European stocks closed on a mixed note on Thursday as investors digested a slew of economic data including U.S. personal consumption expenditure report, inflation reports from Germany, France and Spain, in addition to reacting to corporate earnings updates. Data from the Commerce Department showed consumer price growth in the U.S. slowed to 2.4% in January...
European stocks may open on a mixed note Wednesday as investors await key U.S. GDP and inflation readings along with speeches by Fed officials for fresh clues on the timing of the Federal Reserve\'s easing cycle. Eurozone economic sentiment survey results as well as a revised reading on fourth quarter U.S. GDP may attract attention...
Economic confidence survey data from the euro area is the top economic news due on Wednesday. At 3.00 am ET, producer prices from the Czech Republic and business sentiment from Sweden are due. The Czech producer prices are expected to fall 1.8 percent annually in January, in contrast to the 1.4 percent rise in December....
The New Zealand dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The NZ dollar fell to near 2-week lows of 0.6103 against the U.S. dollar and 91.84 against the yen, from yesterday\'s closing quotes of 0.6169 and 92.84, respectively. Moving away from a recent 2-day low of 1.7555 against the euro,...
The Australian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The Australian dollar fell to nearly a 2-week low of 0.6512 against the U.S. dollar and an 8-day low of 98.09 against the yen, from yesterday\'s closing quotes of 0.6543 and 98.47, respectively. Against the euro, the aussie slipped to 1.6627...
The U.S. dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The U.S. dollar rose to nearly a 2-week high of 1.3550 against the Canadian dollar, from Tuesday\'s closing value of 1.3527. Against the euro and the pound, the greenback advanced to 2-day highs of 1.0825 and 1.2658 from yesterday\'s closing quotes...
The New Zealand dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday, after the New Zealand\'s central bank left the benchmark interest rate unchanged for the fifth straight meeting, as widely expected, and suggested that the rate will remain tight for a sustained period of time. The Monetary Policy Committee of the...
While reporting financial results for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, off-price retailer TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) initiated its earnings and comparable store sales outlook for the first quarter and for the full-year 2024. For the first quarter, the company now expects earnings in a range of $0.84 to $0.86 per share on consolidated comparable store...
Euro area economic confidence weakened unexpectedly to a three-month low in February, suggesting that the currency bloc remains close to recession, monthly survey data from the European Commission showed on Wednesday. The economic sentiment index fell to 95.4 from revised 96.1 in the previous month. The score was forecast to rise to 96.7. At -9.5,...
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SWX) reported Wednesday net income for the fourth quarter of $72.87 million or $1.01 per share, compared to a net loss of $280.58 million or $4.18 per share in the prior-year quarter. Excluding items, adjusted earnings per share were $1.13 per share, compared to $1.16 per share last year. Consolidated operating...