P&G’s stock falls after sales miss, as baby and health-care volumes declined
Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. slipped Friday, after the consumer packaged-goods company reported fiscal third-quarter sales that came up short of forecasts, amid weakness in the segment encompassing baby, feminine and family-care products.
Alaska Airlines 2024 forecast tops estimates after loss from Boeing Max grounding
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 taxis at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on March 25, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Alaska Airlines forecast second-quarter and full-year earnings well ahead of estimates on Thursday with executives predicting a strong peak travel season, despite a first-quarter loss stemming from a midair blowout of […]
Israel downgraded by S&P Global just ahead of retaliatory attack on Iran
S&P dropped Israel’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to A+ from AA-, with the outlook negative, hours before signs of fresh tensions between that country and Iran.
Nordstrom family tries again to take department store private
A sign marks the location of a Nordstrom store in a shopping mall on March 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The Nordstrom family is once again considering taking the department store private and has formed a special committee to evaluate bids, it announced on Thursday. CEO Erik Nordstrom and president […]
Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q1 2024
A couple sits in front of a television with the Netflix logo on it. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Netflix will no longer provide quarterly membership numbers or average revenue per user starting next year, the company said Thursday as it reported earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines. Total […]
Japan’s inflation marks two years above BOJ’s target as meeting looms
Japan’s consumer inflation has stayed above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for two years, government data confirmed Friday, amid speculation over further interest-rate increases.
What subscriber reporting change means
The best way to get investors to stop focusing on something is to stop telling them at all. Netflix said Thursday it will no longer report quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per membership starting in the first quarter of 2025. This is a significant change for the company and for the so-called “streaming wars,” […]
This major bond ETF is getting ‘hammered’ as investors brace for rate-cut delays
In the bruised bond market, some investors may be tempted by higher yields as questions swirl around when — and whether — the Federal Reserve may start cutting interest rates this year.
Mortgage rates hit highest level of the year, and could go even higher
Homes in Rocklin, California, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage crossed over 7% on April 1, according to Mortgage News Daily, and it just kept going. It now sits right around 7.5%, the highest level since mid-November of last […]
‘He’s quit talking to me’: My father, 83, suffers from hoarding disorder and dementia. How can I help him and protect his estate?
“I want to do what’s right and ethical as his child.”
