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Business, Stocks

“H&M shares jump 14% as profit smashes expectations”

“Shares of H&M leapt 14% in early deals on Wednesday, after the Swedish retailer significantly beat profit expectations for its fiscal first quarter. Operating profit rose to 2.08 billion Swedish kronor ($196 million), versus the 1.43 billion kronor forecast in a poll of… Continue Reading…

Business

“Walmart earnings smash expectations…”

“…In the retail giant’s second quarter earnings release, out before the market open on Thursday, Walmart posted same-store sales that rose 6.30%, more than the 4.04% expected, according to data from Bloomberg. Foot traffic increased for Walmart, up 2.8%, along with… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy, Energy

“Big Oil poised to smash annual profit records — sparking outcry from campaigners and activists”

“Some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies are poised to report record annual profits, raking in extraordinary revenues following a year of volatile fossil fuel prices amid Russia’s onslaught in Ukraine. Oil majors Exxon Mobil, Chevron , BP,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Europe Faces Full Blown Energy Crisis As Gas Prices Smash All Records”

“Europe’s energy crisis got even worse on Tuesday as a shortage of natural gas, nuclear outages, declining wind power output, and cold weather boosted prices. The gas price at the Dutch TTF hub, the benchmark gas price for Europe, soared… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Record jobs gain of 4.8 million in June smashes expectations; unemployment rate falls to 11.1%”

“Nonfarm payrolls soared by 4.8 million in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the U.S. continued its reopening from the coronavirus pandemic, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting a 2.9… Continue Reading…

Economy

“…U.S. payrolls jump by 266,000, smashing expectations”

“The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in November and the joblessness rate edged down to a 50-year low, as the domestic labor market continued to fire on all cylinders. Change in non-farm payrolls: +266,000 vs. +180,000 expected and +156,000 in… Continue Reading…