(Reuters) - Under Armour Inc’s (UA.N) (UAA.N) shares surged 25 percent on Tuesday after the sportswear maker beat quarterly earnings estimates and raised its full-year profit forecast as it kept costs lower and offered fewer discounts.Under Armour has been striving to regain momentum after a tough couple of years when it lost out to bigger rivals Nike Inc (NKE.N) and Adidas AG (ADSGn.DE). Sw...Read More
TOKYO, Oct 30 - Japanese steelmakers JFE Holdings and Kobe Steel cut their annual profit forecasts on Tuesday due to technical glitches at their plants and higher costs of electricity, distribution and subsidiary materials.Japanese steelmakers are enjoying solid local demand from automakers and machinery manufacturers as well as the construction sector, which has been in full swing for the 2020 To...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose to an 18-year high in October, driven largely a robust labor market, suggesting strong economic growth could persist in the near term.The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index increased to a reading of 137.9 this month, the highest reading since September 2000, from a downwardly revised 135.3 in September. Economists polled by Reut...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The credit quality of U.S. states is improving, with revenue growth and spending moderation helping to halt a downward trend, according to a report to be released later on Tuesday.States’ revenue growth is higher than national economic growth in current dollars, the bi-annual report from global investment management firm Conning Inc found.The boost in credit quality to &...Read More
OSLO (Reuters) - British citizens already living in Norway and Norwegian citizens living in Britain will have the right to remain residents, even in case of a no-deal Brexit, the prime ministers of Britain and Norway said on Tuesday.“Prime Minister May and I agreed that Norway and UK will put in place a comprehensive citizens rights’ agreement,” said Erna Solberg, prime minister...Read More
Oct 30 - Metals producer Nyrstar NV said on Tuesday that third-quarter core profit dropped 74 percent, hit by a combination of falling zinc prices, rising energy prices and higher mine operating expenses.The Belgian company, whose biggest shareholder is Swiss-based global commodities trader Trafigura, had already issued a profit warning last month and its shares slid 11.1 percent following Tuesday...Read More
Oct 30 - Belgium's Nyrstar NV posted a 74 percent plunge in third-quarter core profit on Tuesday, hurt by lower zinc treatment charges, rising energy prices and higher operating charges at mining operations.Underlying earnings before interest, tax, amortization and depreciation (EBITDA) came in at 13 million euros ($14.8 million) on revenues of 1.0 billion euros, the zinc and lead producer said.Fo...Read More
BOSTON - (Kitco News)- Gold and palladium are thedarlings of the precious-metals sector, but one analyst is paying moreattention to dark horses silver and platinum.In an interview with Kitco Newsduring the London Bullion Market Association annual conference, Johann Wiebe,lead precious metals analyst at GFMS, Refinitiv, formerly the Thomson ReutersFinancial and Risk Unit, said that while gold and p...Read More
BOSTON - (Kitco News) - Gold and palladium are the darlings of the precious-metals sector, but one analyst is paying more attention to dark horses silver and platinum.In an interview with Kitco News during the London Bullion Market Association annual conference, Johann Wiebe, lead precious metals analyst at GFMS, Refinitiv, formerly the Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk Unit, said that while gold...Read More
(Kitco News) - Goldmay need further weakness in the equity market to retain its October rally,says TD Securities.Themetal spent much of the summer “in the gutter” as bearish traders piled onshort positions, the firm pointed out a research note late Monday. However, a sharpcorrection lower in equities this month convinced many of these shorts to buyin order to cover, or exit, positions....Read More
The real estate sector could struggle in the short termIt's been a rough, volatile month for stocks, with the S&P 500 down 9.4% so far in October -- set for its worst month since February 2009. While these 25 stocks could rebound in November, several real estate stocks coulddecline next month, if past is prologue. The iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR) tends to struggle in November, as do holdings...Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold may need further weakness in the equity market to retain its October rally, says TD Securities.The metal spent much of the summer “in the gutter” as bearish traders piled on short positions, the firm pointed out a research note late Monday. However, a sharp correction lower in equities this month convinced many of these shorts to buy in order to cover, or exit, posi...Read More
Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. specialty metals maker Arconic Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and raised its full year earnings forecast, driven by higher demand for aluminum parts used in airplanes.Shares of Arconic, which counts planemakers Boeing and Airbus as its customers, rose 2 percent to $19.60 in premarket trading.Arconic has increased hiring and capital expenditu...Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted African leaders on Tuesday, pledging a new development fund to tackle underdevelopment on the continent that has helped to spur mass migration, shaping the later years of her long premiership.Merkel announced on Monday she would retire from politics by 2021, sending shockwaves across Europe and starting a race to succeed her.She needs the C...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday on signs of rising supply and concerns that global economic activity and fuel demand would be hit by a deepening U.S.-China trade dispute.Benchmark Brent crude oil LCOc1 fell by $2.25 a barrel to a low of $75.09 before recovering slightly to around $75.50, down $1.84, by 1345 GMT. U.S. light crude CLc1 was down $1.30 at $65.74.Both...Read More
Our global operations need billions of dollars of goods and services every year to support the extraction of products for our customers - safely, productively and sustainably.When our Supply teams buy these good and services they create partnerships with global suppliers and local businesses in our communities.And these partnerships extend way beyond the standard buyer/seller relationship.The Trom...Read More
J.P. Morgan Securities lifted its rating on the chip stock to "overweight"J.P. Morgan Securities upgraded Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) to "overweight" from "neutral," saying investors aren't pricing in potential upside catalysts from gaming trends and the chipmaker's self-driving car technology. However, with the stock pacing for its worst month in years, the brokerage firm lowered its NVDA pr...Read More
Editor's Note: Updating earlier story with more details from report.(Kitco News) - Gold prices remained onthe defensive after a Conference Board report Tuesday showing that its Octoberindex for U.S. consumer confidence rose to 137.9 from a revised Septemberreading of 135.3.Consensus expectationsfrom most news organizations called for a reading of around 136.3 to 136.4. TheSeptember reading had ori...Read More
An analyst said the stock will be grounded until margins improveSouthwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) is trading up 0.4% at $48.10, despite J.P. Morgan Securities downgrading the stock to "underweight" from "neutral" and cutting its price target to $52 from $63. In the firm's note, it mentioned the shares will be stalled until the company improves its margins. LUV has been stuck in a recent sell-off, w...Read More
BHP Billiton Ltd.'s giant Olympic Dam mine in Australia's Outback is a labyrinth of 450 kilometers of tunnels and roads - an ideal testing ground for the industry's burgeoning shift toward cleaner power.Taking about 30 minutes to drive from top to bottom, there's ample opportunity for the world's biggest miner to test electric SUVs in a bid to cut both costs and pollution, including potentially ha...Read More