Moderna on Thursday posted a narrower-than-expected loss for the first quarter as the company’s cost-cutting efforts took hold and sales of its Covid vaccine, its only commercially available product, topped estimates. The results come as Moderna inches closer to putting another product on the market, which it badly needs as demand for Covid shots plunges … Read more
The Wayfair app on a smartphone arranged in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wayfair’s sales slid during its first fiscal quarter, but the online furniture retailer reduced its losses after cutting 13% of its workforce at the start of the year, the company announced Thursday. Wayfair beat Wall Street’s expectations … Read more
The injectable weight-loss medication Wegovy is available at New City Halstead Pharmacy on April 24, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Novo Nordisk, which became the most valuable company in Europe last year due to the blockbuster success of its weight loss drugs, on Thursday beat first-quarter profit expectations as demand for … Read more
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit, despite a sharp downturn in natural gas prices in Europe. Shell reported adjusted earnings of $7.7 billion for … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Market check: Stocks surged Wednesday afternoon … Read more
Vehicles are seen on display at a Carvana dealership in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 20, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Shares of Carvana popped more than 30% during after-hours trading Wednesday after the automaker reported record quarterly results and turned a profit during the first quarter. Here is how the company performed in the … Read more
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon responds to a question during a keynote conversation at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Steve Marcus | Reuters Qualcomm reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that surpassed Wall Street expectations, and provided a strong guide for the current quarter. Shares rose … Read more
It’s finally here: the long-predicted consumer pullback. Starbucks announced a surprise drop in same-store sales for its latest quarter, sending its shares down 17% on Wednesday. Pizza Hut and KFC also reported shrinking same-store sales. And even stalwart McDonald’s said it has adopted a “street-fighting mentality” to compete for value-minded diners. For months, economists have … Read more
The Super Micro Computer logo is seen on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Super Micro Computer shares plunged 18% on Wednesday morning after the server company upped its top-line guidance but reported third-quarter revenue that slightly missed estimates. The company on Tuesday posted revenue of $3.85 billion, … Read more
A person walks by a CVS Pharmacy store in Manhattan, New York, on Nov. 15, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters CVS Health on Wednesday reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that missed expectations and slashed its full-year profit outlook, citing higher medical costs that are dogging the U.S. insurance industry. Shares of the company dropped … Read more
