August 7, 2023
“Saudi state oil giant Aramco reported 112.81 billion riyal ($30.07 billion) in net profit in the second quarter, a drop of nearly 40% from the same period of last year amid a decline in hydrocarbon prices. Second-quarter profit nevertheless came… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“…Toyota Motor Corp.’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the previous year, the company reported Tuesday. Quarterly sales edged up 24% to 10.5 trillion yen ($74 billion) as vehicle sales improved on-year across major markets, including Japan… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“…But BP stock rose Tuesday following results, helped by a 10% dividend hike and buyback. Shares flirted with a possible early entry with crude oil prices on the rebound. CVX and XOM reported on Friday that second-quarter sales fell around 30%… Continue Reading…
July 28, 2023
“…For the third quarter, Intel expects earnings of 20 cents per share, adjusted, on revenue of $13.4 billion at the midpoint, versus analyst expectations of 16 cents per share on $13.23 billion in sales. Intel posted net income of $1.5… Continue Reading…
July 27, 2023
“US regulators are proposing that big banks increase their capital levels to protect against future blowups following a regional banking crisis, one of the most sweeping overhauls of how lenders are regulated since the 2008 financial crisis… …Agency officials said… Continue Reading…
July 27, 2023
“Turkey’s central bank expects inflation to hit 58% by the end of 2023, its new governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said in her debut news conference Thursday, as she committed to “restore anchoring of expectations as well as predictability.” The new… Continue Reading…
July 25, 2023
“…Estimates: Analysts, on average, expected GE earnings per share of 46 cents on revenue of $14.762 billion. Year-over-year comparisons were muddied by the GEHC spinoff. Results: GE earnings came in at 68 cents a share, up 89% from 36 cents… Continue Reading…
July 24, 2023
“Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it plans to reduce by at least 80% its stake in Kenvue, the consumer health business it spun out as an independent company earlier this year, via a stock exchange offer. J&J owns 89.6% of Kenvue’s common stock, which amounts… Continue Reading…
July 7, 2023
“Hiring slowed but remained sturdy in June as U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs despite inflation, high interest rates and nagging recession fears. Still, that’s the weakest showing since employers shed jobs in December 2020. The unemployment rate fell from 3.7% to 3.6%, the Labor Department… Continue Reading…
July 6, 2023
“…US stocks could crash 25% from their current levels with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest-rate hikes set to plunge the economy into a recession before year-end, according to FS Investments’ chief market strategist… “From our perspective, there’s probably only 3%… Continue Reading…
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