As states begin to reopen their economies, some experts are arguing that it won’t do much to alleviate the effects of the economic shock from the coronavirus. …read more […]
Telehealth companies enabling individuals to see physicians without stepping foot into a physical doctor’s office are having their moment, as the coronavirus pandemic confines individuals and would-be patients across the country largely to their homes. …read more […]
Foot Locker (FL) has reported disappointing first quarter results, causing shares to pullback 6% in Friday’s pre-market trading. First quarter non-GAAP EPS of -$0.67 missed Street estimates by $0.44 while GAAP EPS of -$0.93 fell short of expectations by $0.74.Notably revenue for the athletic retailer of $1.18B plunged 43% year-over-year and fell $130M below consensus estimates. The company’s gross margin rate decreased to 23% from 33.2% a year ago and the SG&A expense rate increased to 26.9% from 20% in the first quarter of 2019. Foot Locker cited Covid-19 related store closures as behind the significant decline in sales.“We have …read more […]
As people stayed indoors and brick-and-mortar stores remained shut during the health crisis, online orders surged, with the company’s core commerce business rising nearly 19% to 93.87 billion yuan ($13.16 billion) in the quarter. With China’s economy starting up again much ahead of major economies in Europe and the United States, the e-commerce giant said it expects to generate over 650 billion yuan in revenue in fiscal 2021. The company has been pushing into new businesses and technologies as online shopping space heats up with competition from smaller rival JD.com Inc and Pinduoduo Inc, which is popular with …read more […]
It has been anything but smooth sailing for the cruise industry. The COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread travel restrictions have caused sailings to be suspended, sending shares to record lows. To survive, cruise operators have gone into cash preservation mode, entering into liquidity enhancing credit agreements. Against this backdrop, investors are hardly lining up to pull the trigger on names within this area of the market. However, five-star analyst Benjamin Chaiken, of Credit Suisse, has a more optimistic view of the industry. He acknowledges that “COVID -19 may be the toughest challenge the industry has ever faced”, with it …read more […]
Geopolitical rivalries, as well as practical considerations, are emerging as real hurdles in the race for a COVID treatment. …read more […]
Top news and what to watch in the markets on Friday, May 22, 2020. …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — Speculation that the U.K. could be the next major nation with negative interest rates is hurting the pound and driving a record rally in the country’s haven bonds.Sterling tumbled against a stronger dollar and gilt yields touched fresh all-time lows after Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden became the latest policy maker to signal that interest rates below 0% could be a possibility. Traders in money markets are betting the U.K. could see sub-zero interest rates by year-end.Ramsden’s comments “are broadly in line with other Monetary Policy Committee members this week which have signaled that the BOE …read more […]
Nvidia (NVDA) has posted stellar earning results for the fiscal first quarter, although shares moved marginally lower in Thursday’s after-hours trading due to weaker-than-expected guidance. Income doubled from the same period last year, with Q1 Non-GAAP EPS of $1.80 beating the Street by $0.12, and GAAP EPS of $1.47 also topping expectations by $0.10.Revenue of $3.08B represented a 39% year-over-year gain, while also easily beating estimates by $80M. Most notably, gaming rose 27% to $1.34B and Data Center shot up 80% to hit $1.14B.At the same time Nvidia announced that it completed its $7 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies on …read more […]
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