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Smurfit Westrock shares slide after Q4 earnings disappoint
Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE:SW) posted fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that missed profit expectations, even as revenue came in broadly in line with forecasts. Shares of the paper-based packaging group fell 3.30% in premarket trading following the announcement. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, well below the $0.50 consensus estimate.…
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Solstice Advanced Materials falls short on Q4 profit despite revenue growth
Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:SOLS) reported fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that missed earnings expectations, even as the company delivered solid year-over-year revenue growth. Shares slipped 0.06% following the release. The specialty materials maker posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.26, below the $0.40 analysts had forecast. Revenue rose 8% from a year earlier to $987…
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Avantor shares drop more than 5% as turnaround efforts fail to excite investors
Avantor, Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) posted fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that met Wall Street expectations, but the update did little to reassure investors about the progress of its restructuring plan. Shares of the life sciences tools provider declined 5.6% in premarket trading following the announcement. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.22, in line with…
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SiteOne shares slip over 2% despite narrower Q4 loss and margin gains
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (NYSE:SITE) posted fourth-quarter results on Wednesday showing a smaller-than-expected loss, but its cautious 2026 outlook weighed on the stock in early trading. Shares fell 2.61% in premarket action following the release. The landscaping products distributor reported a net loss of $0.20 per share for the quarter, slightly better than analysts’ expectations…
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Hilton tops Q4 forecasts, shares tick up on earnings strength
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) posted fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that came in ahead of Wall Street expectations, helping lift its shares modestly in early trading. The hotel operator reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.08, exceeding the $2.02 consensus estimate. Revenue reached $3.09 billion, also above forecasts of $2.99 billion. Shares gained about 0.43%…
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AST SpaceMobile stock rises following successful BlueBird 6 satellite deployment
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares advanced up to 6.9% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company confirmed the successful deployment of its next-generation BlueBird 6 satellite. The satellite communications firm, which is developing a space-based cellular broadband network, said in a statement that “BlueBird 6 features the largest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in Low…
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Gold miners advance as weaker dollar lifts bullion
Shares of gold mining companies moved higher in premarket trading Wednesday, tracking gains in bullion prices as the U.S. dollar softened and Treasury yields declined. Spot gold climbed 0.8% to $5,066.68 an ounce, with market participants looking ahead to the release of key U.S. employment data for further clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate…
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U.S. Job Growth Surges Past Forecasts in January as Unemployment Ticks Lower
A widely followed Labor Department report released Wednesday revealed that U.S. job creation in January significantly exceeded expectations. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 130,000 during the month, following a revised gain of 48,000 in December. The prior month’s figure had initially been reported as a 50,000 increase. Economists had projected that payrolls would rise by around…
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Robust Jobs Report Points to Higher Open for U.S. Stocks: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures
U.S. stock index futures are indicating a stronger start to Wednesday’s session, suggesting equities could rebound after Tuesday’s subdued trading. The advance in futures follows the release of a widely watched Labor Department report showing U.S. job growth in January far exceeded expectations. According to the report, nonfarm payrolls increased by 130,000 in January, following…
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Jaguar Uranium Completes IPO, Raises $25 Million
Jaguar Uranium Corp. has successfully completed an initial public offering and listing of its common shares on the NYSE American Exchange, Green Shift Commodities Ltd announced on Wednesday. Jaguar Uranium completed its IPO with a capital raise of US$25 million, issuing Jaguar Shares at a price of US$4.00 per share. Green Shift owns 5,181,777 Jaguar…