Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle reported quarterly earnings on Monday that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. The shares rose over 8% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: … Read more
Commuters walking at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Japan averted a technical recession as revised official data on Monday showed the economy returned to growth in the the October-December period last year. Japan’s gross domestic product expanded 0.4% in the fourth quarter compared with a year earlier. Provisional data … Read more
Logo of Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Saudi petroleum and natural gas company, seen on the second day of the 24th World Petroleum Congress at the Big 4 Building at Stampede Park, on September 18, 2023, in Calgary, Canada. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco reported … Read more
HelloFresh shares plunged 42% on Friday morning in their worst-ever session to date, after the recipe box delivery company disappointed with its 2024 earnings outlook. Analysts at UBS said that while they had flagged risks around HelloFresh’s guidance, its outlook, released after the market close on Thursday, was “far worse” than anticipated. Disappointing growth and … Read more
Costco Wholesale reported solid fiscal 2024 second-quarter results after Thursday’s closing bell, but the stock fell in extended trading due to a slight miss on sales and margins. Given their recent run-up, we would expect that pressure on shares to continue Friday. However, the quarter wasn’t thesis-changing to the powerful Costco business model that excels … Read more
A general view of an Old Navy store. Gap Inc. Gap’s largest banner Old Navy returned to growth for the first time in more than a year during its holiday quarter as the retailer delivered earnings on Thursday that came in well ahead of Wall Street’s expectations. Sales at Old Navy grew 6% to $2.29 … Read more
Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Costco on Thursday missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations for its holiday quarter, despite reporting year-over-year sales growth and strong e-commerce gains. Shares of the retailer fell about 4% in aftermarket trading. The retailer’s stock had hit a 52-week high earlier in the day. The company offered few details … Read more
American Eagle on Thursday announced a new strategy to boost profitable growth over the next three years, as the retailer said it wrote off $94 million in impairment charges related to its internal logistics business Quiet Platform. The company also reported holiday earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations thanks to strong demand and lower markdowns … Read more
Façade and window displays of the Boss store by Hugo Boss, in the Salamanca district, on 25 February, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. Europa Press News | Getty Images Shares of Hugo Boss plunged 18%, before paring losses slightly Thursday, after warning that it may fail to meet its 2025 sales target amid weakening consumer demand. … Read more
Abercrombie & Fitch said Wednesday that its holiday-quarter sales jumped 21% and its profits grew thanks to higher prices and lower raw material costs. The apparel retailer expects its growth story will continue as it issued better-than-expected sales guidance. Here’s how Abercrombie did in its fourth fiscal quarter compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, … Read more
