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“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…

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

Business, Stocks

“Novo Nordisk Stock Jumps As Wegovy Sales Skyrocket 734%, Crushing Expectations”

“…For the September quarter, Novo’s sales climbed 29% to 58.73 billion Danish krone, or roughly $8.39 billion, based on today’s exchange rates. That topped the FactSet-polled analyst view for 57.88 billion Danish krone. Adjusted profit came out 5.02 Danish krone… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Shopify shares surge 15% on earnings beat, rosy guidance”

“Shopify stock jumped more than 15% on Thursday morning after the Canadian e-commerce company reported third-quarter results that beat expectations, and gave a strong forecast for the remainder of the year. Here’s how the company did for the quarter compared to LSEG (formerly… Continue Reading…

Business

“92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek”

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/what-young-people-would-give-up-for-a-4-day-workweek.html Instead of quoting this article I’ll make a few comments instead. You know how a person can achieve their desires in a job? Stop putting up with B.S. [For lack of a better term] If you want a 4… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic braces for 20% market plunge, delivers recession warning”

“JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic is bracing for a 20% sell-off to hit the S&P 500. According to the Institutional Investor hall-of-famer, high interest rates are creating a breaking point for stocks — and choosing cash at a 5.5% return in money… Continue Reading…

Economy

“62% of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck, making it ‘the main financial lifestyle,’ report finds”

“…As of September, 62% of adults said they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new LendingClub report. The figure is unchanged from last year. “Living paycheck to paycheck remains the main financial lifestyle among U.S. consumers,” the report said…” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/31/62percent-of-americans-still-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-amid-inflation.html… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Turkey’s central bank hikes key interest rate to 35%”

“Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate from 30% to 35%, in an ongoing bid to rein in inflation. The move was in line with expectations of economists polled by Reuters. The central bank said price rises… Continue Reading…