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- Albemarle Corp: The company swung to a quarterly profit due to cost cuts, but results fell short of analysts’ expectations, impacted by a 53% drop in lithium prices.
- Apple Inc: Apple faces antitrust charges in Germany for its app tracking tool, while Alibaba partners with Apple in China to help boost iPhone sales.
- Barclays Plc: Barclays reported a 24% rise in annual pretax profit, driven by strong performance in its investment bank and steady income from domestic lending.
- BP Plc: Activist investor Elliott Management disclosed a $4.75 billion stake in BP, urging the company to cut renewable spending and make divestments.
- Carlyle Group Inc: Carlyle entered India’s auto components market with a $400 million deal to acquire a controlling stake in Highway Industries and Roop Automotives.
- Cisco Systems Inc: Cisco raised its annual revenue forecast and approved a $15 billion share buyback, driven by increased demand for cloud networking gear and AI.
- Deere & Co: The company reported lower first-quarter profits as more farmers rented equipment due to weak incomes and high borrowing rates, but maintained its full-year profit forecast.
- Equinox Inc: Equinox forecast lower-than-expected first-quarter and full-year revenue, impacted by a strong dollar and rising data center expansion costs.
- Johnson & Johnson: The company will discontinue its late-stage experimental E. coli vaccine after an independent committee found it ineffective compared to a placebo.
- Lancashire Holdings Ltd: The company expects losses of $145 million to $165 million from California’s wildfires but remains well-capitalized to meet its strategic goals.
- MGM Resorts International: MGM surpassed fourth-quarter profit and revenue estimates, aided by strong bookings and profitability from its online sports-betting service, BetMGM.
- Paycom Software Inc: Paycom forecast 2025 revenue below analysts’ estimates, sending its shares down, despite a solid fourth-quarter performance.
- PBF Energy Inc: The company posted its third consecutive quarterly loss due to declining margins, though results were in line with analyst expectations.
- Reddit Inc: Reddit missed market estimates for daily active visitors due to a Google search algorithm change, although revenue and profit exceeded expectations.
- Riot Platforms Inc: The bitcoin miner appointed new directors to its board after input from investors Starboard Value and D.E. Shaw.
- Rollins Inc: The company exceeded fourth-quarter revenue estimates, benefiting from strong demand for pest control services during unusually warm and dry conditions.
- Sony Group Corp: Sony raised its operating profit forecast by 2%, citing strong growth in its gaming unit, and announced a share buyback of up to 30 million shares.
- Sun Life Financial Inc: The insurer reported a decline in Q4 profit due to weaker U.S. business, although Asia showed strong growth.
- Trade Desk Inc: The company forecast lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue, signaling weaker demand for digital advertising in the connected TV market.
- Unilever Plc: Unilever announced plans to demerge its ice cream business and raised a $1.57 billion share buyback; its sales growth was slightly below analysts’ estimates.
- Ventas Inc: The real estate investment trust posted better-than-expected funds from operations (FFO) for the fourth-quarter, driven by strong demand for senior housing properties.
- William Companies Inc: The company raised its dividend by 5.3% after narrowly beating fourth-quarter profit estimates, helped by acquisitions and expansion projects.
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