Discover Financial Services (DFS) stock surged 1.82% Thursday morning following an upgrade from Wolfe Research, to trade around $90 apiece. The firm raised its rating on the stock to outperform, or buy, from peer perform, citing Discover’s “underperformance fueled by internal control and risk management deficiencies that will ultimately…create a buying opportunity.” If you like…
Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO, Nvidia David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in the premarket. Nvidia — The chipmaker popped 7% after reporting another blowout quarter that topped Wall Street’s estimates. Nvidia also offered optimistic guidance, saying that sales will jump 170% during the current period as demand for…
Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California, June 5, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Splunk — Shares added 11% after an earnings beat. Splunk earned 71 cents per share, after adjustments, on $889 million in revenue. Analysts polled by FactSet had forecast Splunk would…
Market Movers rounded up the best reactions on Foot Locker from investors and analysts. The experts, including Jim Cramer , talked about the footwear retailer after it slashed guidance for the second time this year , five months after issuing it. Foot Locker’s second-quarter earnings met Wall Street estimates, but sales missed, falling nearly 10%.…
Nosystem Images | E+ | Getty Images Almost 9 in 10 young investors have actively traded stocks this year due to higher interest rates and inflation, according to a new Bankrate survey. And that behavior may cost them in the long run, experts said. “If younger investors trade in and out of the market, that’s…
A sign is posted in front of the Nvidia headquarters on May 10, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Nvidia — Shares of the chipmaker ticked up 0.7% in heavy premarket trading. Nvidia will report second-quarter results after…
Market Movers rounded up the best reactions on Lowe’s from investors and analysts. The experts, including Jim Cramer , discussed the home improvement retailer following the release of its second-quarter earnings results . Revenue fell slightly short of analysts’ expectations while earnings beat estimates. CEO Marvin Ellison said thriftier consumers led to weaker discretionary sales,…
A Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Niles, Illinois, May 20, 2014. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Dick’s Sporting Goods — The retail stock tumbled nearly 24% after Dick’s reported a rare earnings miss and slashed guidance for the year, due in part to an uptick in store theft. Earnings…
A Dick’s Sporting Goods store stands in Staten Island on March 09, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Fabrinet — Fabrinet surged 21% after its fiscal fourth-quarter results late Monday topped analysts’ estimates. The advanced manufacturing services company posted non-GAAP earnings of…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is set to visit China from Aug. 27 to 30, both countries announced Tuesday. Her planned trip will be the third by a high-ranking…
