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Iovance's Q1 Earnings & Sales Miss, Stock Slides 39% on '25 View Cut

IOVA reports dismal first-quarter results. The share price plunges after the company significantly lowers its 2025 sales guidance.

BEAMPositive Net Change ADPTPositive Net Change IOVAPositive Net Change ELEVPositive Net Change

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LPL Financial's Q1 Earnings Beat on Higher Revenues, Expenses Soar

Higher revenues and growth in brokerage and advisory assets support LPLA's Q1 earnings.

SCHWPositive Net Change IBKRPositive Net Change LPLAPositive Net Change

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ExxonMobil to Invest $1.5B in Nigeria's Offshore Oilfields

XOM eyes late-Q3 FID for Nigeria's Usan project as it shifts focus to secure deepwater plays with a $1.5B investment during 2025-2027.

XOMPositive Net Change NBRPositive Net Change RESPositive Net Change AROCPositive Net Change

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CyberArk to Report Q1 Earnings: Is a Beat in Store for the Stock?

CYBR's Q1 results are likely to reflect gains from its shift toward software-as-a-service and subscription-based models.

ADSKPositive Net Change WDAYPositive Net Change CYBRPositive Net Change NTNXPositive Net Change

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Cloudflare Stock Rises 8% as Q1 Earnings Match Estimates, Revenues Top

NET's Q1 results reflect benefits of large enterprise deal wins, driven by the growing need for stronger security and a zero-trust approach.

AVGOPositive Net Change PIPositive Net Change STNENegative Net Change NETPositive Net Change

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Yelp Stock Gains as Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

While growth in advertising revenues from Services businesses boosts YELP's Q1 revenues, efficient cost management drives earnings per share.

AVGOPositive Net Change YELPPositive Net Change PIPositive Net Change STNENegative Net Change

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Diamondback Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher Production

For 2025, FANG looks to pump around 857,000-900,000 BOE/d of hydrocarbon, with oil volumes between 480,000 and 495,000 barrels per day.

COPPositive Net Change EQTNegative Net Change FANGPositive Net Change MGYPositive Net Change

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Suncor Energy Q1 Earnings & Sales Beat Estimates, Expenses Down Y/Y

SU's first-quarter earnings beat estimates, driven by strong production growth in the upstream segment.

FTIPositive Net Change SUPositive Net Change TRPNegative Net Change BKRPositive Net Change

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Cabot's Earnings Surpass Estimates in Q2, Revenues Miss

EBIT of CBT's Reinforcement Materials falls in Q2, primarily due to lower volumes as a result of lower tire demand.

CBTPositive Net Change ASMNegative Net Change HWKNNegative Net Change CTGONegative Net Change

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Marathon Petroleum Q1 Loss Narrower Than Expected, Revenues Beat

MPC reports a loss for the first quarter due to its second-largest planned maintenance activity in the reported period.

VLOPositive Net Change MPCPositive Net Change PSXPositive Net Change MPLXNegative Net Change

Anindya Barman

Freeport-McMoRan Stock Gains 20% in a Month: Should You Bet on It Now?

While FCX is poised to gain from progress in expansion activities and solid financial health, falling copper prices warrant caution.

FCXPositive Net Change BHPPositive Net Change SCCOPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Play These 5 Top-Ranked Stocks With Rising P/E

Tap five stocks with increasing P/E ratios to try out an out-of-the-box approach. These stocks include Comfort Systems USA (FIX), MasTec (MTZ), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), AeroVironment (AVAV) and Blackbaud (BLKB).

BLKBPositive Net Change AVAVPositive Net Change FIXPositive Net Change MTZPositive Net Change SPCEPositive Net Change

Nalak Das

5 Stocks With Recent Price Strength to Maximize Your Gains

Investors target stocks that are witnessing a bullish run. Some of the stocks seeing price strength are ODD, CRS, HRTG, APH, MRX.

APHPositive Net Change MRXPositive Net Change CRSPositive Net Change HRTGNegative Net Change ODDNegative Net Change

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Delek Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Revenues Lag Estimates

DK expects total crude throughput in the range of 292,000-308,000 barrels per day (bpd) and total throughput in the band of 302,000-318,000 bpd for second-quarter 2025.

HALPositive Net Change DKPositive Net Change DKLPositive Net Change LBRTPositive Net Change

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Permian Resources Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

PR expects an average daily production of 360,000-380,000 Boe/d, with oil production between 170,000 Bbls/d and 175,000 Bbls/d in 2025.

HALPositive Net Change BKRPositive Net Change LBRTPositive Net Change PRPositive Net Change

Vasundhara Sawalka

Amazon Issues Mixed Q2 Guidance: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?

AMZN posts strong Q1 results, but issues mixed Q2 outlook. With premium valuation and tariff concerns, you can hold or wait for pullbacks if looking to buy.

AMZNPositive Net Change MSFTPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change

Urmimala Biswas

Is Medtronic Stock a Buy Pre-Q4 Earnings? Key Metrics to Watch

Despite challenges, Medtronic demonstrates the resilience of its underlying business fundamentals, delivering consistent mid-single-digit organic revenue growth.

ABTNegative Net Change BSXPositive Net Change MDTPositive Net Change

Nilanshi Mukherjee

Can NOW's Strong Portfolio & Rich Partner Base Push the Stock Higher?

ServiceNow and Amazon team up to introduce a new solution that helps businesses unify and act on enterprise data more efficiently.

AMZNPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change NOWPositive Net Change ZMPositive Net Change

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Hanesbrands Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Increase 2.1% Y/Y

HBI first-quarter results reflect a 2.1% sales rise and solid margin gains driven by cost savings. Management reiterates its 2025 outlook.

JWNPositive Net Change HBIPositive Net Change UAAPositive Net Change SFIXPositive Net Change

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MKS Instruments Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

MKSI's first-quarter 2025 results reflect strength in the Semiconductor and Electronics & Packaging market amid sluggish Specialty Industrial demand.

MKSIPositive Net Change MXPositive Net Change CHGGPositive Net Change TASKPositive Net Change

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Warner Bros. Discovery Q1 Earnings Miss, Revenues Decline Y/Y

WBD's first-quarter 2025 results reflect sluggishness in overall advertising and distribution revenues.

NFLXNegative Net Change DISPositive Net Change WBDPositive Net Change PARAPositive Net Change

Jewel Saha

Plains All American to Report Q1 Earnings: How to Play the Stock?

PAA stock's first-quarter earnings will benefit from its fee-based contracts, contributions from acquired and organic assets.

PAAPositive Net Change CLMTPositive Net Change GRNTPositive Net Change VRNNo Net Change

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Westlake's Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates, Decline Y/Y

WLK's top and bottom lines miss estimates while also declining due to hindrances from winter storms and maintenance outages.

WLKPositive Net Change ASMNegative Net Change BNTGYPositive Net Change CTGONegative Net Change

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Molson Coors Q1 Earnings Miss, Lower Sales Across Segments Hurt

TAP posts dismal results in first-quarter 2025. Financial volumes fell 14.3% year over year, mainly led by lower shipments.

TAPPositive Net Change UNFIPositive Net Change NOMDNegative Net Change UTZNegative Net Change

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SITE Centers' Q1 OFFO Misses Estimate, Revenues Decline Y/Y

SITC's first-quarter results reflect a year-over-year fall in revenues and leased rate.

KIMPositive Net Change REGPositive Net Change SITCPositive Net Change