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BRIEF-Southwest Q4 Adj EPS $0.56 Vs IBES Estimate $0.44
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N:Q4 ADJUSTED EPS $0.56 VERSUS IBES ESTIMATE $0.44OUTLOOK Q1 RASM +5% TO +7% VERSUS IBES ESTIMATE +2.62%Q4 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE $6.93 BILLION VERSUS IBES ESTIMATE $6.96 BILLIONOUTLOOK Q1 CASM-X UP 7% TO 9%EXPECTS 38 737 MAX 8 AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES IN 202...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Valero Energy beats quarterly profit estimates
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Refiner Valero Energy VLO.N beat fourth-quarter profit estimates on Thursday.The San Antonio, Texas-based refiner reported an adjusted net income of 64 cents per share for the three months ended Dec. 31, beating analysts' average estimate of 7 cents, according to data complied...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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LIVE MARKETS-"Tariff man is coming" - brace yourself
STOXX 600 hits record, up 0.5%Eyes on ECB after Fed stands patDeutsche Bank disappointsNasdaq futures rise Welcome 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"TARIFF MAN IS COMING&#...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-Flagstar Financial climbs after smaller Q4 loss
** Shares of regional lender Flagstar Financial FLG.N rise 5.9% to $10.17 premarket** FLG's Q4 net loss narrows to $168 mln, or 41 cents/shr, compared with $2.71 bln, or $11.27/shr, a year earlier** Provision for credit losses shrunk 80% to $108 mln, thanks to lower net charge-offs and a decline...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Lazard's Q4 profit climbs on deal-making rebound
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Investment bank Lazard LAZ.N reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a strong performance in its advisory business. Lazard posted a net income of $85 million, or 78 cents per share, on an adjusted basis for the three months ended Dec. 31, compared to $65 mi...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Caterpillar quarterly profit falls on tepid equipment demand
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Caterpillar CAT.N reported a decline in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as dealers scaled back equipment restocking due to weak demand, driven by high borrowing costs and persistent inflation.Adjusted profit per share for the fourth-quarter fell to $5.14, compared with $5.23, a...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Southwest Airlines profit exceeds expectations on improved pricing power
Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. budget carrier Southwest Airlines' LUV.N fourth-quarter profit surpassed Wall Street estimates on Thursday, helped by robust travel demand and improved airfares.The airline also forecast better-than-expected unit revenue (RASM), a proxy for pricing power, for the first qu...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Celestica Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Celestica Inc CLS.TO reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.11 per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 65 cents. The mean expectation of nine analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.06 per share. Wall Street...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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STMicroelectronics says too early to guide for 2025 after gloomy Q1 view
STMicro expects Q1 results to mark the bottom of 2025CEO says poor visibility, inventory correction cloud outlookPlans production cuts in Q1, could be prolonged into Q2Shares fall as much as 9.3% to lowest since June 2020Adds shares in paragraph 2, management comments on outlook and plant closures i...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-Dow rises on plan to cut 1,500 jobs globally
** Shares of chemical company Dow DOW.N rise 2.1% to $41.90 premarket** Company to reduce headcount by about 1,500 employees globally** DOW expects $500 mln to $700 mln reduction in direct costs** Company to record a charge of $250 mln to $325 mln in Q1 2025 for severance and related benefit costs**...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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FACTBOX-Germany builds up LNG import terminals
Updates Nov. 19 Factbox to link to Deutsche ReGas story, rearranges order, updates links Jan 30 (Reuters) - Germany is expanding its natural gas import options to replace Russian supply, a drive intensified by the latest suspension of Russian flows via Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump targ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-Levi's falls on lower 2025 profit forecast
** Jeans maker Levi Strauss' LEVI.N shares down 7.5% at $16.73 premarket ** Company forecast annual adjusted profit per share in a range of $1.20 and $1.25, below analysts' expectations of $1.37 - LSEG data ** "Looking ahead, LEVI appears to be taking a conservative outlook for FY25 wit...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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U.S. nuclear power plant outages
Adds outages tableJan 30 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Fevertree shares soar as Molson Coors takes stake, gains US distribution rights
Molson Coors gains exclusive U.S. rights to Fevertree productsFevertree shares jump nearly 24%Jefferies sees deal as a game changer for FevertreeRecasts paragraph 1, updates shares in paragraph 2, adds analyst comment paragraph 6, background in paragraph 10By Shashwat Awasthi Jan 30 (Reuters) - S...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Axon Enterprise Stock Skyrocketed in 2024 and Left the S&P 500 in the Dust. What's in Store for 2025?
Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AXON) is one of the world's premier law enforcement technology companies. And 2024 was an absolute banner year for its shareholders.Axon Enterprise is a pioneer in less-lethal firearms with its well-known Tasers. But years after originally marketing the Taser, the company br...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
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EXCLUSIVE-Inside a US security firm's risky Gaza mission
By Jonathan Landay and Aram Roston WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A small U.S. security firm is hiring nearly 100 U.S. special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing a...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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REFILE-Tesla expects capital expenditure to exceed $11 bln in 2026, 2027
Corrects typo in paragraph 1Jan 30 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O expects capital expenditure to exceed $11 billion this year and in each of the following two fiscal years, the electric automaker said in a filing on Thursday.The company had said in October it expected spending to be between $8 billion and...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Syrian minister to attend Paris conference to coordinate international efforts - document
PARIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani will attend a conference in Paris on Feb. 13 aimed at coordinating regional and international action in support of his country's transitional process, a document sent to invitees showed.The document, seen by Reuters, showe...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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BUZZ-Cigna falls after 2025 profit forecast misses estimates
** Health insurer Cigna's CI.N shares fall 11.6% to $268 premarket** Company forecasts 2025 adj EPS of at least $29.50, below Wall Street estimates of $31.50 - LSEG** CI's Q4 adj EPS of $6.64 misses estimates of $7.82** Company's shares fell 7.8% in 2024Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
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Enrolling in Medicare? 3 Ways Retirees Can Lower Their Costs
A lot of older Americans look forward to their Medicare enrollment because they assume it'll mean affordable healthcare from that point forward. In reality, the costs enrollees face under Medicare can be downright astronomical.Fidelity puts the average cost of healthcare in retirement at $165,000 fo...The Motley Fool
Jan 30, 2025
