United Parcel Service exceeded Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, benefiting from rebounding volumes and cost controls.
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Tesla – Shares of the electric vehicle maker soared nearly 13% thanks to the company's better-than-expected profit for the third quarter. The company also expects to see vehicle growth of 20% to 30% next year, according to CEO Elon Musk....
An American Airlines aircraft departs from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on August 28, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines posted a third-quarter loss but raised its profit forecast for the year as CEO Robert Isom said the company's sales strategy shift earlier this year is...
A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines third-quarter profit fell from a year ago but topped Wall Street estimates while the carrier workers to drum up revenue and...
Vilnius, Lithuanian, October 24th, 2024, ChainwireBingX, a global leading cryptocurrency exchange, has fully restored its operational capacity following a recent hot wallet incident, with all deposits and withdrawals back to normal. In response to the event, BingX is unveiling its new “ShieldX” initiative, a comprehensive plan aimed at enhancing...
A general view of Hyundai signage and logo at a dealership showroom on January 22, 2024 in Southend, United Kingdom.John Keeble | Getty ImagesHyundai Motor warned on Thursday of slowing demand and intensifying competition, but stuck to its 2024 earnings target after reporting a 7% fall in third-quarter operating...
Signage shines through a window reflecting Barclays head office in Canary Wharf, London, U.K.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations.The result compared with the £1.17 billion net profit forecast in an LSEG poll...
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : T-Mobile U.S. — The telecommunications giant rose about 3% after posting a third-quarter earnings surprise to the upside. T-Mobile reported earnings per share of $2.61 on $20.16 billion in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG had been looking for...
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024.Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIBM shares moved 4% lower in extended trading on Wednesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider fell short of Wall Street's revenue expectations for the third...
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Gregg Greenberg spent 14 years as a journalist at TheStreet.com where he wrote the highly popular column "The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week". His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Glamour to ESPN the Magazine, and on humor sites such as Points in Case.
Takeaways from the CQA Spring Conference 2023 by Peter Millington, Founder and CTO of Scientific Financial Systems (SFS)Peter Millington, founder, and CTO of SFS, recently attended the 2023 CQA Spring Conference in Las Vegas. This annual event brings together top quantitative finance professionals to discuss the latest developments and...
At Scientific Financial Systems, we have mapped a lot of vendor data into Quotient – mostly from MS SQL Server databases. With the ever-growing popularity of Snowflake, vendors are releasing versions of their data products on this highly scalable, performant, and easy-to-share database. While Quotient’s architecture allows it to...
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett speaking at Columbia University.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLegendary value investor Warren Buffett said he has no expertise in artificial intelligence whatsoever, but thanks to Bill Gates, he took a crack at the buzzy chatbot ChatGPT."I think it's something I don't...
Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWarren Buffett said Americans should not be concerned about their bank deposits in the wake of the latest financial shock in the sector and the government would ensure no depositor in this country lost a dime."People shouldn't be worried about losing...
Scientific Financial Systems was proud to attend the CFA Society of Boston’s Annual Market Dinner event in Boston last night. It was a great turnout from the Boston investment community.Morgan Housel delivered an excellent keynote talk about market risk and investor behavior. His talk built on the major themes...
Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway has snapped up more shares of Occidental Petroleum , taking advantage of sliding oil prices amid the spreading banking crisis. The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate bought 7.9 million shares in multiple trades on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, a new regulatory filing showed. The average price...
