Top management at global companies are clueless on the full extent of the coronavirus impact and how it will affect their companies in the coming months, a portfolio manager told CNBC Wednesday. Many firms have highlighted that their operations will suffer as a result of the virus and some have taken precautionary measures. But Pieter
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People walk outside a Lowe’s store in East Peoria, Ill. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s shares fell Wednesday after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results, with sales weaker than expected, and provided a disappointing forecast. Shares were down more than 3% in premarket trading. Here’s what Lowe’s reported compared with what Wall
Shares of Mastercard fell on Monday after the credit card company issued a warning that the fast-spreading coronavirus could hurt its revenue this year. “Cross-border travel, and to a lesser extent cross-border e-commerce growth, is being impacted by the Coronavirus,” the company said in a statement on Monday after the bell. The company said its
Macy’s reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday that outpaced expectations, helped by a boost from last-minute shoppers who lifted sales in the days leading up to Christmas. Shares climbed as much as 6% in premarket trading, before they dropped and opened flat. “Taken as a whole, 2019 did not play out as we intended for Macy’s,
A Home Depot store in Miami, Florida. Getty Images Home Depot is set to report earnings for the fourth quarter before the bell Tuesday and update investors on whether its significant investments in the company are paying off. Here’s what analysts expect, based on Refinitiv data: Earnings per share: $2.10, adjusted Revenue: $25.76 billion Same-store
Gear up for a major week for retail stocks. Some of the big-ticket names in retail such as Home Depot, Macy’s and TJ Maxx parent TJX are all gearing up for earnings. The group heads into the busy stretch with a lot to prove — nearly half the stocks in the XRT retail ETF are in
A.P. Moller-Maersk is the largest container shipping company in the world. Andia | UIG via Getty Images Shipping giant Maersk warned on Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak would weigh on earnings this year, compounding the woes of a container shipping industry already subdued by trade wars and an economic slowdown. Maersk, which reported a lower-than-expected
CBS logo seen at the CBS Television City Studio in Los Angeles, California. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images ViacomCBS on Thursday said its earnings fell short of revenue and profit expectations in its first quarterly earnings results since closing its merger, sending shares down 7% in premarket trading. Viacom and CBS completed their
Tourists take photos at the Overseas Passenger Terminal as the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship is in lock down while health authorities test a man for Coronavirus on February 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams | Getty Images Norwegian Cruise Line has canceled its voyages in Asia through the third quarter of 2020 and expects
Boston Beer Company co-founder Jim Koch defended its heavy investment in hard seltzer Thursday as shares fell after weak guidance and a per-share earnings miss. “Sometimes growth, it’s not cheap, particularly in something capital-intensive like beer,” Koch said on “Closing Bell.“ Hard seltzer, in particular, demands significant investment because “it’s the biggest thing that’s come