With demand for gold and silver at a fevered pitch, speculative mania has driven premiums in China to extremely high levels, creating tension in the marketplace.
Markets dipped before Powell, then reversed higher on a stop-hunt bounce, with earnings and shifting dollar/gold moves setting up more volatility ahead.
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) shares are in the spotlight Thursday ahead of the company's fiscal second-quarter earnings report after the market closes.
Nokia Q4 FY26 net sales rise 2% Y/Y, beating estimates, while comparable EPS misses. It expects €2–2.5B operating profit, Network Infrastructure net sales growth at 6%-8% CAGR, and IP/Optical growth 10%-12%.
Regional banking company First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) fell short of the markets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales rose 6.5% year on year to $238.8 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.80 per share was 1.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.21% today. The dollar recovered from early losses and turned higher today as short covering emerged on comments from Senate Majority Leader Thune, who said government shutdown talks are going in the “right direc...
As Kraft Heinz has considerably lagged behind the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook about the stock’s prospects.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) shares are in focus Thursday after the company announced it reached an agreement with lenders to provide additional debt refinancing flexibility.
Although Invitation Homes has underperformed the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.
Home appliances manufacturer Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales flat year on year at $4.10 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $15.45 billion at the midpoint came in 0.8% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.10 per share was 27.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
As Newmont has significantly outperformed the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.
Roche reported 2025 sales of CHF 61.5 billion, driven by strong drug demand, rising profits, higher EPS, and a proposed dividend increase, with steady growth expected in 2026.
While United Airlines has underperformed the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.
