Walgreens profits squeezed as Covid vaccine wanes, health-care investment rises

The Walgreens store at State and Randolph Streets in Chicago. Nancy Stone | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service via Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday reported quarterly sales and earnings that came in above expectations as it grew online sales and continued to administer Covid-19 vaccines. The drugstore chain stood by its outlook…

RH shares slide after company lowers its outlook for the year

In this article RH Jason Kempin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images High-end furniture chain RH on Wednesday slashed its outlook for 2022 revenue, anticipating consumer demand for its products will continue to soften in the back half of the year. The company now sees annual sales down between 2% and 5%, compared with…

Bed Bath & Beyond replaces CEO as retailer’s sales plummet

In this article BBBY A pedestrian walks by a Bed Bath and Beyond store in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond said Wednesday that it is replacing CEO Mark Tritton as part of a leadership shakeup as the retailer’s quarterly sales and earnings sharply missed Wall Street expectations. Shares…

Nike earnings top Wall Street’s expectations, despite inflation in the U.S. and Covid lockdowns in China

In this article NKE Nike Air Jordan shoes are seen in the store in Krakow, Poland on August 26, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nike on Monday topped Wall Street’s earnings and sales expectations for the fiscal fourth-quarter, as the sneaker giant overcame a Covid lockdown in China and tougher climate for…

Olive Garden’s parent company Darden beats earnings estimates as sales jump

In this article DRI An Olive Garden restaurant in Silverdale. Darden Restaurants, Inc. which owns Olive Garden and other restaurant chains is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2022 earnings on June 23. Toby Scott | Lightrocket | Getty Images Darden Restaurants‘ quarterly earnings and revenue beat analysts’ expectations, shaking off inflationary pressures as diners returned to LongHorn…

Adobe shares move lower after full-year projections fall short

In this article ADBE Shantanu Narayen, chairman and chief executive officer of Adobe Systems Inc., during a telecast of the SoftBank World event in Tokyo arranged in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. SoftBank World, the company’s annual two-day event for customers and suppliers, ends Friday. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty…

Oracle shares rise on better-than-expected earnings report

In this article ORCL Safra Catz, then co-chief executive officer of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle shares rose almost 9% in extended trading on Monday after the database software company issued fiscal fourth-quarter results that exceeded…

DocuSign shares crater after first-quarter earnings miss

In this article DOCU Dan Springer, chief executive officer at DocuSign. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DocuSign shares fell as much as 24% in extended trading on Thursday after the electronic signature software vendor reported weaker-than-expected earnings in its fiscal first quarter. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 38 cents per share,…

Target shares fall 7% as it expects squeezed profits from aggressive plan to get rid of unwanted inventory

In this article TGT Shoppers walk in front of a Target store at the Lycoming Crossing shopping plaza in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Target warned investors Tuesday that its profits will take a short-term hit, as it marks down unwanted items, cancels orders and takes aggressive steps to get rid…

Microsoft lowers fourth-quarter guidance, citing unfavorable foreign exchange rates

In this article MSFT Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., appears at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft shares slid more than 3% on Thursday after the company lowered its fiscal fourth-quarter guidance, citing unfavorable foreign…

Lululemon results beat expectations, company raises guidance for the year

In this article LULU Pedestrians seen walking past Canadian athletic apparel retailer Lululemon in Shanghai. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Lululemon on Thursday reported fiscal-first quarter profit and revenue outpacing Wall Street’s expectations, boosted by growth online and in the retailer’s men’s division. The athletic apparel retailer also raised its…

GameStop reports $158 million loss and decline in hardware sales

In this article GME A GameStop location in New York, Dec. 23, 2021. Scott Mlyn | CNBC GameStop reported $1.38 billion in revenue in its fiscal first-quarter earnings report Wednesday, up slightly from the $1.27 billion it reported in the year-ago quarter. But, it also reported a $157.9 million net loss, which is worse than…