Business
Macy’s tops Wall Street expectations with strongest sales in 3 years
Macy’s is coming up for air, topping earnings estimates and delivering the best comparable sales jump in 12 consecutive quarters. With…
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Macy’s Inc. Exceeds Q2 Expectations, Raises 2025 Outlook
Macy’s Inc. beat its own expectations for top and bottom line second-quarter results, lifted by investments in top Macy’s doors and solid…
Business
Ulta Beauty Surpasses Q2 Expectations, Raises Full-year Forecast Amid Space NK Acquisition and International Expansion
Boosted by its acquisition of British beauty retailer Space NK and shrugging off the end of its partnership with Target Corp., Ulta Beauty…
Business
UOBKH lifts target price for Food Empire by 14% as H1 results beat expectations
UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) raised its target price for Food Empire by 14 per cent to S$2.73, from S$2.40, and maintained its “buy” call on the…
Business
Europe: Shares near two-week highs on Fed rate cut expectations
EUROPEAN shares hit a near two-week high on Wednesday, underpinned by gains in heavyweight healthcare and technology stocks, as…
Business
Skechers Beat Expectations in Q2 as Shoe Firm Continues on Path to Go Private
Skechers quietly released its second quarter earnings after the market closed on Friday as the company continues its work to go private.…
Business
UOB Q2 profit falls 6% to S$1.34 billion; misses expectations
Declares interim dividend of S$0.85 per share; a second tranche of the lender’s S$0.50 per share special dividend will also be paid out…
Business
Shell’s profit drops by almost a third on lower oil prices, but beats expectations
Shell’s second-quarter net profit tumbled by almost a third on Thursday (Jul 31), dragged down by a drop in oil prices, lower gas trading…
Business
Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring
Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results on Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 per cent year-over-year to US$47.5 billion as…
Business
Robinhood tops profit expectations as trading frenzy sweeps across asset classes
Robinhood Markets exceeded second-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday (Jul 30), driven by a massive surge in volumes as investors traded…
Business
Microsoft cloud sales beat expectations amid record AI spending
The company’s largest rivals in cloud services, Amazon.com and Alphabet, have also announced massive expansion plans Microsoft reported…
Business
Deutsche Bank beats profit expectations despite deal slump, strong euro
Deutsche Bank returned to a better-than-expected profit in the second quarter from a loss a year ago as trading earnings helped offset…
Business
ASML orders beat expectations after AI spending fuels demand
ASML Holding’s orders in the second quarter beat estimates after the artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove demand for its sophisticated…
Business
Ericsson's Q2 profit beats expectations, says North America growth was good
Operating profit excluding restructuring charges was 7.0 billion crowns against a year-earlier loss of 11.9 billion Swedish telecom…
Celebrity
Nicole Ari Parker on Her ‘And Just Like That’ Journey and Audience Expectations: ‘I Didn’t Realize the Fans Were So Insane!’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Silent Mode,” Season 3, Episode 6 of “And Just Like That,” now streaming on Max. Lisa…
Lifestyle
Online Shoe Shoppers Have High Expectations For Free Shipping
Shoppers who buy shoes online are a fairly demanding consumer cohort. According to an AlixPartners 2025 U.S. Consumer and Executive Home…
Business
Broadcom gives tepid forecast, missing loftiest expectations
BROADCOM, a chip supplier to companies like Alphabet and Apple, gave a lackluster revenue forecast for the current quarter, suggesting…
Culture
Eivind Landsvik’s ‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer Marie Ulven aka Girl in Red, Boarded by Salaud Morisset (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris- and Berlin-based sales outfit Salaud Morisset has boarded worldwide rights to “Low Expectations,” the first feature by Eivind…
Business
OCBC Q1 profit falls 5% to S$1.88 billion; beats expectations
OCBC’s net profit for the first quarter fell on lower net interest income and higher operating expenses. Net profit for the three months…
Business
Disney heads to Abu Dhabi with new park as earnings beat expectations
The Walt Disney Company’s stock price soared on Wednesday, up by 10% at the time of publishing, as the company surpassed earnings…
Business
UOB misses expectations with Q1 profit flat at S$1.49 billion
UOB’s net profit for its first quarter was flat amid broad-based growth, it said on Wednesday (May 7). Net profit for the three months…
Business
Mastercard profit beats expectations on resilient consumer spending
MASTERCARD beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday as customers kept up spending on its card network despite the…
Business
UBS Q1 profit tops expectations on tariff-driven volatility in markets
S bank UBS on Wednesday posted better than expected first-quarter net profit, helped by stronger earnings in trading driven by market…
Business
Google’s profits skyrocketed 50% in Q1, beating expectations
Google’s profits soared 50% in this year’s opening quarter, overcoming the competitive and legal threats that its internet empire is…