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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Levi Strauss, International Paper and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walgreens Boots Alliance — The stock plummeted more than 24.5% after the retail company reported third-quarter earnings results that missed Wall Street’s expectations . The company also announced a cut to its full-year adjusted profit outlook and said it would close stores that are underperforming as…

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walgreens, Levi Strauss, Micron and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Micron — Shares slipped nearly 6% after the semiconductor manufacturer posted revenue guidance of $7.6 billion for its current quarter, coming in line with analyst expectations. Micron also reported a third-quarter earnings and revenue beat. GSK — Shares of the biopharmaceutical company slid nearly 2% after…

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Federal Reserve says all 31 banks in annual stress test withstood a severe hypothetical downturn

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the response to the bank failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 29, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the biggest banks operating…

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China’s EV architect says investing in Europe is a way forward

Wan Gang is widely credited for spearheading China’s electric car strategy many years ago. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images HEFEI, China — The man who spearheaded China’s electric car strategy on Wednesday said that Chinese investment in the European electric vehicles industry could be a way forward for both sides amid trade tensions. “I believe the governments [of China and the…