Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) Exceeds Q4 Expectations But Stock Drops
  • March 5, 2025

Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) Exceeds Q4 Expectations But Stock Drops

3D printing company Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2024, but sales fell by 3.8% year on year to $150.4 million. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $577.5 million at the midpoint came in 0.9% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.12 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

Abercrombie and Fitch’s (NYSE:ANF) Q4: Beats On Revenue But Stock Drops
  • March 5, 2025

Abercrombie and Fitch’s (NYSE:ANF) Q4: Beats On Revenue But Stock Drops

Young adult apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 9.1% year on year to $1.58 billion. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $1.07 billion was less impressive, coming in 0.7% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $3.57 per share was 0.8% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Analysis-Markets wrestle with Trump's unconventional debt ideas
  • March 5, 2025

Analysis-Markets wrestle with Trump's unconventional debt ideas

Investors are weighing whether Donald Trump might turn to unconventional ideas to try to bring the ballooning U.S. debt under control, after the president insisted he won't cut popular health and retirement benefits. Some of Trump's advisers have espoused unorthodox ideas in recent months, including forcing foreign governments to swap Treasuries for cheaper bonds in order to reduce interest payments and selling residency cards to rich foreigners at $5 million a pop. With many officials and economists saying that U.S. debt is on an unsustainable path, investors in U.S. bonds, currency and equities markets are starting to pay more attention to these ideas.

Permira Sees Private Capital Opportunities in Volatile Markets
  • March 5, 2025

Permira Sees Private Capital Opportunities in Volatile Markets

(Bloomberg) -- Permira Holdings Ltd. is seeing opportunities for private capital at a time of higher market volatility.Most Read from BloombergHow Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY MoldRepublican Mayor Braces for Tariffs: ‘We Didn’t Budget for This’Remembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the CityNYC’s Finances Are Sinking With Gauge Falling to 11-Year LowUS Tent Facility is Holding Migrant Families Longer Than Recommended“When the markets are really weak, that is when the opportunit

Private Markets Fail to Police Conflicts of Interest, UK Finds
  • March 5, 2025

Private Markets Fail to Police Conflicts of Interest, UK Finds

(Bloomberg) -- Valuations in the rapidly-growing private markets arena can suffer from unmitigated conflicts of interest, poor record-keeping and smoothing of volatility, the UK’s top financial regulator warned. Most Read from BloombergHow Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY MoldRepublican Mayor Braces for Tariffs: ‘We Didn’t Budget for This’Remembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the CityNYC’s Finances Are Sinking With Gauge Falling to 11-Year LowUS Tent Facility is Holding Migrant F

European Stocks Rebound on Germany Spending Plans, Tariff Hopes
  • March 5, 2025

European Stocks Rebound on Germany Spending Plans, Tariff Hopes

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks rallied after Germany announced hundreds of billions of euros in defense and infrastructure investment, with addditional boosts coming from China’s ambitious growth targets and signals that the Trump administration may walk back some trade tariff measures.Most Read from BloombergHow Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY MoldRepublican Mayor Braces for Tariffs: ‘We Didn’t Budget for This’Remembering the Landscape Architect Who Embraced the CityNYC’s Finances Are Sin