EXPE reported a revenue beat and a wider-than-expected loss for its first quarter The shares of Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) are down 1.5% at $78.40 at last check, after the company reported wider-than-expected first quarter losses for share. However, the company also announced a revenue beat, and forecast a rebound for May as cancellations stabilize. Following the news, analysts chimed in with...Read More

Medtronic's fourth-quarter earnings and revenue fell short of analysts' estimatesMedtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) entered the earnings confessional this morning, but came up short of Wall Street's estimates. The shares of the medical technology and services company are down 1.5% to trade at $96.64, after posting fourth-quarter profits of 58 cents and revenue of $6 billion, both well below analysts expect...Read More

Mastercard said its employees will not have to return to offices until it is safe to do soMore and more companies are jumping on the trend of allowing their employees to do remote work for the foreseeable future, even as lockdown restrictions are being lifted. The list includes Twitter (TWTR), Visa (V), American Express (AXP), and now Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA). While not as extreme as Twitter, whi...Read More

The Senate passed legislation that could bar Chinese companies from publicly listing in the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are down this morning, almost 100 points below breakeven. This fall comes on the heels of news that weekly jobless claims rose by 2.44 million -- just a hair above the 2.40 million estimates -- for what marks now 10 straight weeks of declines. Futures on t...Read More

Vancouver, BC - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: VENZ) (the "Corporation" or "Venzee") has announced it is increasing previously announced financing for gross proceeds of $1.0M to $1.4M.The Company intends to complete the non-brokered private placement of 28,000,000 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of $.05 per Unit, for anticipated aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approxima...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 20 that are worth another look.China will maintain anti-dumping duties on some alloy steel seamless steel pipe imported from the United States and European Union for the next five years, according to the country's Ministry of Commerce.The Beer Institute has opposed a proposal by S&P Platts to impose a floor for the implied du...Read More

The zinc premium in the United States moved for the first time in nine months, hitting a more than three-year low amid slack demand stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. Zinc premiums in northern Italy, meanwhile, rose after lockdown restrictions eased.Battery giant Exide Technologies is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under US Bankruptcy Code, announcing plans to sale of its North America...Read More

The Beer Institute has opposed a proposal by S&P Platts to impose a floor for the implied duty-unpaid US Midwest aluminium premium, as well as any changes to its methodology that may alter premiums and impact contracts based on their current methodology. Mary Jane Saunders, the trade association's General Counsel, said in a letter to the price reporting agency on May 18 that the proposal was "inco...Read More

The smooth flow of material from South Africa will remain uncertain for a considerable period even after the country eased its restrictions on activity in response to the Covid-19 virus. South Africa entered lockdown on March 26, which severely tightened exports of 37% manganese ore, UG2 chrome ore and foundry grade chromite, among other materials. The government has since granted permission for m...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 20 that are worth another look.China will maintain anti-dumping duties on some alloy steel seamless steel pipe imported from the United States and European Union for the next five years, according to the country's Ministry of Commerce.The Beer Institute has opposed a proposal by S&P Platts to impose a floor for the implied du...Read More

Cobalt has continued to trade on either side of $15 per lb so far this week, with thin spot demand, lockdowns and economic uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic limiting scope for gains despite some sellers holding back from the spot market. Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam held at $14.80-15.20 per lb on Wednesday May 20; the price has remained...Read More

Key data from Fastmarkets' pricing session in Europe on Wednesday May 20.Key drivers Europe ferro-titanium market extends steady trend for seventh consecutive week while reduced production is counteracted by less demand, with little change in the near term. UK-based sources say domestic production has been cut by up to as much as 40% from some furnaces due to reduced staffing levels, while workers...Read More

Turkish steel mills stayed out of the deep-sea scrap market on Wednesday May 20, with national holidays and Covid-19 lockdown measures continuing to inhibit trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets.In addition to the public holiday on May 19 and the upcoming Eid al-Fitr break - from Friday May 22 to Tuesday May 26 to mark the end of Ramadan - the country's major cities remained subject...Read More

Prices for H2-grade heavy steel scrap remained stable in Japan over the past week after several deals were booked to Vietnam, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 20.Deals for H2 material were heard at ?23,000 ($214) per tonne fob to Vietnam in recent days, equivalent to $248 per tonne cfr South Vietnam and $253-255 per tonne cfr North Vietnam, Fastmarkets heard.The Japanese deals cam...Read More

Cobalt has continued to trade on either side of $15 per lb so far this week, with thin spot demand, lockdowns and economic uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic limiting scope for gains despite some sellers holding back from the spot market. Fastmarkets' daily price assessment for cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam held at $14.80-15.20 per lb on Wednesday May 20; the price has remained...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 20 that are worth another look.China will maintain anti-dumping duties on some alloy steel seamless steel pipe imported from the United States and European Union for the next five years, according to the country's Ministry of Commerce.The Beer Institute has opposed a proposal by S&P Platts to impose a floor for the implied du...Read More

Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Europe have been under pressure from limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 20."The market is very quiet. Buyers are not interested in placing orders because they have high stocks," a Northern European trader said."There are some signs of a slow recovery, but it is very slow. Generally speaking, demand is still absent, especiall...Read More

Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Europe have been fairly stable due to slow market activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 20.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?410 ($448.14) per tonne on Wednesday, up by only ?,?0.16 per tonne from ?,?409.84 per tonne on Tuesday.Wednesday's index was calculated based on deals heard at ?,?405-415...Read More

Turkey has imposed additional duties on imports of several steel products with effect from Wednesday May 20, according to the Turkish Official Gazette.Imports of hot-rolled flat steel under HS codes 7208 9080 1012 and 7208 9080 2012 will be subject to 14% additional import duty until September 30, 2020.A 10% additional import duty will be applied to various cold-rolled flat steel under HS code 720...Read More

Steel rebar prices in Europe have remained largely stable over the past week, supported by costlier scrap, with buying remained limited especially in the south, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 20.Buying activity was slow in the south of the region because the key rebar-consuming sector, construction, was still running at low rates while various countries eased their way out of their Covi...Read More