Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Ulta, Gap, Dell and more

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  Ulta Beauty — Shares surged more than 6% after hours as the beauty retailer’s quarterly report beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines. Ulta Beauty posted adjusted first-quarter earnings of $6.30 per share on revenue of $2.346…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Big Lots, Hibbett, Pinduoduo and others

In this article DELL COST WEED-CA HIBB BIG PDD Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Big Lots (BIG) – The discount retailer’s shares tumbled 21.2% in the premarket after missing Wall Street forecasts for quarterly earnings and revenue. The company also reported a larger-than-expected slump in comparable-store sales and issued cautious full-year…

Fraud had ‘significant’ role in $163 billion leak from pandemic-era unemployment system

Courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images More than $163 billion in benefits likely leaked from the unemployment system during the pandemic, with a “significant portion” attributable to fraud, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report. Congress created many new programs in March 2020 to support millions of people who lost their jobs from the…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ulta Beauty, Big Lots, Autodesk, Workday and more

In this article BIG ADSK ULTA Ulta Beauty store. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Ulta Beauty — The beauty retailer surged 10% following better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue. Ulta Beauty also shared a better-than-expected outlook for the full year. American Eagle — The stock dropped 4.2%…

Alibaba, Tencent and JD.com all just posted their slowest revenue growth on record

Alibaba, whose headquarters are pictured here on May 26, said its online physical goods GMV in China, excluding unpaid orders, fell further in April, with a “low teens” decline from a year ago. Str | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Tencent and JD.com have all posted their slowest revenue growth…

Stock futures are little changed with S&P 500 on track for winning week

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 17, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading as the S&P 500 attempted to snap a seven-week losing streak. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 25 points. S&P 500 futures were flat and Nasdaq 100 futures were marginally higher. Retail…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, Macy’s, Nvidia, Lululemon and more

In this article BABA MDT WSM NTNX KHC DLTR SNOW AVGO LULU NVDA DG TWTR M A Lululemon sign hangs in front of their store at the Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets shopping mall on November 17, 2019 in Central Valley, New York. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making…

As Klarna cuts jobs, rival fintechs say they’re recruiting for hundreds of roles

In this article WISE-GB Nikolay Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images Not all fintech unicorns are cutting jobs. After Klarna announced plans to lay off 10% of its workforce Monday, some rival fintechs are making it clear that they have no intention of cutting jobs…

Nasdaq 100 futures fall slightly after chip giant Nvidia delivers light guidance

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York, the United States, May 18, 2022. Michael Nagle | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Stock futures were mixed on Wednesday evening as investors digested a disappointing update from Nvidia, an economic bellwether in the technology industry. Stock futures tied to the…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nordstrom, Wendy’s and more

In this article JWN WEN DKS Cars are seen parked in front of a Dick’s Sporting Goods store at Monroe Marketplace in Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. Dick’s Sporting Goods – Shares of the sporting goods seller jumped 11%,…

Stock futures nudge higher following Tuesday’s losses in the Nasdaq

Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 17, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday night after the Nasdaq Composite dropped during the regular session, following a warning of slowing growth from social media company Snap that hurt the tech-heavy index. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 111 points, or 0.4%. S&P…

No recession ahead: Evercore ISI predicts S&P 500 will jump 22% from current levels

While retail investors head for the exits as stock prices sharply fluctuate, Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel wants to put money to work. He calls the market environment very ugly, but he believes the economy will avert a recession — particularly due to healthy credit markets and continued gains. “The path to higher [stock] prices really…