Ahead of Monday\'s holiday for King Maha\'s birthday, the Thai stock market had ended the four-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 35 points or 2.8 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just above the 1,305-point plateau although it may hand back those gains on Tuesday. The global forecast for the...
Indian shares may open on a flat note Tuesday, mirroring mixed cues from global markets, selling by foreign investors and a continued fall in oil prices on concerns about China\'s economic recovery. Foreign investors sold shares worth Rs 2,474 crores on a net basis Monday while domestic institutional investors (DII) were net buyers of shares...
Indian shares gave up all early gains to end on a flat note Tuesday, tracking mixed cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex ended up 99.56 points, or 0.12 percent, at 81,455.40, and the 50-share Nifty index finished up 21.20 points, or 0.09 percent, at 24,857.30 as focus shifted to a Federal Reserve meeting...
While reporting financial results for the second quarter on Tuesday, CenterPoint Energy Inc. (CNP) reaffirmed its adjusted earnings guidance for the full-year 2024 in the range of $1.61 to $1.63 per share. On average, 15 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report earnings of $1.62 per share for the year. Analysts\' estimates...
While reporting financial results for the second quarter, drug major Pfizer Inc. (PFE) raised its adjusted earnings and revenue guidance for the full-year 2024. For fiscal 2024, the company now projects adjusted earnings in a range of $2.45 to $2.65 per share on revenues between $59.5 billion and $62.5 billion, with revenues of about $8.5...
While reporting financial results for the second quarter on Tuesday, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) raised its earnings and adjusted earnings guidance for the full-year 2024. The company also provided outlook for the third quarter. For the third quarter, the company expects earnings in a range of $0.96 to $0.98 per share and adjusted earnings growth...
American Tower (AMT) reported Tuesday that net income attributable to the company for the second quarter nearly doubled to $900.3 million or $1.92 per share from $475.7 million or $1.02 per share in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted Funds From Operations attributable to AMT common stockholders were $2.79 per share, compared to $2.46 per share last...
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW) reported Tuesday that net income for the first quarter increased to $759 million or $2.54 per share from $754 million or $2.48 per share in the year-ago quarter. Operating revenue for the quarter edged down 1.2 percent to $4.03 billion from $4.07 billion in the same quarter last year, with...
The Bank of Japan will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Wednesday and then announce its decision on interest rates, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The BoJ is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 0.10 percent. Japan also will release June figures for industrial production, retail sales,...
The total number of building permits issued in New Zealand in June was down a seasonally adjusted 13.8 percent on month, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday - after slipping 1.9 percent in May. There were 2,178 new dwellings consented, including 1,122 stand-alone houses; 896 townhouses, flats, and units; 85 retirement village units; and 75...