Tag: Financial performance
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Micron is reporting its biggest loss ever, but its stock gains, execs say, have reached stock trouble
Micron Technology Inc. reported its biggest quarterly loss ever due to a stock write-down of more than $1.4 billion on Tuesday, but shares held firm as executives suggested the memory market may be bottoming out. “We now believe that customer inventories have declined in several end markets and we see the balance between supply and […]
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Lyft hires new CEO as founders step back amid competitive battle
Lyft Inc., LYFT -2.74% struggles with competition and a battered stock price, taps a board member as CEO, and the two co-founders will step down from managing the company, the ride-sharing company said Monday. David Risher, who held management positions at Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. before starting a non-profit children’s reading organization in 2009, […]
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The founder of the First Republic Bank earned a high salary, just like his relatives
First Republic Bank FRC -5.03% paid family members of founder James Herbert millions of dollars for work at the lender in recent years, including for advisory services related to interest rates and risk, according to public disclosures the bank made as part of annual filings. The bank paid Mr. Herbert, who was CEO before taking […]
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Here’s one for the battered bulls: The second-largest sector in the S&P 500 is coming to life, says this strategist.
“It’s the first time in a long time that the FOMC has had to make a real decision,” said JonesTrading chief strategist Michael O’Rourke, one of a handful of people urging the Fed to pause. “Remember, this banking crisis is the result of banks not properly preparing for a rate hike cycle. Another increase in […]
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US consumer spending fell in February after a brisk start to the year
Retail sales fell in February as consumers pulled back after a strong start to the year amid high interest rates and inflation. Spending in stores, online and in restaurants fell a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in February, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Sales in January were revised to a gain of 3.2%. Retail sales figures are […]