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Why FMC Stock Dropped Today
FMC (NYSE: FMC) stock tumbled 6.5% through 10:55 a.m. ET this morning, despite soundly beating earnings expectations last night.Heading into the quarterly report, analysts expected FMC to earn $0.09 per share, adjusted for one-time items, on $784 million in revenue. In fact, FMC earned twice what it...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 1
FMC Corp falls on Q2 profit forecast below expectations
** Shares of agrichemicals company FMC Corp FMC.N down 6.5% at $39.19** Co late on Wednesday forecast Q2 profit below expectations on lower prices after co reported a drop in its Q1 earnings** FMC expects Q2 adjusted profit to be in the range of 52 cents/shr and 68 cents/shr vs estimate of 74 cents/...Reuters
Thu, May 1
Baxter rises after strong medical device sales drives quarterly results beat
** Shares of medical device maker Baxter BAX.N rise 1.5% to $31.65 ** BAX reports Q1 adj. profit of 55 cents per share, surpassing analysts' average estimate of 48 cents, according to data compiled by LSEG ** Co posts Q1 revenue of $2.63 billion, exceeding estimate of $2.59 billion ** B...Reuters
Thu, May 1
Eli Lilly falls after CVS move to drop Zepbound reimbursement coverage
** Shares of drugmaker Eli Lilly LLY.N fall 8.6% to $821.62 ** CVS Health CVS.N says it plans to drop LLY's obesity drug Zepbound from the list of medicines it covers for reimbursement ** CVS says it would drop coverage from July 1, but keep reimbursing for rival GLP-1 weight-loss drug Wegovy af...Reuters
Thu, May 1
This Is the Top Autonomous Driving Stock Today (Hint: Not Tesla)
Autonomous vehicles are rolling out across the country, but it's not Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) that's leading the way. Instead, companies like Mobileye (NASDAQ: MBLY) are powering the autonomous future.*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 26, 2025. The video was published on April 28, 2025....The Motley Fool
Thu, May 1
PREVIEW: Chevron shares up ahead of earnings, production outlook eyed
** Energy giant Chevron Corp's CVX.N shares are up ~1% ahead of its quarterly earnings due before the open on Fri** Wall Street analysts expect CVX to report rev of $48 bln, down ~1% from a year ago, and ~25% drop in EPS to $2.18** CVX's rev has met expectations 6 times over the last 8 quart...Reuters
Thu, May 1
Why Novo Nordisk Stock Popped Today
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) stock jumped 3.1% at the open Thursday morning before drifting back. As of 10:54 a.m. ET, it was still up by about 1.2%.The stock is benefiting from an exclusive Reuters report published before the opening of trading that said the World Health Organization "plans to official...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 1
GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street jumps on tech boost, yen slides on BOJ gloom
Tech earnings boost Nasdaq, S&P 500 on longest winning streak since August 2024Dollar rises as BoJ cuts growth forecasts amid U.S. tariff uncertaintiesGold prices drop as easing trade tensions shift investor focus from safe-haven assetsBy Stephen Culp NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street s...Reuters
Thu, May 1
Should You Buy Palantir Stock Before May 5?
So far, 2025 has been a tough one for growth investors. After nearly two years of parabolic gains witnessed in the technology sector, the stock market has started to take a breather thanks to ongoing turbulence around President Donald Trump's new tariff policies.While traditional no-brainer artifici...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 1
Firearms maker Sturm, Ruger tumbles after flat Q1 sales
** Shares of firearms maker Sturm, Ruger RGR.N down 10.9% at $36.21 on Thurs after qtrly results** RGR shares on course for biggest one-day pct drop since Nov 2, 2023, hit over two-month low** Southport, Connecticut-based firm late Weds posted Q1 sales of $135.7 mln vs $136.8 mln a year ago** Earnin...Reuters
Thu, May 1
Berkshire Hathaway Will Update Shareholders With Major Information This Week. Here's What to Expect.
No matter what's happening in the markets, investors turn to Warren Buffett for advice. But when the stock market turns sour and investors get nervous, his advice can help people stay calm and focused on the long game.Buffett doesn't typically address what's happening in the microenvironment, even w...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 1
Moderna says FDA has been constructive, but delays flu/COVID shot
Moderna's cost-cutting drives better-than-expected resultsCombination COVID and flu shot approval not expected until 2026Tariffs have minimal impact on Moderna's U.S.-manufactured drugsBy Patrick Wingrove and Michael Erman May 1 (Reuters) - Moderna MRNA.O on Thursday pushed back the time ...Reuters
Thu, May 1
Huntington Ingalls slumps after Q1 earnings fall
** U.S. military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls HII.N shares down 3% to $224** Co reports fall in Q1 profit and revenue, weighed down in part by a continued slowdown at its facility that makes aircraft carriers for the Navy** HII posts per-share profit of $3.79, lower than $3.87 posted a year earlie...Reuters
Thu, May 1
LIVE MARKETS-Does "sell in May and go away" actually work?
U.S. equity indexes advance; Nasdaq leads, up >2%Tech leads S&P 500 sector gainers; Healthcare weakest groupEuro STOXX 600 index ~flatDollar jumps; crude up; bitcoin up >2%; gold down ~2%U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.20%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets bro...Reuters
Thu, May 1
1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That Could Go Parabolic
It's been a difficult year so far for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Shares were down by more than 30% at one point, wiping more than $1 trillion off the company's valuation.After a brief rebound, shares are now down by just 20% year to date. The stock isn't as cheap as it was a few weeks ago, but this is s...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 1
CANADA STOCKS-TSX gains on tech boost from Meta, Microsoft
By Sanchayaita Roy May 1 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged higher in choppy trading on Thursday, as investors cheered strong quarterly results of technology giant Microsoft MSFT.O and Meta META.O amid an uncertain economic environment.Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX compos...Reuters
Thu, May 1
PBF Energy gains on smaller-than-expected Q1 loss
** Shares of U.S.-based refiner PBF Energy PBF.N rise 3.8% to $17.83** Company reports smaller-than-expected Q1 adjusted loss of $3.09/share vs est of $3.12/share - data compiled by LSEG** PBF posts Q1 net loss attributable to the company of $401.8 million compared with net income of $106.6 million ...Reuters
Thu, May 1
There's Still Time for Investors to Take Advantage of These 2 Dividend Raises From Top Retail Stocks
What could be better than a big sale at your favorite retail store? That's right -- a meaty dividend raise from one of your favorite retail stocks. In recent weeks, not one but two powerful companies in the sector upped their quarterly payouts: Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and TJX Companies (NYSE...The Motley Fool
Thu, May 1
