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“Intel closes up 9% after earnings beat shows progress toward $3 billion in cost savings”

“Intel stock closed up 9.3% on Friday after the company beat Wall Street expectations for profit and sales. On Thursday, the chipmaker reported earnings per share of 41 cents, adjusted, versus the LSEG estimate of 22 cents. It posted $14.16 billion in revenue… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“South Korea to Ban Short-Selling of Stocks Until June 2024”

“South Korea will prohibit stock short-selling until June 2024 to allow regulators to “actively” improve rules and systems, the Financial Services Commission said. Trading with borrowed shares, an essential component of short selling, will be banned for companies in the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The price of money is going up, and it’s not only because of the Fed”

“What’s the most important price in the global economy? The price of oil? The price of semiconductors? The price of a Big Mac? More important than any of these is the price of money. For more than three decades it… Continue Reading…

Banking, Business

“Citigroup considering at least 10% job cuts in major businesses…”

“Citigroup’s managers and consultants working on CEO Jane Fraser’s reorganization have discussed job cuts of at least 10% in several major businesses, CNBC reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the process… Last month, Citi said it would cut… Continue Reading…

Business

“Southwest Airlines quarterly profit slides 30% and says growth will slow next year”

“Southwest Airlines’ third-quarter profit fell 30% to $193 million despite record revenue as leisure travel boomed over the summer, and the airline is losing pricing power at the same time that labor costs are rising. Southwest said Thursday that it… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Palantir [Defense & AI company ]shares pop 20% after its third-quarter results beat estimates”

“…Shares of Palantir closed up 20% Thursday after the company released third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations and raised full-year revenue guidance. Here’s how the company did: Palantir’s revenue for the third quarter increased 17% to $558 million, from $478 million a year earlier.… Continue Reading…

Business

“Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant”

“Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it’s constructing in North Carolina, more than doubling its prior investments and expected number of new jobs, the company announced Tuesday. The Japanese automotive manufacturer… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Restaurant Brands revenue disappoints Wall Street as Burger King same-store sales miss estimates”

“…Shares of the company were down 2% in morning trading. Here’s what Restaurant Brands reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Restaurant Brands reported third-quarter net income… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Shares of Maersk plunge 18% as shipping giant announces 10,000 job cuts, says profit will be at lower-end of guidance”

“Shipping giant Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, on Friday announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 10,000 people and said it expected profit to be at the low end of prior guidance. The firm’s Denmark-listed shares had fallen… Continue Reading…

Business

“Eli Lilly Smashes Third-Quarter Forecasts As Diabetes [Drug] Blockbuster Grows 652%”

“…Mounjaro, Lilly’s new diabetes drug, brought in $1.41 billion in sales, growing 652% and coming in above estimates for $1.28 billion. Lilly is hoping the Food and Drug Administration will soon approve Mounjaro as a weight-loss drug…” https://www.investors.com/news/technology/eli-lilly-stock-eli-lilly-earnings-q3-2023/?src=A00220