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The beauty company may have misjudged yet another ‘body positive’ advertisement.

The beauty company may have misjudged yet another ‘body positive’ advertisement.

Contrarian investing says a reading below 10 is a red flag, but other indicators say something different. By Simon Maierhofer.

Shares of U.S. Steel Corp. slumped 2.1% toward a six-month low in premarket trade Wednesday, after the steel maker was downgraded at Cowen & Co., citing an increased risk profile given uncertainty over the earnings outlook. Analyst Novid Rassouli cut his rating to market perform, about 2 1/2 months after upgrading it to outperform. He slashed his stock price target to $21, which is just 1% above Tuesday's closing price of $20.79, from $60. Rassouli said that when he upgraded U.S. Steel, it... Читать дальше...

Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. soared 13% in premarket trade Wednesday, putting them on track to open at 5-month high, after Reuters reported the teen apparel retailer was fielding takeover interest from other retailers. The report, which cited people familiar with the situation, said Abercrombie had hired investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners to field the approaches. "We do not comment on market rumors," Abercrombie said in an emailed statement to MarketWatch. Abercrombie has reported... Читать дальше...

Iconix Brand Group Inc. shares soared 10.7% in Wednesday premarket trading after the company reported first-quarter sales that beat consensus and announced a deal to sell the Peanuts and Strawberry Shortcake brands. Iconix's portfolio includes clothing and shoe brands Rampage, Mossimo, London Fog and Candie's. Net loss was $4.3 million, or 9 cents per share, after net income of $18.6 million, or 37 cents per share, for the same period last year. Adjusted EPS was 34 cents per share, beating the 22-cent FactSet consensus. Читать дальше...

Gold finds footing as Comey firing jars U.S. stock market

The U.S. Postal Service reported Wednesday a fiscal second-quarter net loss that narrowed to $562 million from $2.04 billion a year ago, as expenses for mandatory retiree benefit programs declined by $1.2 billion and as workers compensation expenses fell $1.1 billion. On a "controllable" basis, which adjusts for items outside of management control, net income for the quarter to March 31 was $12 million, down from $576 million a year ago, primarily because of the expiration in April 2016 of the temporary price increase for certain stamps. Читать дальше...

Sotheby's reported a first-quarter net loss of $11.3 million, or 21 cents per share, compared with a loss of $25.9 million, or 41 cents, last year. Revenue totaled $187.5 million for the quarter, up from $106.5 million last year. The FactSet consensus was for a loss of 38 cents per share and revenue of $111.0 million. The two big quarters for the art auction market are the second and fourth. The company has sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art in New York next week, said Chief Executive Tad Smith. Читать дальше...

Abercrombie & Fitch up 14% amid Reuters report retailer fielding buyout interest

Shares of Wendy's Co. rallied 4% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the fast-food chain beat first-quarter profit and sales expectations, and provided an upbeat outlook. Net income for the quarter to April 2 was $22.3 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with $25.4 million, or 9 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. The FactSet consensus was for earnings per share of 8 cents. Revenue fell to $285.8 million from $378.8 million, but was above the FactSet consensus of $281.9 million, as... Читать дальше...

Mylan NV shares rose 2.8% in premarket trade Tuesday after the company reported a first-quarter profit beat and revenue miss. Earnings for the latest quarter rose to $66.4 million, or 12 cents per share, from $13.9 million, or 3 cents per share in the year-earlier period. Adjusted earnings-per-share were 93 cents, compared with the FactSet consensus of 92 cents. Revenue rose to $2.72 billion from $2.19 billion, compared with the FactSet consensus of $2.82 billion. The latest results included... Читать дальше...

Mylan stock up 3% premarket following first-quarter profit beat, revenue miss

Charlie Brown and 'Peanuts' sold to Canada's DHX Media for $345 mln

SodaStream International Ltd. reported net income was $14.7 million, or 66 cents per share, up from $6.1 million, or 29 cents per share, for the same period last year. Sales totaled $115.3 million, up from $100.9 million last year. The FactSet consensus was for EPS of 43 cents and sales of $110.0 million. Chief Executive Daniel Birnbaum attributed the sales growth to "strong demand for sparkling water makers" with gas refill units increasing 12% year-over-year. SodaStream shares are up 0.2% in Wednesday premarket trading... Читать дальше...

DHX Media Ltd. , a Canadian children's brand and content company responsible for "Teletubbies" and "Yo Gabba Gabb!," said on Wednesday it's reached an agreement to buy the Peanuts and Strawberry Shortcake in a deal valued at $345 million. DHX Media is acquiring the entertainment division of Iconix Brand Group Inc., which owns 100% of Strawberry Shortcake and an 80% controlling interest in "Peanuts" -- the other 20% will remain with the family of 'Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz. "'Peanuts' and 'Strawberry Shortcake' have widespread... Читать дальше...

Yelp shares tumble 27% premarket — outlook cut as advertisers flee review site

Crocs Inc.'s stock was indicated up over 3% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the casual shoe maker beat first-quarter profit and sales expectations, but provided a downbeat outlook. Net income for the quarter to March 31 rose to $7.16 million, or 8 cents a share, from $6.4 million, or 7 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted net income was $9.3 million. The FactSet consensus was for earnings per share of 3 cents. Revenue fell to $267.9 million from $279.1 million... Читать дальше...

A tweet about chicken nuggets has now surpassed a celebrity-filled tweet from the Oscars to become the most-retweeted of all time.

Turing Pharmaceuticals, known best for massive price hikes on its anti-parasitic drug Daraprim under former Chief Executive Martin Shkreli, is weighing a $100 million cash offer for the drug, according to news publicationEndpoints News. The offer was received on Friday, with a review by the company's board of directors expected this month, Endpoints News reported. Turing, which is privately-held, told Endpoints News that it was "fulfilling its fiduciary obligation to evaluate a credible offer... Читать дальше...

This mother wants to give her child the advantages in life she never had.

Nvidia shares up nearly 12% premarket after company handily beat with earnings

The U.S. dollar traded weaker against some rivals on Wednesday, which some analysts attributed in part to the abrupt dismissal of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey. The ICE Dollar Index traded at 99.44, bouncing off a low of 99.38 seen earlier on Wednesday. That compared to a level of 99.39 in late New York trading Tuesday. The dollar recovered some ground against the Japanese yen after dropping to ¥113.63 earlier on Wednesday. The pair last traded at ¥113.96, compared to... Читать дальше...

The American Petroleum Institute reported a nearly 6 million-barrel fall in supply last week. Official data from the Energy Information Administration will be released later Wednesday.