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US Study Shows Omicron As Severe As Previous COVID Variants: Reuters

A large U.S. study has found that the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in earlier studies that it was more transmissible but less severe, Reuters report. "We found that the risks of hospitalization and mortality were nearly identical between periods,"…

Ferrari Shares Race Downward Post Q1 Performance

Ferrari Shares Race Downward Post Q1 Performance

Ferrari NV (NYSE:RACE) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 17.3% year-on-year to €1.186 billion. Total shipments of 3,251 units improved 17.3% from last year. Car and spare parts revenue rose 18% Y/Y, and Engines decreased 18%. Adjusted EBITDA rose 12% Y/Y to €423 million, and the margin contracted 160 basis points Y/Y to…

Here's Why Moderna Shares Are Trading Higher After Q1 Earnings Today

Here's Why Moderna Shares Are Trading Higher After Q1 Earnings Today

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) reports a Q1 EPS of $8.58, compared to the $2.84 posted a year ago, handsomely beating the consensus estimate of $5.21. Total revenue was $6.1 billion compared to $1.9 billion in Q1 FY21, primarily due to increased product sales. The revenue consensus was $4.43 billion. Product sales were $5.9…

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Welltower Made All-Cash $5B Bid For Healthcare Realty Trust: WSJ

Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL), a healthcare-focused real estate investment trust, has reportedly made a nearly $5 billion all-cash bid for Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR), according to people familiar with the matter. Welltower, with a market value of roughly $41 billion, has a portfolio of senior housing, rehabilitation centers, and medical offices. Healthcare Realty deal would…

Apple Renews Focus On Apple Car With Latest Move, Hires Industry Veteran

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) hired Desi Ujkashevic, a Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) veteran who specialized in leading safety efforts and vehicle engineering, Bloomberg reports. Apple's move hints at the ramp-up of its self-driving Apple Car despite several high-profile departures over the past year. The hiring looks to fuel its sales numbers while firing up rivalry with EV…

Pfizer Posts Street Beating Q1 Earnings, Revises FY22 Profit Outlook

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) has reported a Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.62, up 72% Y/Y, well ahead of the consensus of $1.50. The company achieved revenues of $25.66 billion, up 77%, beating the Wall Street estimate of $23.95 billion. Its COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, contributed $13.2 billion in direct sales and alliance revenues. Eliquis…

Barclays Sees 62% Upside In Spotify Post Q1 - Here's Why

Barclays saw Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) report total MAUs, premium subs, and revenue in line with consensus. The 2Q revenue guidance also came in line, but gross margins and OI were missed primarily due to continued core operating improvements across music, podcast, and FX headwinds. Furthermore, these two factors will likely remain for the next…

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Why Colgate-Palmolive Shares Are Trading Lower Today

Why Colgate-Palmolive Shares Are Trading Lower Today

Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE:CL) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 1.5% to $4.399 billion, marginally missing the consensus of $4.4 billion. Organic sales increased by 4%. Total Oral, Personal, and Home Care net sales decreased 0.9% to $3.5 billion. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.74 missed the analyst consensus of $0.75. Gross profit decreased 2.5% Y/Y…

Marlboro Maker Altria Clocks 2.4% Revenue Decline In Q1; Reaffirms FY22 EPS Outlook

Marlboro Maker Altria Clocks 2.4% Revenue Decline In Q1; Reaffirms FY22 EPS Outlook

Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) reported a first-quarter FY22 sales decline of 2.4% year-on-year to $5.89 billion. Revenues net of excise taxes fell 1.3% to $4.82 billion. Net revenues for smokeable products increased 0.3%, and oral tobacco products fell 2.1%. Total cigarette volume declined 12%, with Marlboro shipment volume down 11.1%. Marlboro retail share…

Mastercard Q1 Earnings Beat Street View As Travel Spending Rebounds

Mastercard Q1 Earnings Beat Street View As Travel Spending Rebounds

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) has reported Q1 sales of $5.2 billion, up 24% (28% currency-neutral), beating the consensus of $4.91 billion. Gross dollar volume increased 17%, on a local currency basis, to $1.9 trillion. Cross-border volume growth of 53% on a local currency basis, with switched transactions growth of 22%. Other revenues increased 18%,…

Mattel Q1 Earnings Smashes Estimates; Reiterates 2022, 2023 Goals

Mattel Q1 Earnings Smashes Estimates; Reiterates 2022, 2023 Goals

Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 19% year-on-year, to $1.04 billion, beating the consensus of $917.95 million. North America segment sales rose 26% Y/Y, and International sales grew 16%. Worldwide Gross Billings for Dolls increased 4% Y/Y, Infant, Toddler, and Preschool rose 12%, Vehicles jumped 31%, and Action Figures, Building…

China Lockdowns Pose Earnings Risk For Major Industrial Stocks and Autos like Tesla

China Lockdowns Pose Earnings Risk For Major Industrial Stocks and Autos like Tesla

Industrial firms warned against China's strict COVID-19 curbs, intensifying supply chain disruptions and rising uncertainty about the business outlook, Reuters reports. Even as companies shuffled to keep up with soaring costs of everything from labor to raw materials, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and related Western sanctions drove up energy prices.…

Pfizer, BioNTech Seeks Emergency Use Nod For COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids 5-11 Years

Pfizer, BioNTech Seeks Emergency Use Nod For COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids 5-11 Years

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) have submitted an FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application for a 10-µg booster dose of COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age. The submission included data from the Phase 2/3 clinical trial in children ages 5 through 11 years who received a booster dose…

PepsiCo Q1 Earnings Tops Estimates

PepsiCo Q1 Earnings Tops Estimates

PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 9.3% year-on-year to $16.2 billion, beating the consensus of $15.53 billion. Net revenue from Frito-Lay North America increased 14% Y/Y, Quaker Foods North America rose 11%, and PepsiCo Beverages North America climbed 5.5%. Latin America sales rose 19% Y/Y. The gross profit increased 7.6%…

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Essilor Sues JPMorgan Bank On Ignored Suspicious Transaction Red Flags: Bloomberg

Bloomberg reported that the maker of Ray-Ban glasses sued J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A., claiming the bank ignored red flags as cybercriminals drained $272 million from its New York bank account. Essilor Manufacturing (Thailand) Co. said J.P. Morgan was aware, beginning in September 2019, of a “highly suspicious pattern of fraudulent transactions” but…

Google, Facebook Restrict Social Media Presence Of Hong Kong's Leadership Candidate

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) have restricted the social media presence of former Hong Kong security chief John Lee due to U.S. sanctions, the Financial Times reports. Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube suspended Lee’s campaign channel, while Meta’s Facebook and Instagram banned payment services by the former official despite…

Here's How Morgan Stanley Previews Apple Ahead Of Q2

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty saw Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 13 and Mac strength more than offset relative underperformance in iPad and Services, leading her to expect upside to the Street's consensus March quarter (Q2) revenue forecast. Huberty also saw more cautious commentary on the June quarter (Q3) consensus of $86.7 billion, which appeared too…

UK-Based Start-Up Working On Next COVID-19 Vaccine Using Animal Feces: FT

DIOSynVax, a UK start-up, hopes genetic sequences of viruses discovered in animal feces will give vital clues for creating a vaccine to help prevent future pandemics, reports Financial Times. The Cambridge university spinout is working on two vaccines that it believes will outlive the currently available Covid-19 jabs, including the one…

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Russian Ransomware Group Credentials Leaked In Supposed Revenge Act: CNBC

A security researcher saw a prolific Russian ransomware group Conti born in 2020, amass 350 members who collectively made $2.7 billion in cryptocurrency in only two years, CNBC reports. The group's post expressing their siding with Russia led to a leak of details about the size, leadership, business operations, and ransomware…

Japan-Based Shinogi's COVID-19 Drug Associated With Birth Defects: Bloomberg

Shionogi & Co stock slumped 16% in Tokyo after preclinical studies showed its experimental COVID-19 drug disturbed fetal development, triggering concerns about its approval. Kyodo News reported that the drug likely wouldn’t be recommended for pregnant women without giving attribution. The animal data, which showed harm when given at high doses, was…

Surging Power Prices Trigger Severe Metal Crisis: FT

Inventories of aluminum, copper, nickel, and zinc, four of the main contracts traded on the London Metal Exchange, have plunged by up to 70% over the past year, as record power prices in Europe hit production and the Ukraine war threatened output from Russia, the Financial Times reports. Traders and big…

US Asks All Non-Emergency Government Staff In Shanghai To Leave As COVID Surges: CNBC

The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave following a surge in COVID-19 cases, CNBC reported. "Reconsider travel to the People's Republic of China (PRC) due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions," the report quoted the State Department.…

Levi Strauss Shares Gain On Q1 Earnings Beat, Reaffirming FY22 Outlook

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 22% year-over-year to $1.6 billion, + 26% on a constant-currency basis, beating the consensus of $1.55 billion. DTC net revenues +35% Y/Y, driven by company-operated stores and e-commerce. Wholesale net revenues +15% Y/Y, and global digital net revenues grew ~16% Y/Y.…

Volkswagen To Scrap Dozens Of Models To Focus On Premium Market: FT

Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY) to discontinue several of its combustion engine models by the end of the decade and sell fewer cars overall to focus on developing more profitable premium vehicles, Financial Times reported, citing the company's finance chief. "The main goal is not growth, it is us [more focused] on quality and…

Twitter Restricts Russian State Media Accounts, Prisoner Of War Content

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will stop amplifying Russian government accounts, asking other government-affiliated media to remove posts featuring prisoners of war, citing international humanitarian law. Twitter would add warnings to state-backed accounts’ posts about prisoners when they have a “compelling public interest,” quoting Article 13 of the Geneva Convention III. Also Read: Twitter Admits It Removed…

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