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GM Earnings Surge with 54% EPS Boost
Automotive giant General Motors (NYSE:GM) reported strong earnings for the fourth quarter and full-year 2024 on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Robust adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.92 topped the analysts' consensus estimate of $1.85 and were up 55% year over year. Quarterly revenue of $47.7 billion jump...The Motley Fool
Jan 28, 2025
Prediction: Palantir Will Beat Wall Street's Earnings and Revenue Expectations on Feb. 3
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), which provides artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data analytics software platforms, is slated to release its fourth-quarter 2024 report after the market closes on Monday, Feb. 3.Among tech investors, Palantir's upcoming earnings release will be one of the mos...The Motley Fool
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Invesco shares rise on Q4 profit beat, higher fees
** Asset manager Invesco's IVZ.N shares rise 2.3% in premarket trading as Q4 profit beat estimates** Co reports adj. profit of $237.3 million for the quarter, up 12% from the year-ago period ** Also reports Q4 adj. EPS of 52 cents/share, beating expectations of 47 cents/share - LSEG data** Avg. ...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
Social Security Survivors Benefits: Here's What All Americans Need to Know
There's a lot more to Social Security than retirement benefits. A big part of the program is benefits paid to the surviving spouses and children of retired workers. In this video, Matt Frankel, CFP®, discusses how survivors benefits work and what all Americans should know about them.*Stock prices us...The Motley Fool
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Roper Technologies rises after TD Cowen upgrades to 'buy'
** TD Cowen raises software firm Roper Technologies ROP.O to "buy" from "hold"; lifts PT to $615 from $535** ROP shares up ~1% at $547.33 premarket** Brokerage's new PT represents a 13.6% upside to the stock's last close of $541.33** Brokerage sees accelerating revenue growth...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
General Motors Co reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
General Motors Co GM.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.92 per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $1.24. The mean expectation of twenty analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.89 per share. Wall Stree...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Sunrise Realty Trust falls on pricing stock offering
** Sunrise Realty Trust's SUNS.O shares down 2.1% premarket at $11.80 after follow-on prices ** Florida-based commercial real estate lender sells 5.75 mln shares at $12 for $69 mln gross raise ** SUNS closed at $14.14 on Jan 17, the last trading day before co launched 5.5 mln share of...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Synchrony Financial falls after Q4 results miss expectations
** Shares of consumer lender Synchrony Financial SYF.N fall 5.2% to $66.25 in premarket trading** SYF posts Q4 profit of $1.91/shr, 2 cents short of analysts' expectations - LSEG data ** Q4 net interest income came in at $4.59 bln, slightly beneath estimates of $4.62 bln** Net charge-offs (NC...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
IBM and Palo Alto Networks Find Platformization is Key to Reduce Cybersecurity Complexity
Global survey reveals 75% of surveyed organizations pursuing a consolidated approach to security agree better integration across security, hybrid cloud, AI and other technology platforms is crucial ARMONK, N.Y. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New global research from the IBM ...PR Newswire
Jan 28, 2025
FACTBOX-Brokerages see uncertain 2025 on worries over potential Trump tariffs
Updates with real GDP forecasts from UBS Global Research, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Berenberg; UBS' US 10-yr yield target and inflation forecast Jan 28 (Reuters) - Uncertainties around U.S. policies could slow global economic growth modestly in 2025, according to major broke...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Atai Life Sciences rises on mid-stage data for alcohol use disorder therapy
** U.S. shares of drug developer Atai Life Sciences 9VC.DE, ATAI.O rise 5.5% to $1.53 premarket** Co, along with partner Beckley Psytech, reports results from mid-stage trial of its experimental treatment for alcohol use disorder** Co says a single dose of the therapy, BPL-003, in combination with b...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Lockheed Martin slips after lower-than-expected 2025 profit forecast
** Shares of defense co Lockheed Martin LMT.N down 3.2% at $487.36 premarket** Co forecast 2025 profit below estimates, as co grapples with delayed rollouts of tech upgrade on F-35** Sees 2025 EPS between $27 and $27.30; analysts on average were expecting EPS of $27.92 - LSEG data ** LMT reports Q4...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
Synchrony Financial reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Synchrony Financial SYF.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.91 per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $1.03. The mean expectation of twenty one analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.93 per share. Wal...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Leap tumbles on discontinuation of gastric cancer treatment trials
** Shares of drug developer Leap Therapeutics LPTX.O fall 67.1% to 74 cents premarket ** Co says it will not move forward with late-stage trials of its drug, sirexatamab, in patients with gastric cancer** Says drug will show negative results for ongoing mid-stage trial's main goal of progression...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Thermo Fisher and Danaher rise after peer Sartorius' results beat
** Shares of life sciences firms Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO.N and Danaher DHR.N rise over 2% in premarket trade** Franco-German peer Sartorius' SATG.DE Q4 orders in its key bioprocess solutions division (BPS) rose 23.1% to 856.7 million euros** SATG also reports annual underlying earnings befo...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
BUZZ-Autodesk up after Mizuho upgrades to 'outperform'
** Shares of design-software maker Autodesk ADSK.O rise 2.3% to $306.01 premarket** Mizuho upgrades its rating on the stock to "outperform" from "neutral"; also raises PT to $400 from $280** The brokerage shows confidence in the company's new transaction model, which rolled out i...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
US STOCKS-S&P, Nasdaq futures steady after tech rout, earnings in focus
For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.Royal Caribbean rises on higher-than-expected profit forecastJan consumer confidence data due at 10 a.m. ETFutures: Dow down 0.11%, S&P 500 up 0.1%, Nasdaq up 0.21%Updates with results from...Reuters
Jan 28, 2025
