Real estate building under construction in Qingjiangpu District, Huai ‘an City, Jiangsu province, China, on July 15, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Top Chinese officials on Friday emphasized the country would focus on its own affairs in the face of rising trade tensions. “As long as we do our own…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. D.R. Horton – Shares surged more than 12% after the company’s fiscal third-quarter results topped Wall Street expectations. The homebuilder posted earnings of $4.10 per share on revenue of $9.97 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $3.75 per share on revenue of $9.61 billion. The…
[The stream is slated to start at 8:45 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference following the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The central bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, after implementing a cut…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Domino’s Pizza — Shares plunged more than 13% on the company’s mixed second-quarter results. Domino’s posted $4.03 earnings per share, topping an LSEG estimate of $3.68 per share. However, revenue came in line with estimates at $1.1 billion. U.S. comparable store sales also grew slightly less…
Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial claims involving self-governing Taiwan and the South China Sea. Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s new running mate JD Vance stuck to a hard…
Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading. Discover Financial Services — Shares rose 2.7% after Discover Financial Services reported results from its second quarter. The bank and payments company posted net interest income of $3.52 billion, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of $3.46 billion. Earnings came in at $6.06 per share, beating…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Chip stocks — Several large chip stocks fell after Bloomberg News reported that said the Biden Administration is considering clamping down on companies that are exporting their chipmaking equipment to China. Nvidia fell 6%, while ASML slid 11%. AMD slipped 8%. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company tumbled…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Chip stocks —Some of the largest semiconductor stocks were lower following a Bloomberg News report that said the Biden Administration is contemplating stiffer trade restrictions over concern that U.S. companies are giving China too much access to domestic semiconductor technology. Nvidia pulled back 4.4%, while Taiwan…
HSBC logo is displayed outside a branch of in the United Kingdom. Matt Cardy | Getty Images HSBC announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Georges Elhedery as group CEO, starting Sept. 2. Elhedery, who is the current chief financial officer, will replace outgoing head Noel Quinn in September. In late April, HSBC unexpectedly announced…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Five Below — Five Below shares tumbled nearly 9% after the discount retailer announced in a press release that its chief executive officer, Joel Anderson, had stepped down “to pursue other interests.” The company appointed Kenneth Bull as its interim president and CEO, effective immediately. The…
