Much has been made about the hefty sum that Tesla Inc. has invested in bitcoin, a speculative asset that has only been around since 2009. Read: Why did Tesla buy bitcoin? However, early estimates from prominent technology analyst Dan Ives sees the investment by the electric-vehicle maker, headed by outspoken …
Read More »Earnings Results: Koss stock surges 45% after hours following quarterly profit, Robinhood change
Headphone maker Koss Corp., whose heavily shorted stock has been among those skyrocketing in recent weeks amid support from investors on Reddit’s WallStreetBets message board, swung to a second-quarter profit thanks to higher sales. Shares of Koss rallied more than 45% in the extended session Thursday, after closing down 28% …
Read More »The Moneyist: My parents gave my brothers and me $8 million in bonds, stocks and ETFs. I’d like to use my profit to travel. My parents refuse
Dear Moneyist, Last week, my parents surprised my three siblings and I, by giving us an in-life inheritance of $ 8 million U.S. dollars in stocks, bonds, ETFs etc. in a shared account (25% for each). As my brothers and I were discussing that we’d re-invest almost all of the …
Read More »Earnings Results: Peloton produces profit for the first time amid pandemic-demand spike, stock pushes toward new record
Peloton Interactive Inc. reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon. MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto A year after its initial public offering, Peloton Interactive Inc. is pedaling toward new highs amid a pandemic that is forcing people into their homes and away from gyms, creating demand for at-home fitness equipment. Peloton PTON, -3.75% …
Read More »: British American Tobacco reports first-half profit rises despite volume decline
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 25, 2014 shows a packet of Camel cigaretes taken in Paris. joel saget/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images British American Tobacco said its first-half profit edged higher, as sales of higher-priced items and cost cuts offset a fall in volume. British American Tobacco BATS, +1.11% BTI, …
Read More »Tesla stock soars more than 5% after company reports surprise Q2 profit, on track for S&P 500
Tesla Inc. stock rose more than 5% late Wednesday after the Silicon Valley car maker reported a second-quarter GAAP and adjusted profit, setting it on a course to join the S&P 500 index and surprising investors as most of the quarter was beset with coronavirus-related stoppages. Tesla TSLA, +1.52% said …
Read More »Dropbox’s first quarterly profit is a sign of the ever-changing economy
Dropbox Inc.’s first quarterly profit since its debut as a publicly traded company in 2018 came a bit sooner than it expected. But in a rapidly evolving work environment that puts a premium on collaboration from far-flung locations, the company might come to expect profits as routine. “There is enormous …
Read More »Dow Jones Newswires: Carrefour swings to 2019 profit and raises 2022 targets
Carrefour SA reported Thursday a swing to net profit for 2019 despite booking a slightly lower revenue, and raised its transformation targets due by 2022. The French grocer CA, +1.55% made a net profit of 1.13 billion euros ($ 1.23 billion) for the year compared with a loss of EUR561 …
Read More »Dow Jones Newswires: Danone posts profit fall and sees ‘volatile and uncertain’ 2020
D AFP/Getty Images Danone SA said Wednesday that net profit fell for 2019 and it issued new guidance for 2020. The French food company BN, +0.06% said net profit for the year was 1.93 billion euros ($ 2.09 billion), compared with EUR2.35 billion the year previous. An analyst consensus provided …
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