SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are BlackBerry Ltd., Oracle Corp., and Kroger Co. BlackBerry US:BBRY BB, -4.23% is projected to report a loss of 27 cents a share in the first quarter, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. The Canadian smartphone
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The Fed may not be able to turn the tide for the stock market in the week ahead, but it could soothe some of the wild volatility that has been crushing stocks since October. The Fed is expected to raise interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point, and the pressure is on for Fed Chairman
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Oracle Corp., Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., and Family Dollar Stores Inc. After Thursday’s closing bell, Oracle ORCL, -1.35% said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell to $3.65 billion from $3.81 billion a year earlier. Per-share earnings
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Costco – Costco reported adjusted quarterly profit of $1.61 per share, one cent shy of estimates, although revenue did beat forecasts. Costco’s same-store sales were higher by 8.8 percent during the quarter, matching forecasts. Adobe Systems – Adobe earned an adjusted $1.90 per share for its
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A spurt of acquisition announcements or talk of deals involving Wisconsin Energy Corp., Oracle Corp., and General Electric Co. may set those shares up for active trading in Monday’s session. Wisconsin Energy Corp. WEC, +0.03% said it would buy Integrys Energy Group Inc. US:TEG in a cash-and-stock purchase valued at $9.1
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Coca-Cola – UBS downgraded the stock to “neutral” from “buy.” The firm notes Coke’s stable earnings growth, but adds that the company is in the midst of significant changes and that issues with any one of them could prompt management to back away from prior growth
An earlier version of this story included companies that are scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, not Wednesday. The errors have been corrected. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Google Inc., and Barnes and Noble Inc. Google GOOG, -3.01% GOOGL, -2.92% will
The chart of the S&P 500, which flashed a scary death cross last week, now appears to be forming a new pattern that could be just as ominous. The S&P has been forming a “head-and-shoulders” pattern, where the right shoulder seems to be building in the index’s recent monthly range of between 2,600 and 2,800.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., GoPro Inc., and Nike Inc. After Wednesday’s closing bell, Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY, +0.57% reported quarterly earnings that fell short of analysts’ estimate. Shares fell 5.7% in after hours. GoPro
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: DSW – The shoe retailer reported adjusted quarterly profit of 70 cents per share, above the consensus estimate of 51 cents. Revenue was also above forecasts, with comparable store sales up 7.3 percent compared to a consensus forecast of 4.6 percent. DSW also raised its full-year
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are DuPont, Nike Inc., and KB Home. DuPont US:DD : The chemical company late Thursday cut its second-quarter and full year profit outlook due to worse-than-expected performance of its agriculture unit. Shares fell 1.9% in extended trading.
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nutrisystem – The weight loss program company agreed to be bought by Tivity Health for $1.3 billion in cash and stock. Tivity, a provider of fitness and health improvement programs, will pay $38.76 per share in cash and a little over a fifth of a Tivity