares were up 6.2% premarket, after ending Thursday's session down 3.5%. Intel earned 25 cents a share on net income of $1.01 billion, compared with earnings of $1.67 a share on net income of $6.82 billion in the same period last year. The company booked $664 million in restructuring charges during the quarter and... Читать дальше...

Charter Communications Inc. saw an increase in its count of residential internet customers during the latest quarter, but the cable giant fell short of expectations on earnings. The company recorded third-quarter net income of $1.19 billion, or $7.38 a share, compared with $1.22 billion, or $6.69 a share, in the year-earlier period. Analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting $8.21 in earnings per share. Charter also posted adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Ebitda) of $5.41 billion... Читать дальше...

Exxon Mobil Corp. shares rose 2.3% in premarket trade Friday, after the energy giant blew past estimates for the third quarter. The Irving, Texas-based company posted net income of $19.7 billion, or $4.68 a share, for the quarter, up from $17.850 billion, or $4.21 a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted for one-time items, the company had per-share earnings of $4.45, well ahead of the $3.86 FactSet consensus. Revenue climbed to $112.070 billion from $73.786 billion a year ago, also ahead... Читать дальше...

Colgate-Palmolive Co. stock slid 0.4% in premarket trade Friday, after the consumer goods giant missed sales estimates for the third quarter as inflationary pressures pushed costs higher and the strong dollar weighed. The company posted net income of $618 million, or 74 cents a share, for the quarter, compared with $634 million, or 75 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings also came to 74 cents, a penny ahead of the 73 cent FactSet consensus. Sales edged up to $4.455 billion from $4.414 billion a year ago... Читать дальше...

Shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. sank 5.2% in premarket trading Friday, after the chemical company reported third-quarter profit that fell well below expectations, as higher energy costs, new supply and weaker markets pressured margins. "Global demand for LyondellBasell's products utilized in consumer packaging remained stable, but demand from durable goods markets softened," the company stated. Net income dropped to $572 million, or $1.75 a share, from $1.76 billion, or $5.25 a share, in the year-ago period. Читать дальше...

Shares of Chevron Corp. rallied 2.4% toward a record high in premarket trading Friday, after the oil and gas giant reported third-quarter profit, revenue and free cash flow beat expectations by wide margins, as total oil-equivalent production from U.S. upstream operations increased by nearly 50,000 barrels per day. Net income jumped to $11.23 billion, or $5.78 a share, from $6.11 billion, or $3.19 a share, in the year ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $5.56... Читать дальше...

A World Health Organization advisory group said Friday the omicron sublineages named BQ.1 and XBB do not appear to have immune escape mutations that warrant the designation of variants of concern, even as they are spreading around the world. "The two sublineages remain part of Omicron, which continues to be a variant of concern," said a statement from the WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS0CoV-2 Virus Evolution following a meeting this week. The decision will be reassessed regularly to ensure... Читать дальше...

Caterpillar was downgraded to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank, which did increase its price target from $196 to $221. "The quarter was really good...but we have to draw a line in the sand on intrinsic value," said analysts led by Nicole DeBlase. Pointing to the firm's mid-September deep dive, DeBlase said nothing in the third-quarter report "changes that intrinsic value framework, and despite the fact that we did raise our price target by 13% to $221, there is simply not enough upside potential... Читать дальше...

The Swedish home-appliance manufacturer said last month it was launching a program as demand in Europe and the U.S. fell sharply.

The U.K. hired banks for the syndicated launch of new January 2038-dated gilts, with the transaction planned to take place on Nov. 8, subject to demand,

The Zurich-based reinsurer CH:SREN said it made a loss of $442 million in the three months to the end of September, from a profit of $212 million in the same period last year.

The parent company of British Airways and Iberia said that this increase is linked to seasonal booking patterns as well as the capital expenditure associated with fourth-quarter aircraft deliveries.

The trade association for U.K. retailers' Chief Executive Helen Dickinson said Friday that the operating costs for businesses remain high and demand will be tested by the fragile economy and falling consumer confidence ahead of the Christmas period.

Domestic demand contributed 0.4% to GDP growth, while trade was a drag for growth.

For 2022, the auto maker continues to target return on sales of between around 17% and 18%. It also backed the outlook for return on sales of around 17%-19% in the medium term and of more than 20% long-term.

The French pharma major reported net profit of 2.08 billion euros ($2.07 billion) compared with EUR2.34 billion the year prior, missing analysts' expectations of EUR3.67 billion.

Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal and Vijaya Gadde, Twitter's head of legal policy, received a "golden parachute" clause in Twitter's merger with Musk's X Holdings.

Twitter Inc. is now owned by Elon Musk, with multiple media outlets reporting Thursday night that the long-anticipated sale had officially closed.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend a major United Nations climate conference next month, the government said Thursday.

The European Union reached a deal to ban new gas-fueled cars starting in 2035, the last major sticking point in a broad plan to hit net-zero emissions.