The Federal Reserve kept borrowing costs unchanged on Wednesday, holding the federal funds rate in the 3.50% to 3.75% range for a third straight meeting. But this was no routine pause. The vote was the most divided since 1992, with four officials dissenting, and that split sent a clear message to investors: the Fed is
Exxon Mobil reported a mixed performance for the first quarter of 2026. While the company’s revenue exceeded expectations, its adjusted earnings per share were below forecasts. This shortfall was primarily attributed to substantial one-off charges and timing issues related to derivatives. The stock fell 1.6% on Friday after the results came out. The strong underlying
ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded energy giant, is set to release its fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings report before the US market opens on May 1. These will be the company’s first full quarterly results since the outbreak of the Hormuz conflict, with investors keenly watching the impact on its bottom line. ExxonMobil’s revenue is
Robinhood stock price slumped by over 9% in the extended hours after the blue-chip company’s earnings fell short of expectations because of the cryptocurrency slump. HOOD dropped to $74 after closing at $82 in the regular session. So, is it safe to buy the dip or sell the rip? Robinhood stock falls as earnings fall
Semiconductor stocks declined sharply on Tuesday, with Nvidia and its peers coming under pressure after fresh concerns emerged about the financial trajectory of OpenAI. Nvidia shares fell about 1.5% in trading, reversing some of the previous session’s gains when the stock closed at a record high after rising 4%. The chipmaker had recently broken out
Oil prices edged up more than 2% on Monday as peace talks between the US and Iran stalled, while shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained muted. Gold and silver dropped as energy prices climbed sharply, raising fears about higher inflation and elevated interest rates. The metals market is experiencing a subdued opening to the
Meta Platforms and Microsoft will give Wall Street its most important AI test of the quarter on Wednesday, April 29, when both companies report after the bell. Meta’s Q1 2026 earnings call is set for 2:30 p.m. PT, while Microsoft has said it will publish fiscal Q3 2026 results after the close of the same
Procter & Gamble exceeded analyst expectations for quarterly earnings and revenue, reporting its first volume growth in a year and sending the company’s shares up approximately 3.3% on Friday. For its fiscal third quarter, P&G reported net income attributable to the company of $3.93 billion, or $1.63 per share, an increase from $3.78 billion, or
Consumer products behemoth Procter & Gamble Company (PG), is scheduled to unveil its third-quarter fiscal 2026 financial results on April 24, ahead of the market opening, with analysts anticipating year-over-year growth in both sales and earnings. For the fiscal third quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate forecasts Procter & Gamble will report revenues of $20.6 billion,
It has been an interesting day so far with both precious metals and crude oil prices falling. Both oil and precious metals have traded in opposite directions over the last few weeks. Gold had slipped below $4,800 per ounce again as the dollar rose against a basket of major currencies. Meanwhile, oil prices fell on