Kingfisher Narrows Profit Forecast After Sales Miss

Amazon Stock Jumps After Earnings Report Record $15.3 Billion Profit

The tech giant’s cloud computing business picked up steam and its retail business showed resiliency.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Chevron’s stock climbs after a triple beat of profit, revenue and production

Chevron’s stock rallies after earnings and production beat expectations, and a record amount of cash was returned to shareholders.

Business - MarketWatch - November 1

Labour hedge fund donor’s profits drop 76% after restructure

Quadrature made largest single donation to party after UK election called in May

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Commerzbank Lifts Guidance as UniCredit Circles

Commerzbank lifted its full-year guidance for some key metrics and said its strategy is paying off, as UniCredit continued to signal interest in a tie-up with the German lender.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 6

Credit Agricole's Shares Fall After Mixed Results

Credit Agricole reported a smaller-than-expected fall in net profit for the third quarter of 2024 but softer revenue missed views, sending its shares lower.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 6

Toast’s stock soars after company swings to profit and revenue beats estimates

Toast Inc.’s stock soared in after-hours trade Thursday, after the digital-payment platform for restaurants posted better-than-expected revenue for the third quarter, offsetting a profit miss.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

Japan's SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments

Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investments

Tech - ABC News - November 12

Sage shares surge 19% as UK software group launches buyback

Financial software provider announces plan for £400mn share buyback and raises dividend

World - Financial Times - November 20

WiseTech Warns on Profits After Product Delayed by Executive Shake-Up

The logistics software provider downgraded its earnings and revenue outlook for the current year, citing a delay to a new product due to negative media reports and a recent management overhaul.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

An Israel-Hizbollah ceasefire may not be the end

Benjamin Netanyahu’s confidence risks hubris, while the militant group will already be plotting its rehabilitation

Business - Financial Times - 15 hours ago

Yum Brands earnings miss estimates as KFC, Pizza Hut report same-store sales declines

KFC and Pizza Hut both reported steeper-than-expected declines in their same-store sales.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Band-Aid, Tylenol parent’s sales miss the mark amid weakness in skin health

Kenvue tops profit view but sales fall a bit shy, as skin health and beauty see weakness.

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

Best Buy’s stock slides as ‘softer-than-expected’ demand leads to sales, earnings miss

Macro uncertainty, customers waiting for deals and sales events, and distraction during the run-up to the election led to softer-than-expected demand, according to Best Buy CEO Corie Barry.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Man missing at sea lands boat in Ireland

Chris Ellery's boat broke down in the Irish Sea, but he was able to make it to County Wicklow.

Search for missing continues after flood disaster in Spain

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Queen to miss Remembrance events after illness

Buckingham Palace says the Queen hopes to return to public duties early next week.

Hemp to miss England matches after knee surgery

England international Lauren Hemp has had successful surgery on a knee injury, Manchester City confirm.

Sales surge for dystopian books after Trump election victory

The Handmaid’s Tale has risen more than 400 places on bestseller charts since Wednesday with a similar rush for copies of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Books about democracy, dystopia, tyranny, ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Russian sales of Chinese cars surge after western sanctions hit

Purchases of vehicles from Asian nation’s automakers reach fresh records as Russians ‘vote with their wallets’

World - Financial Times - November 15

Treasury yields finish mixed as spike in rates sparks buying demand

Yields on U.S. government debt closed little changed on Friday after a post-data spike in rates triggered buying demand for most Treasurys.

Business - MarketWatch - November 15

CrowdStrike hits a sales milestone in first full quarter after sparking IT outage

An executive says the cybersecurity company ‘saw incredible success with our customer commitment packages’ meant to appease customers after the July incident.

Business - MarketWatch - 12 hours ago

Boot Barn stock slides after CEO departure announcement, but Western-wear retailer’s forecast is more upbeat

Western-themed retail chain Boot Barn Holdings Inc. on Monday said its chief executive would be leaving next month, while forecasting better sales and profits for the full year.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Dead bodies found after torrential rain brings flash flooding to Spain

Unspecified number of bodies found as flood waters push cars through streets, closing roads and cancelling train services in Valencia. Several dead bodies have been recovered by emergency workers ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

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