Ahead of Monday\'s holiday for Asarnha Bucha Day, the Thai stock market had turned lower again - one session after ending the three-day slide in which it had given up more than a dozen points or 0.8 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just beneath the 1,320-point plateau although it\'s expected to open...
Indian shares may open flat to slightly higher on Tuesday as investors react to firm global cues and await the presentation of the Union Budget 2024 for impetus. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her seventh consecutive Union Budget in a row at 11 am today, with big-ticket announcements in key sectors such as...
GE Aerospace (GE), previously General Electric Co., reported Tuesday net income attributable to common shareowners for the second quarter of $1.27 billion or $1.15 per share, compared to a net loss of $25 million or $0.02 per share in the prior-year quarter. Earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareowners were $1.32 billion or $1.20...
First BanCorp (FBP), the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, on Tuesday reported that its second-quarter net income attributable to common shareholders increased to $75.84 million or $0.46 per share from $70.66 million or $0.39 per share in the year-ago period. On average, five analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report...
While reporting financial results for the second quarter on Tuesday, security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) raised its earnings and net sales guidance for the full-year 2024. For fiscal 2024, the company now projects earnings of in a range of about $26.10 to $26.60 per share on net sales between about $70.50 billion...
Bank holding company Webster Financial Corp. (WBS) on Tuesday reported that second-quarter net income available to common shareholders declined to $177.47 million or $1.03 per share from $230.81 million or $1.32 per share in the prior-year quarter. Excluding charges, adjusted earnings would have been $1.26 per share for the quarter. On average, 16 analysts polled...
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) reported Tuesday that net income attributable to the company for the second quarter edged down to $59.10 million or $1.26 per share from $59.60 million or $1.27 per share in the prior-year quarter. On average, five analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $1.32 per...
The South Korea stock market on Tuesday ended the four-day losing streak in which it had slumped more than 100 points or 3.6 percent. The KOSPI now sits just beneath the 2,775-point plateau and it\'s likely to remain in that neighborhood again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is flat with a...
The Malaysia stock market bounced higher again on Tuesday, one day after ending the three-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 10 points or 0.7 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just beneath the 1,630-point plateau although it figures to head south again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the...
The manufacturing sector in Australia continued to contract in July, albeit at a slower rate, the latest survey from Judo Bank revealed on Wednesday with a manufacturing PMI score of 47.4. That\'s up from 47.2 in June, although it remains beneath the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction. Input costs increased, but...