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Southwest Airlines Lifts Q4 Guidance, Launches $750 Million Stock Buyback
  • December 4, 2024

Southwest Airlines Lifts Q4 Guidance, Launches $750 Million Stock Buyback

On Thursday, Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) shares traded higher after the company announced it will launch a $750 million stock buyback program in the first quarter of 2025. The move follows the $250 million accelerated share repurchase launched in October 2024. After this, $1.5 billion will remain under its $2.5 billion repurchase program, authorized in September 2024. Outlook: The company revised its fourth-quarter guidance, now expecting RASM to increase by 5.5% to 7.0% (vs. 3.5%- 5.5

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Signet Jewelers Stock Tanks After Dismal Q3 Print, Guidance Cut
  • December 4, 2024

Signet Jewelers Stock Tanks After Dismal Q3 Print, Guidance Cut

On Thursday, Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) stock plunged after the company reported its fiscal third-quarter 2025 earnings. Signet reported a sales decline of 3.1% year-on-year to $1.35 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Adjusted EPS of $0.24 missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.33. Also Read: Mastercard Settles UK Antitrust Lawsuit For $250 Million Overall same-store sales fell 0.7% in the quarter. North American Same-store sales for the segment decreased

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How To Earn $500 A Month From Microsoft Stock
  • December 4, 2024

How To Earn $500 A Month From Microsoft Stock

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares closed higher on Wednesday. Microsoft announced Tuesday that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 83 cents per share, which is payable March 13, 2025, to shareholders of record on Feb. 20, 2025. With the recent buzz around Microsoft, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends, too. As of now, Microsoft offers an annual dividend yield of 0.76%. That’s a quarterly dividend amount of 83 cents per share ($3.

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Warren Buffett's Portfolio Stock Kroger Pauses Buybacks For Albertsons Merger, Narrows FY24 Outlook
  • December 4, 2024

Warren Buffett's Portfolio Stock Kroger Pauses Buybacks For Albertsons Merger, Narrows FY24 Outlook

Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) shares are trading lower in the premarket session on Thursday. The company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 98 cents, in-line with the street view. Quarterly sales of $33.634 billion (down 0.9% year-on-year) missed the analyst consensus estimate of $34.204 billion. Identical Sales ex-fuel increased by 2.3%. The LIFO charge for the quarter was $4 million, compared to $29 million for the same period last year. The decreased charge was due to lower expe

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