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Why Alphabet Stock Was Sliding Today
Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) were moving lower Wednesday morning after the tech giant reported fourth-quarter revenue that was slightly below estimates and its slowest top-line growth of 2024. Investors were also disappointed by the slowing growth of its cloud computing business...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
Palantir Stock Is Up 500% in the Past 12 Months. How Much Higher Can It Go?
In this video, I go over Palantir's (NASDAQ: PLTR) fourth-quarter earnings report. Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.*Stock prices used were from the trading day of Feb. 4, 2025. The video was published on Feb. 4, 2025.Start Your Mornin...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Is the Fed too stringent with its 2% inflation target?
S&P 500, Nasdaq dip; Dow ~flatComm svcs weakest S&P sector; Real estate leads gainersEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.3%Dollar down; crude falls ~2%; gold up, bitcoin gains ~1%US 10-Year Treasury yield slides to ~4.42%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters ...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
Google Earnings: What Went Wrong and Why I'm Buying More
In this video, I will go over Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) fourth-quarter earnings and explain why I will keep buying more shares. Watch the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the special offer link below.*Stock prices used were from the trading day of Feb. 4, 20...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
BUZZ-New York Times shares sink as current quarter forecast misses consensus
** Shares in New York Times Co NYT.N down 10.9% on Wednesday, hitting lowest level since May, on track for biggest one-day drop since June 2022 after quarterly report as subscription rev forecasts for the current quarter disappointed** NYT reported Q4 rev of $726.63 mln vs consensus view of $726.65 ...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
Emerson Electric: Free Cash Flow Soars
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR), a leader in designing and supplying industrial technology, kicked off its fiscal 2025 with robust financial performance. The earnings report for the first quarter, released on Feb. 5, highlighted impressive adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.38, surpassing analyst p...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
Here's Why Uber Stock Dipped Today
Shares of ride-sharing company Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) dipped on Wednesday after the company reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. The Q4 results were fine but the forward guidance fell short of what investors were hoping for. That's why Uber stock was down 7% as of 10:20...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
Why FMC Stock Crashed 36% on Wednesday
FMC (NYSE: FMC) stock crashed 36.3% through 9:50 a.m. ET Wednesday after reporting mixed earnings last night. Heading into the report, analysts forecast that FMC would earn $1.60 per share in Q4, and FMC beat that number with a stick, reporting adjusted profits of $1.79 per share. However, analysts ...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Hump day data: ADP, services PMI, trade balance, mortgages
S&P 500, Nasdaq dip; Dow edges greenComm svcs weakest S&P sector; utilities lead gainersEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.2%Dollar down; crude falls >1.5%; gold, bitcoin both up >1%US 10-Year Treasury yield slides to ~4.42%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you b...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
BUZZ-Amgen up on Q4 profit beat, expectation of MariTide studies starting before mid-year
Updates** Shares of drugmaker Amgen AMGN.O gain 5.54% to $305.04, reversing premarket losses** Co on Tuesday reported Q4 profit of $5.31 per share, beating estimates of $5.08 - LSEG data ** Said late-stage studies of key obesity drug candidate MariTide will start before mid-year** However, U.S. ...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
Uber Technologies (UBER) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 05, 2025, 8:00 a.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorHello, and welcome to the Uber fourth-quarter 2024 earnings conference call. [Operator instructio...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
Walt Disney (DIS) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS)Q1 2025 Earnings CallFeb 05, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorGood day, and welcome to The Walt Disney Company's first-quarter 2025 financial results conference call....The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
EMERGING MARKETS-Most Latam markets retreat; Israeli stocks, FX jump
Trump pledges to take over Gaza, draws condemnationBrazil's real on track to snap longest winning streak in 20 years Colombia's Gustavo calls for Ecopetrol to sell U.S. fracking business MSCI FX down 0.7%, stocks off 0.3%By Purvi Agarwal Feb 5 (Reuters) - Most Latin American stocks and cu...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
Disney Delivers Blockbuster Results
Here's our initial take on Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) first-quarter 2025 financial report.Key MetricsMetricQ1 2024Q1 2025Changevs. ExpectationsRevenue$23.5 billion$24.7 billion5%BeatEarnings per share$1.22$1.7644%BeatCash provided by operations$2.2 billion$3.2 billion45%n/aDirect-to-consumer operatin...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
Walt Disney beats earnings estimates with help from 'Moana 2'
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Walt Disney DIS.N sharply outperformed Wall Street's quarterly earnings estimates on Wednesday, with results buoyed by the strong holiday box office performance of animated sequel "Moana 2," though the company warned of a modest decline in Disney+ streaming subscribers in the...
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Feb 5, 2025
It's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow for Disney Stock
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) delivered a beat on both ends of the income statement on Wednesday morning. It wasn't enough to initially impress Wall Street. Problematic dips in its theme park operating income and sequentially for Disney subscriber numbers -- as well as the media giant failing to boost it...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
BUZZ-AMD shares hit 15-month low after AI chip revenue disappoints
** Shares of AMD AMD.O down 10.4% at $107.07, steepest decliner on the Nasdaq 100 index .NDX ** Stock hits lowest since Nov. 2023 as its Q4 data center revenue, a proxy for its AI revenue, misses analyst estimates** Co declines to give a forecast for its AI chips** Overall, the share gains in the co...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
BUZZ-UnitedHealth dips after Bill Ackman says he would short in now-deleted post on X
Updates** Shares of healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth UNH.N fall 2.65% to $530.97** Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, in a now-deleted post on social media platform X, said he would take a short position if he "still shorted stocks", referring to UNH's health insurance unit, UnitedHea...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
What Drives Billionaire Masayoshi Son?
Billionaire Masayoshi Son has a vision for the future of the world. But what does that vision look like? Lionel Barber is the former editor-in-chief of The Financial Times and author of the book Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son.In this podcast, Motley F...The Motley Fool
Feb 5, 2025
CANADA STOCKS-TSX gains as mining shares advance on bullion strength
Updates with market opening pricesBy Ragini Mathur Feb 5 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index extended its gains on Wednesday, led by mining shares, as gold prices rose due to safe-haven demand in light of the escalating U.S.-China trade war.The S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE was up 0.4...Reuters
Feb 5, 2025
