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UK's M&G posts surprise profit rise as turnaround efforts pay off
Projects 5% annual profit growth until 2027Dividend increased by 2% for 2024Annual profit better than expected, but net flows disappointShares rise as much as 4.5% to one-year highBy Pushkala Aripaka March 19 (Reuters) - Britain's M&G MNG.L reported a surprise rise in annual profit on Wed...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Ollie's rises after higher fourth-quarter sales
** Discount store Ollie's bargain outlet OLLI.O shares rise ~2.31% to $101.35 premarket ** OLLI reports Q4 net sales of $667.1 mln, compared with $648.9 mln a year ago ** On adjusted basis, OLLI's Q4 earnings per share falls to$1.19, compared with $1.23 per share, a year ago** 11 of 15 broke...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
PRECIOUS-Gold ticks up on safe-haven demand, Fed decision awaited
Spot gold hits an all-time high of $3,045.24/ozGold rally to continue amid tariff uncertainty- analystFed's interest rate decision due at 1800 GMTBy Sarah Qureshi March 19 (Reuters) - Gold prices inched up on Wednesday as rising concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans and...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Autodesk rises after activist investor Starboard pushes for board changes
** Design software firm Autodesk's ADSK.O shares rise 1.7% to $264.32 premarket** Activist investor Starboard says board change is necessary at ADSK and it intends to nominate a minority slate of experienced director candidates for election at the 2025 annual meeting** "We remain open to eng...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Cheetah Mobile To Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results on March 26, 2025
BEIJING, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheetah Mobile Inc. ("Cheetah Mobile" or the "Company") (NYSE: CMCM), a China-based IT company, today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 before the U.S. market opens on Wednesday,...PR Newswire
Wed, Mar 19
S&P 500 Sell-Off: Here's Why This ETF May Be the Smartest Way to Invest in the S&P 500 Right Now
The Sun was shining brightly on the U.S. stock market over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, some clouds have made their way over to the market.The S&P 500 -- the stock market's most important index -- is down over 8% from its Feb. 19 high, barely escaping correction territory because of a 2%...The Motley Fool
Wed, Mar 19
LIVE MARKETS-US exceptionalism is not dead - Bernstein
STOXX 600 down 0.2% IT firm Softcat pops on results Fed rate decision awaited Turkish assets tumbleWall St futures inch upWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com.US EXCEPTION...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Apparel retailer J.Jill rises after upbeat fourth-quarter results
** Women's apparel retailer J.Jill's JILL.N shares rise 0.75% to $18.75 in premarket trading** Co reports Q4 adj. EPS of 32 cents vs analysts' est of 21 cents, revenue of $142.8 mln vs est $142.4 mln - data compiled by LSEG** Co expects Q1 2025 net sales to decline 1% to 4% from Q1 2024*...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Spire Global rises after launch of AI weather models based on Nvidia's GPUs
** Shares of space-based data provider Spire Global SPIR.N rise 7.5% to $9.16 premarket ** SPIR said on Tuesday it had launched two AI-powered weather models based on Nvidia's NVDA.O graphics processing units (GPU) to provide seasonal forecasts** Co said weather models AI-WX and AI-S2S can captu...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
3 Little Known Social Security Rules All Married Retirees Should Know
Social Security provides inflation-protected retirement income for tens of millions of Americans. And while the general idea behind the program is fairly easy to understand -- you get a monthly payment based on your work history -- there are a lot of rules and formulas to know.Some of the most impor...The Motley Fool
Wed, Mar 19
The Ultimate Guide to the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: Strategies to Buy, Hold, and Profit
The stock market is very good at building wealth in the long run. The growth may slow down for a few years after huge challenges such as world wars, oil crises, and the end of the dot-com bubble. But the bad times never last long, and Wall Street has always beat inflation over several decades -- eve...The Motley Fool
Wed, Mar 19
J.P. Morgan starts coverage of Etsy with 'neutral'
** Brokerage J.P. Morgan starts coverage on online marketplace Etsy Inc ETSY.O with "neutral" rating and $50 PT, a 12% upside to the stock's last close** Says "ETSY is a leading online marketplace focusing on unique and creative goods" with a "$550 bln estimated core TAM"...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc OLMA.OQ reported a quarterly adjusted loss of 51 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, lower than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of -49 cents. The mean expectation of eight analysts for the quarter was for a loss of 64 cents per sh...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-China has spicy menu of US trade war reprisals
By Hudson Lockett HONG KONG, March 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The second trade war between the United States and China has so far been more of a snack than a slap-up meal. President Donald Trump campaigned on a repeated promise to impose tariffs of 60% or more on imports from the People’s Repub...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
If You'd Invested $1,000 in Lucid Stock 4 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today
Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange with much fanfare on July 26, 2021 after merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The electric-vehicle (EV) stock jumped by double-digit percentages on the day of listing and hit an all-time high of $57.75 on Nov. 15, ...The Motley Fool
Wed, Mar 19
Worried Another Inflation Surge Is on the Horizon? 1 Excellent Crypto to Buy Right Now and Hold for Decades
The latest inflation report was, thankfully, slightly better than expected. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.8% annually in February, less than the 3% that some economists were estimating. For most of the past two decades, inflation has averaged around 2%, research from The Motley Fool shows.But whil...The Motley Fool
Wed, Mar 19
FTSE 100 eases with US Fed rate verdict on horizon
FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 flatCompass Group shares drop 4% after BNP's downgradeFed and BoE expected to keep rates unchanged this week March 19 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Wednesday, after five consecutive sessions of gains, with investors maintaining caution ahead of the ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Venture Global, Tesla, General Mills
The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures gained some ground on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's widely anticipated monetary policy decision, at a time when worries about tra...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
GLOBAL MARKETS-European stocks steady while U.S. futures tick up, Turkish assets tumble
European stocks little changed, U.S. futures upInvestors focused on tariff and growth concernsTurkish assets drop after arrest of Erdogan rivalBy Harry Robertson LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - European shares struggled for direction on Wednesday while U.S. futures ticked up after a selloff on Wall ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
