Ferrari reported a 13% increase in core earnings in the first quarter of 2021, but its shares fell as the luxury sports car maker failed to excite investors. The Italian company said its quarterly results were boosted by pricing power, the mix of product sales, and a greater contribution from personalized vehicles. It also cited rising deliveries of its 2 million...
Walt Disney's ( NYSE:DIS ) streaming entertainment unit posted its first profit on Tuesday, two quarters ahead of schedule, and the company raised its annual earnings per share outlook as it said turnaround efforts were yielding results. Shares of the company were down 1.4% in premarket trading. Disney ( NYSE:DIS ) now expects adjusted earnings per share to rise...
Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) is developing a new AI language model, MAI-1, to compete with Google and OpenAI. Under the supervision of Mustafa Suleyman, former Google DeepMind co-founder, the model aims to surpass the capabilities of Google and OpenAI. MAI-1 is expected to surpass Microsoft's previous smaller, open-source models in size and capability, potentially...
Freshpet, Inc. ( NASDAQ:FRPT ) reported its Q1 2024 financial results, which were a significant increase from the prior year period. The company's net sales increased 33.6% to $223.8 million, a 33.6% increase from the previous year. Gross margin was 39.4%, compared to 30.3%, and adjusted gross margin was 45.3%. Net income was $18.6 million, compared to the prior...
Swedish private equity firm EQT is set to acquire US-based digital consultancy Perficient ( NASDAQ:PRFT ) for an all-cash deal valued at around $3 billion. The deal, approved unanimously by Perficient's board, will pay $76 for each Perficient share ( NASDAQ:PRFT ), representing a nearly 58% premium to Perficient's last close. Perficient's shares will no longer...
Vodafone ( NASDAQ:VOD ) is utilizing SIM card technology to meet the anticipated surge in demand for cryptocurrency on mobile phones. CPO David Palmer discussed how the company is advancing blockchain use on mobile devices to manage crypto transactions. He highlighted the use of Pairpoint, a brand that advances web3 and Internet of Things (IoT) services by...
Steward Health, a US hospital network operating 30 hospitals across nine states, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas. The privately-owned chain aims to secure a new loan from its landlord, Medical Properties Trust ( NYSE:MPW ). Steward has sought short-term financing and to sell its physician group Stewardship Health, but the disposal has not been as...
Robinhood ( NASDAQ:HOOD ) Markets has received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) citing alleged securities violations. The crypto unit of Robinhood Markets, Robinhood Crypto, received the notice on May 4. The SEC staff has made a preliminary determination to recommend an enforcement action against Robinhood Crypto, alleging...
PancakeSwap, a decentralized exchange platform on the Binance Smart Chain, announced a token burn of over 8.9 million NASDAQ:CAKE tokens, collected from trading fees across Automated Market Makers (AMM) Version 2 and 3. The $25 million token burn likely helped the NASDAQ:CAKE price recover from recent losses. The DeFi token, which was initially valued at...
Tyson Foods, ( NYSE:TSN ) the largest US meat company by sales, has surpassed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit as it begins to reduce costs by shutting some chicken processing plants. The company's adjusted earnings of 62 cents per share for the second quarter were higher than analysts' average estimate of 39 cents. However, Tyson ( NYSE:TSN )...
Loews Corporation (NYSE: NYSE:L ) reported a net income of $457 million in Q1 2024, a 22% increase from Q1 2023. The company's net income attributable to CNA Financial Corporation improved year-over-year due to higher net investment income and favorable net prior-year loss reserve development. Boardwalk Pipelines' results also improved due to higher revenues from...
Worldcoin ( MIL:WLD ) has surged by 23.6% in the past 24 hours, reaching $6.50 for the first time in three weeks. The asset's market cap is currently at $1.32 billion, making it the 70th-largest digital currency. The daily trading volume of Worldcoin ( MIL:WLD ) recorded a 109% rally, reaching $520 million. The total open interest of Worldcoin ( MIL:WLD )...
Gold prices ( TVC:XAU ) have dwindled following US Nonfarm Payrolls (NBP) data, with the gold price peaked at $2,310 but reversed gains. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that April Nonfarm Payrolls missed estimates, indicating a cooling jobs market. The golden metal edged toward its daily high of $2,310 but failed to crack May 2's high of $2,326,...
Paramount Global ( NASDAQ:PARA ) will end its exclusive talks with Skydance Media without reaching a deal, according to the New York Times. A special committee of Paramount's board evaluated the company's options, but some shareholders were critical of the deal. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in acquiring...
Coinbase Global ( NASDAQ:COIN ) and CEO Brian Armstrong are facing a class action lawsuit from complainants claiming that the company misled them into buying securities. The lawsuit argues that digital assets listed on Coinbase are securities, and they also allege that Coinbase Earn accounts violated securities laws by advertising and promoting for higher yields....
Guyana's tax agency is taking Exxon Mobil Corp. ( NYSE:XOM ) to court after one of the company's suppliers claimed it mistakenly inflated the value of oil-well equipment by 200 times to about $12 billion. The Guyana Revenue Authority issued a summons to the oil giant, with a hearing scheduled for May 10. Exxon and Trinidad-based Trinidad-based company Ramps...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged former president Donald Trump's auditor, Benjamin Borgers, with a "massive fraud" and a "sham audit mill." The SEC alleges that Borgers did not properly prepare and maintain audit documentation, fabricated audit planning meetings, and passed off previous audits for the current audit period. The SEC claims...
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has reportedly added Dogecoin ( CRYPTOCAP:DOGE ) as a payment method for some Tesla products, leading to a 20% increase in the CRYPTOCAP:DOGE price. The move follows a month-long hindrance by Musk about accepting Dogecoin as an official form of payment for Tesla vehicles. Traders immediately responded to the news, with the DOGE price...