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“Carvana shares spike 30% as used car retailer posts record first quarter”

“…Here is how the company performed in the first quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG: Carvana reported record first-quarter net income of $49 million, compared to a $286 million loss during the prior-year period. It also posted an… Continue Reading…

Business

“Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway gains as insurance lifts first-quarter profit and cash nears $200 billion”

“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/06/berkshire-hathaway-gains-as-insurance-lifts-first-quarter-profit-and-cash-nears-200-billion.html That 200 billion will be used to buy up the markets after they collapse. They are waiting for the commercial real estate crisis. It’s going to affect the banks which will affect everything else.

Economy

“Retail sales rose sharply in the first quarter — and could boost U.S. GDP”

“The numbers: Sales at retailers rose a robust 0.7% in March and outlays in the prior month were also stronger than previously reported, indicating the economy got a boost from consumer spending in the first quarter. Economists polled by The… Continue Reading…

Business

“Apple supplier Foxconn posts 9% fall in first-quarter revenue, sees growth ahead”

“Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn on Friday posted a dip of 9.6% in revenue for the first quarter of 2024, compared with the same period last year. The company, which trades as Hon Hai Precision Industry in Taiwan, recorded first-quarter revenue of 1.32 trillion New Taiwan dollars… Continue Reading…

Business

“Samsung expects first-quarter profit to soar 931% as memory chip prices rebound”

“Samsung Electronics on Friday said it expects to post a 931% increase in first quarter operating profit, as chip prices rebound. Operating profit in the January-March quarter likely rose to 6.6 trillion Korean won ($4.89 billion), up 931% from a… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4% annual rate”

“…The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the government said Thursday in an upgrade from its previous estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 3.2% rate last quarter…”… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“The stock market is seeing one of the strongest 1st quarters of the postwar era…”

“It’s the final week of the first quarter and the S&P 500 is on track for a price gain of nearly 10% — and has rallied nearly 30% off its Oct. 27 closing low — leaving investors to ponder just… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Shake Shack stock surges 26% on fourth-quarter profit, strong 2024 outlook” [Feb 15]

“Shares of Shake Shack surged 26% on Thursday after the burger chain delivered strong fourth-quarter earnings results. The stock reached a new 52-week high of $98.90 and is up more than 67% in the last 12 months…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/shake-shack-shak-earnings-q4-2023.html

Banking

“Wells Fargo CEO warns of severance costs of nearly $1 billion in fourth quarter as layoffs loom”

“Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said Tuesday that low staff turnover means the company will likely book a large severance expense in the fourth quarter. “We’re looking at something like $750 million to a little less than a billion dollars of severance in… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US household wealth falls in third quarter”

“U.S. household wealth fell to roughly $151 trillion in the third quarter, pulled down by a drop in the value of stocks which more than offset a half-trillion rise in the value of property prices, the Federal Reserve said on… Continue Reading…