Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ross Stores — The discount retailer popped nearly 10% on strong first-quarter results. Ross Stores posted earnings of $1.46 per share on $4.86 billion in revenue. That topped the EPS of $1.35 and $4.83 billion in revenue expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Booz Allen Hamilton…

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Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood believes stocks are ready to spring upward with easing price pressures and lower interest rates on the horizon. “In the fourth quarter, as the Fed’s dot plot began pointing to much lower interest rates, the bull market in equities broadened dramatically,” Wood said in an X post on Thursday evening. “This…

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: Intuit — The TurboTax parent company slipped nearly 6% after issuing weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter guidance . Intuit forecast adjusted earnings of $1.80 per share to $1.85 per share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.92. Ross Stores — The discount apparel retailer stock added more than…

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Ross Stores – Shares of the discount clothing store jumped 7%. Ross Stores reported first quarter earnings of $1.46 per share on revenue of $4.86 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG anticipated earnings of $1.35 per share and revenue of $4.83 billion. Workday — The enterprise management…

Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023.  EPA | Anadolu | Getty Images Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $310 million to settle charges over a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, the company announced…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia — The chipmaker and artificial intelligence beneficiary spiked 11% after Nvidia posted strong fiscal first-quarter results , issued better-than-expected guidance and announced a 10-for-1 stock split. Other AI and related semiconductor names rallied on the results. Super Micro Computer shares rose by 1.2%. Boeing —…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center on March 18, 2024 in San Jose, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nvidia shares jumped more than 10% Thursday after the company topped Wall Street estimates and showed that there’s still ferocious demand for its artificial…

Roundhill Investments wants to mimic the success of its Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) in China. The firm’s CEO Dave Mazza plans to launch the Lucky Eight ETF, which aims to be China’s answer to the success of Wall Street’s big tech stocks. “There’s a lot of question marks about the Chinese economy and the potential…

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Nvidia — The chipmaker added about 4% after announcing a 10-for-1 stock split . Nvidia also surpassed Wall Street’s fiscal first-quarter estimates on the top and bottom lines, and it issued strong guidance for the current quarter. Other stocks related to artificial intelligence traded higher…