Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Wednesday, May 18 CNBC Toyota Looks To Develop Hydrogen Mobility In Europe Benzinga · May 18, 2022
More Bullish Bets On Citi After Warren Buffett Buys Large Stake Through his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A), legendary investor Warren Buffett has purchased 55.2 million shares of Citigroup Inc’s (NYSE: C) shares, comprising around 2.8% of the company&r Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Arcos Dorados Holdings: Q1 Earnings Insights Arcos Dorados Holdings (NYSE:ARCO) reported its Q1 earnings results on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 07:30 AM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement. Benzinga · May 18, 2022
10 Biggest Price Target Changes For Wednesday Telsey Advisory Group reduced Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) price target from $175 to $160. Walmart shares rose 0.1% to $131.48 in pre-market trading. Benzinga · May 18, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Genius Brands Signs 20-Year Deal With Marvel Studios For Stan Lee License Genius Brands (NASDAQ: GNUS) has signed a 20-year deal with Marvel Studios that will see the Walt Disney Co NYSE: DIS)-owned brand license the Stan Lee name and likeness from Stan Lee Universe LLC< Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Twitter Gives Its Version Of Events: Elon Musk Didn't Carry Out Due Diligence In Rush To Grab $44B Deal Details surrounding Elon Musk's deal to take Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) private are getting murkier each passing day. A new SEC filing by the social media platform to highlight its version of events suggests Musk jumped the gun in his quest to quickly lap up the company. Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Toyota Looks To Develop Hydrogen Mobility In Europe Toyota Motor Corp's (NYSE:TM) Europe business, Air Liquide SA (OTC:AIQUF), and CaetanoBus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding intending to develop integrated hydrogen transport solutions. The companies will focus on infrastructure connected to distribution and refueling; low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production; and deploying hydrogen in various vehicle types. The initial focus would be on buses, light commercial vehicles,… Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Chevron Allowed To Maintain Venezuela Operations, But Denied Drilling: WSJ The U.S. extended a limited license held by Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), allowing it to maintain its operations in Venezuela and negotiate future business. Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Sony Is Metaverse-Ready, CEO Kenichiro Yoshida Acknowledges Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) considered itself well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse that could massively disrupt industries and establish new powerhouses, Reuters reports. "The metaverse is at the same time a social space and live network space where games, music, movies, and anime intersect," CEO Kenichiro Yoshida. He pointed… Benzinga · May 18, 2022
DouYu Registers 17% Revenue Decline In Q1 Amid China's Live Streaming Crackdown DouYu International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:DOYU) reported a first-quarter FY22 revenue decline of 16.6% to $283.3 million year-on-year, beating the consensus of $253.2 million. HUYA Inc (NYSE:HUYA) revenue missed the Q1 consensus amid China's live streaming crackdown and COVID resurgence. Segments: DouYu's Livestreaming revenues decreased by 13.6% Y/Y to $272.5 million due to prudent operating strategies in anticipation… Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Haverty Furniture Hikes Dividend By 12% Haverty Furniture Companies Inc (NYSE:HVT) board of directors has increased the quarterly dividend by 12%, from $0.25 per share to $0.28 per share. The dividend is payable on June 17, 2022, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2022. Havertys has been paying a cash dividend each year… Benzinga · May 18, 2022
20 Stocks Moving in Wednesday's Pre-Market Session Gainers Decisionpoint Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: DPSI) rose 47.2% to $7.02 in pre-market trading after jumping around 19% on Tuesday. DecisionPoint Systems recently reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 22.7% year-on-year to $19.7 million. Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Marine Products Reveals Several Senior Leadership Changes Marine Products Corp (NYSE:MPX) has promoted its CFO, Ben M. Palmer, to assume the roles of President and CEO, effective immediately. The current CEO, Richard A. Hubbell, has transitioned to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Gary W. Rollins relinquished his position as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board while continuing as a Company… Benzinga · May 18, 2022
A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Down Following Tuesday's Rally Pre-open movers Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Benzinga · May 18, 2022 81 Biggest Movers From Yesterday Gainers Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOSE) shares gained 41.8% to settle at $1.90 on Tuesday. Eos Energy Enterprises recently reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS and sales results.
Benzinga · May 18, 2022 5 Stocks To Watch For May 18, 2022 Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:
Benzinga · May 18, 2022 'Twitter Exec Trashing Free Speech, Mocking Asperger's:' Elon Musk Reacts To Sting Op As 3 More Senior Staffers Quit Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) continues to bleed talent, with three senior employees — including two vice presidents — reportedly leaving the company, as it faces more hurdles in the form of a sting operation.
Benzinga · May 18, 2022 McDonald's, Wendy's Sued Over Burgers Not Being Big And Juicy Enough A Suffolk County resident is reportedly suing McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) and The Wendy's Co (NYSE: WEN), accusing them of defrauding customers by not sell
Benzinga · May 18, 2022 Alibaba Down Over 2%, Nio Jumps 7%: What's Weighing On Hong Kong Stocks Today? Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese firms traded mixed in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning, with web search giant Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) and electric vehicle maker NIO Inc (NYSE: NIO) among stocks that were in the green.
Benzinga · May 17, 2022 9 Members Of Dogecoin Foundation: Who They Are, What They Do In 2021, Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) firmly established itself as one of the world's most popular cryptocurrencies, thanks in large part to Elon Musk's famous Doge-to-the-moon Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR
Benzinga · May 17, 2022 Overzealous DMCA? Elon Musk Shares Thoughts On Disney's Copyright Debate An ongoing debate between politicians and a leading media company caught the attention of the world’s richest person, who weighed in recently with his opinion.
Benzinga · May 17, 2022 Container Store Stock Soars After Hours On Q4 Earnings Beat, Long-Term Outlook Container Store Group Inc (NYSE:TCS) reported a fourth-quarter net sales decline of 2.9% year-over-year to $305.55 million, beating the consensus of $279.82 million.
Benzinga · May 17, 2022 McDonald's Selling Russian Business: Will Anyone Buy Restaurants When They Could Steal The Brand For Free? McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) announced Monday its intention to sell its Russian restaurants.
Benzinga · May 17, 2022 BZ Chart Of The Day: Is The AMD Move Over Already? Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) have been ripping higher. But they’ve reached a potential resistance level. That may put a halt or pause to the rally.
Benzinga · May 17, 2022 Why Doximity Shares Are Trading Lower After Hours Doximity Inc (NYSE:DOCS) reported fourth-quarter revenue growth of 40.4% year-over-year to $93.7 million, beating the consensus of $90.11 million. Adjusted net income was $44.9 million versus $24 million in 4Q21, representing a 48% margin. Adjusted EPS was $0.21, beating the consensus of $0.15. Adjusted gross margin expanded by 200 bps to 90%.…