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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Kimberly-Clark (KMB) – The consumer products company’s stock dropped 6.4% in premarket action after it reported weaker-than-expected profit and sales for its latest quarter and gave a full-year forecast that came in below Wall Street consensus. Kimberly-Clark said it faced a number of

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE The final week of April is going to be a busy one for markets with a Federal Reserve meeting and a deluge of earnings news. Hot topics in markets will continue to be inflation and taxes. President Joe Biden is expected to detail

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In this article SWKS SLAB INTC MAT SNAP SAM WWE SKX Signage for Snap Inc., parent company of Snapchat, adorns the front of the New York Stock Exchange, March 2, 2017 in New York City. Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Thursday: Intel — Shares of the semiconductor chip

In this article NTGR LVS KMI TDC CHDN CMG WHR David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: Kinder Morgan — Shares of the energy infrastructure company gained 3.5% after the company first-quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations. The company posted earnings per share

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks are now in a choppy period, and technical analysts say it has the look of a short-term pullback. Strategists say it would make sense for this week’s selling to fit in the pattern of many pullbacks with a 3% to 5% decline.

In this article STLD ZION ELS UAL IBM Pedestrians walk past the IBM building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Monday: IBM — Shares of the computer hardware company ticked up 2.9% after IBM reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter. IBM posted earnings

Aaron Newsom, left, an installer for the solar company, Sunrun, and Tim McKibben, a senior installer, prepare solar panels to be installed on the roof of a home in Granada Hills. Mel Melcon | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Morgan Stanley (MS) — Morgan Stanley

In this article RUN SPG PNC Shoppers walk through the King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Jennah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Sunrun — The solar stock popped 10% after Simmons Energy, a division of Piper Sandler, upgraded the stock to overweight

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: CNBC Earnings will be the major focus for investors in the week ahead, as they home in on whether rising costs are squeezing margins and signaling a build in inflationary pressures. From Coca-Cola and IBM to Johnson & Johnson and Netflix, investors will hear

The Charging Bull or Wall Street Bull is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New New York, January 16, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield slid to a one-month low Thursday in a counterintuitive move that should be a positive for the stock market. Treasury yields, which move opposite price, had

In this article COST DELL COIN AEO Dell CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote address during the 2013 Oracle Open World conference on September 25, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: American Eagle — The teen apparel retailer’s stock rose

In this article DISCA FOLD ENDP SFIX TEAM Source: Stitch Fix Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Tuesday: Atlassian — Shares of the Australian software company ticked up 1% on revised revenue guidance for the fiscal third quarter. Atlassian now expects revenue between $566 million and $572 million. Analysts polled by

Shoppers wearing protective masks push shopping carts inside a Costco store in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The pace of consumer inflation is likely to have returned to prepandemic levels in March, and it is expected to heat up even more in the next

People crowd outdoor dining at a restaurant as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., April 4, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters The economy has entered a period of supercharged growth, and instead of fizzling, it could potentially remain stronger than it was during the pre-pandemic era into 2023. Economists now

A man wears Levis Strauss & Co. clothing during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Levi Strauss – Shares of the retailer jumped

A man wearing a protective face mask walks by 14 Wall Street in the financial district of New York, November 19, 2020. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The earnings reporting season gets underway in the week ahead, and it is expected to be a positive catalyst that could continue to send stocks higher for now. The

In this article AMZN FUBO LEVI The fuboTV logo is hung from the New York Stock Exchange on the day of its IPO in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 8, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Thursday: Levi Strauss –

Dell CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote address during the 2013 Oracle Open World conference on September 25, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean — Shares of the major U.S. cruise lines jumped on Wednesday amid

In this article NVST QIA-DE PCG LI SGH An employee of a testing company Qiagen holds a test kit at Qiagen’s facility, in Hilden, Germany, September 8, 2020. Leon Kuegeler | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Tuesday: Qiagen – Qiagen shares ticked up 4% after the company announced the

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh | Reuters As the economy booms over the next couple of months, the Fed will have a more difficult time defending its

Kevin Kahovec and Mary Kate McGovern chat at Rizzo’s Bar & Inn in Wrigleyville as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are relaxed in Chicago, Illinois, March 6, 2021. Eileen T. Meslar | Reuters The nation’s economic growth is in for a boost in the second quarter, as parts of the economy most impacted by the pandemic

In this article MSFT QS WING KMX MU WDC F NIO Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks during the Microsoft Developers Build Conference in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Monday, May 7, 2018. The Build conference, marking its second consecutive year in Seattle, is expected to put emphasis on the company’s cloud technologies

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE April started off with a rally, and the market could continue to notch gains as the month gets underway, strategists say. The U.S. Labor Department’s surprisingly strong March jobs report this Friday showed that there were 916,000 jobs added in March, compared to

Executive Sous Chef Judith Cooper carves a turkey at Rosa Mexicano’s near Lincoln Center in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Americans are beginning to return to the workforce in big numbers, and that is likely to show up in the March employment report. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect to see 675,000