Tuesday, Cummins reported first-quarter earnings per share of $4.71 from sales of $8.4 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $5.63 from sales of $8.4 billion.
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Ferrari beat analysts’ earnings targets and stuck with its full-year guidance on Tuesday, even though the war in the Middle East disrupted deliveries over the first quarter. Ferrari shipped 3,436 cars over the first quarter, down 157 from the same period a year ago. Shipments for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa fell by 243 from a year ago to 1,458.
8.30am: Oil prices ease, as Hegseth plays down Strait fighting Crude oil futures have eased further, as US defence officials struck a cautious tone on the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iranian actions remain below the threshold for a wider conflict, despite continued harassment of shipping. In...
Eaton reported first-quarter earnings per share of $2.81 from sales of $7.5 billion, up 17% year over year. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $2.73 from sales of $7.1 billion.
The company reported first-quarter earnings per share of 55 cents from sales of $1.7 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of 48 cents from sales of $1.7 billion.
Stocks were set to edge higher on Tuesday as investors looked past rising tensions in the Middle East and took the opportunity to buy the dip in equities following another batch of solid earnings reports. S&P 500 futures added 0.3% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%. The three major indexes all dropped on Monday after the United Arab Emirates said Iran was attacking it with missiles, sparking fears that the Middle East conflict could escalate after weeks of relative calm.
Oil prices fell as wary markets monitored a fragile US-Iran ceasefire in the wait for the latest rush of earnings.
Major gauges traded close to flat as investors adjusted to news that ships in the Strait of Hormuz had been struck with missiles.
Monday, BWX Technologies reported first-quarter earnings per share of $1.12 from sales of $860.2. million.
Shares of Firefly Aerospace rocketed higher after the space technology company reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. Firefly is still a smaller, growing company. Wall Street was looking for sales of $77.1 million, according to FactSet.