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NextEra Energy rises on Q1 profit beat
** Utility firm NextEra Energy's NEE.N shares up ~2% to $67.98** Company beats Q1 estimates, helped by rate hikes at its electric utility and increased power demand** NEE's unit Florida Power & Light reports a profit of $1.31 billion compared with $1.17 billion a year earlier ** FPL&#...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Healthcare Services Group leaps after Q1 results beat
** Healthcare Services Group's HCSG.O shares up 24.3% to $11.70, after hitting over four-mth high earlier on Weds, as qtrly report pleases** HCSG shares on course for biggest one-day pct gain since 27.2% rise on Feb 14, 2024, which was their second largest advance on record. Stock's best day...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
US STOCKS-Tariff optimism fuels Wall St gains as Trump eases stance on Powell
Indexes up: Dow 2.76%, S&P 500 3.26%, Nasdaq 4.24%WSJ reports White House considering slashing China tariffsTesla, Boeing gain after quarterly resultsS&P Global's flash US Composite PMI at 51.2 in April By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Purvi Agarwal April 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street&#...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Norfolk Southern shares up after co reaffirms annual forecast
** Norfolk Southern NSC.N shares up 3% to $226 in early trade after co reaffirms annual forecast** NSC Q1 total revenue was $2.99 bln compared with estimate of $2.97 bln, according to data compiled by LSEG** Co posts Q1 adj. EPS of $2.69, in line with estimate** 16 of 28 brokerages rate the stock &#...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
NextEra beats profit estimates as power company skirts trade risk
NextEra cut tariff exposure to $150 mln, shifts risk to suppliers Company arranged domestic battery supplier last year By Laila Kearney and Arunima Kumar April 23 (Reuters) - NextEra Energy NEE.N beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday on rising electricity demand as the giant U.S. power provider...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Old Dominion beats quarterly profit estimates on higher pricing
By Aishwarya JainApril 23 - Old Dominion Freight Line ODFL.O beat first-quarter profit estimates as stronger pricing helped offset a steep drop in shipments, sending its shares up 3% on Wednesday. Less-than-truckload (LTL) revenue per hundredweight, a key performance indicator for freight companies,...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Boston Scientific lifts profit view as robust demand expected to shield tariff impact
By Mariam Sunny and Padmanabhan Ananthan April 23 (Reuters) - Boston Scientific BSX.N raised its annual profit forecast and said strong demand for its medical devices would buffer a potential $200 million tariff-related hit, sending its shares up nearly 6% on Wednesday.The upbeat outlook comes ag...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
DOJ probing Disney-FuboTV deal over competition concerns, Bloomberg News reports
April 23 (Reuters) - Officials at the U.S. Department of Justice are probing Disney's DIS.N deal to take a controlling stake in streaming company FuboTV FUBO.N, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plans.Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
LIVE MARKETS-"Liberation day" economics: Flash PMI, new home sales, mortgages
Main US indexes jump; Nasdaq out front, up ~3.8%Cons disc biggest sector gainer; cons stp laggardEuro STOXX 600 index up ~1.8%Dollar flat; crude, gold slide >2%; bitcoin up ~1.3%U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~4.33%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reut...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Solar stocks get rating cut by Wall Street amid slowing growth and uncertainty
Investing.com -- Wall Street analysts cut ratings on U.S. residential solar companies given a weaker demand, margin risks and growing uncertainty around federal tax incentives.Guggenheim cut Enphase EInvesting.com
Wed, Apr 23
Gold miners fall as bullion prices inch lower
** Shares of gold miners down, tracking fall in bullion prices GOL/** Spot gold XAU= down 1.4% at $3,288.60/ounce, after hitting record high of $3,500.05/ounce in previous session** Gold prices extended their retreat from all-time high as appetite for riskier assets improved after President Donald T...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Investors relieved Musk will refocus on Tesla, but worry about brand damage
Musk to reduce DOGE involvement, focus more on TeslaExperts warn Tesla faces long road to brand recoveryTesla's Q1 profit drops 71%, misses estimatesBy Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy April 23 (Reuters) - Tesla investors breathed a sigh of relief after CEO Elon Musk said he would refocus his att...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
GE Vernova rises on Q1 revenue beat
** Shares of U.S.-based power equipment maker GE Vernova GEV.N up 5.7% at $343** Company posts Q1 revenue of $8 billion, beating analysts' estimate of $7.54 billion - data compiled by LSEG** Company reaffirms 2025 forecast; tariff impact estimated to be about $300 million to $400 million** Compa...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Why Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and American Express Stocks All Popped Today
Stock markets got over their case of the Mondays really quick this week, and after regaining all their Monday losses on Tuesday, are roaring even higher as Wednesday gets off the ground.Financial stocks are doing particularly well this morning. As of 10:20 a.m. ET, shares of Bank of America (NYSE: B...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 23
QUOTES-Wall Street indexes rally as worries about tariff war, Powell tenure subside
April 23 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes rallied to one-week highs on Wednesday on hopes for a de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war and as President Donald Trump scaled back his threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.The prospect of negotiations between Washington and Beiji...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Panic in the Stock Market? Here’s What I’m Buying (and Avoiding)
The stock market sell-off can be a difficult challenge for many investors. Here's how I am approaching the recent market volatility. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (NASDAQ: NVDA) (NYSE: UBER)Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. C...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 23
Thermo Fisher rises after quarterly profit beat
** Shares of medical equipment maker Thermo Fisher TMO.N rise 2.1% to $443.99** TMO posts Q1 adj. profit of $5.15 per share, beating analysts' estimate of $5.10 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG ** Company reports Q1 revenue of $10.36 billion vs estimate of $10.23 billion ** ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 23
Why Tempus AI Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
Shares of Tempus AI (NASDAQ: TEM) were skyrocketing 16.5% higher as of 10:39 a.m. ET on Wednesday. The big gain came after the healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company announced a multiyear partnership with AstraZeneca and Pathos AI to build a multimodal foundation model for cancer drug disco...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 23
