Levi Strauss reported a 17% drop in quarterly adjusted profit on Tuesday, hit by a stronger dollar, higher marketing costs, and investments in its online business, sending its shares down 6% in extended trading. The company has been spending heavily on marketing and advertising by roping in celebrities and social media influencers, including Justin Timberlake,
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Getty Images PepsiCo on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations. Shares of the company rose less than 1% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv: Earnings per share: $1.54, adjusted, vs. $1.50 expected Revenue: $16.449
American Airlines Group Inc. Boeing Co. 737 Max planes sit parked outside of a maintenance hangar at Tulsa International Airport (TUL) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 14, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. airlines will detail for investors this month how the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max — now about
Economic forecaster Lakshman Achuthan has a warning for investors: Brace for earnings to go negative. According to the Economic Cycle Research Institute co-founder, the global slowdown is unleashing major challenges for U.S. corporations. Achuthan turns to a chart of S&P 500 earnings growth to build his case. “Every time you have a cyclical slowdown in
SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Delta Air Lines shares rose Thursday after the Atlanta-based carrier raised its profit forecast for the year amid strong travel demand. The Atlanta-based carrier expects to earn $6.75 to $7.25 per share this year, up from a previous estimate of $6 to $7 a share. Shares rose up more than