Stock futures rise as Wall Street prepares for the last

Stock futures rise as Wall Street prepares for the last trading day of February: live updates

28 minutes ago

Occidental Petroleum shares fall on lack of earnings

Occidental Petroleum’s stock slipped 1% post-IPO after posting a miss on earnings and loss numbers in the fourth quarter.

The energy giant reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.61 on revenue of $8.33 billion. Refinitiv estimates called for earnings per share of $1.80 on sales of $8.66 billion.

The company also increased its dividend by more than 38% to 18 cents per share and announced a $3 billion stock repurchase plan.

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Occidental Petroleum stock falls on lost earnings

43 minutes ago

Where are the major moving averages ahead of the last trading day of February

Here are all the important moving averages as February’s trading nears the end.

Dow Jones Industry Average:

  • Down 3.5% in February
  • Down 0.8% so far this year
  • 11% % of record height
  • 80.57% off Pandemic Low

S&P 500:

  • Down 2.3% this month
  • increased by 3.7% in 2023
  • 17.36% off record high
  • 81.68% off Pandemic Low

Nasdaq Composite:

  • Down 1% in February
  • YTD up 9.6%
  • 29.27% ​​from record high
  • 72.92% off Pandemic Low

— Samantha Subin

59 minutes ago

Zoom shares rise on strong fourth-quarter results

Zoom Video’s shares rose 8% in extended trading after fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations.

The video communications company reported earnings of $1.22 per share on sales of $1.12 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitiv had expected earnings of 81 cents per share on sales of $1.10 billion.

Despite expectations for slowing growth this year, Zoom also shared a better-than-expected guidance for the current period.

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Zoom shares rise on earnings results

– Samantha Subin, Jordan Novet

Before an hour

Stock futures open slightly higher

Stock futures opened slightly higher in overnight trading on Monday.

Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 45 points, or 0.14%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.13% and 0.15%, respectively.

— Samantha Subin