Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers, we look at some of the biggest movers of the week: - Netflix (NFLX) agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), marking a seismic shift in the entertainment business as a Silicon Valley-bred streaming giant tries to swallow one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios. The acquisition, which confirmed a Bloomberg report Thursday, presents a strategic pi...

On this episode of Stock Movers:  - Netflix (NFLX) shares are mixed after the news that the company agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios. - Victoria’s Secret shares climb as much as 21%, to the highest intraday since May 2022, after the...

n this episode of Stock Movers: - Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shares are up after the news that Netflix agreed to buy the company in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios. - Oracle (ORCL) shares are down ahead of quarterly earnings next week. However, according to Bloomberg Intelligence: const...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Netflix (NFLX) shares are mixed after the news that the company agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios. - Ulta Beauty (ULTA) shares rise after the company raised its full-year outlook after reporting better-than-exp...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Netflix (NFLX) agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios. - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shares dropped in premarket trading on Friday after the company gave an outlook for sales in the current quarter that fell short o...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Southwest Airlines (LUV) says as a result of lower revenue due to the government shutdown, and the impact of higher fuel prices, the company now expects its full year 2025 EBIT to be approximately $500 million, compared with its prior expectation of $600 million to $800 million. - Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film an...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - BofA Global Research cuts recommendations on BP and Shell as lower oil and gas prices and deflating refining margins “leave the sector grappling for more free cash flow cushions than it is already sitting on.” - Ocado shares rise as much as 16%, the most since July, after the online grocer said it will receive a $350 million cash payment from Kroger t...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Ulta (ULTA) raised its full-year outlook after reporting better-than-expected results in the third quarter, a sign that consumers are overcoming any reluctance to spend and shelling out for cosmetics and hair supplies. The company now expects comparable sales to be up as much as 4.7% in the current fiscal year. Ulta guided in August for that figure to be up as mu...

Listen for comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the US market close as heard on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, David Gura, Alexis Christoforous and Carol Massar. On this episode of Stock Movers: - Meta Platforms (META) was the top Mag 7 gainer today, closing 3.43% higher. Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-cal...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Dollar General (DG) is higher after the company raised its full-year outlook, showing how value-focused retailers are winning over consumers hunting for deals. Dollar General cited share gains in its consumable and non-consumable categories, with growth in seasonal goods, home products and apparel. - Paramount Skydance (PSKY) is lower by about 1% after accusing W...

Meta's (META) Mark Zuckerberg is expected to cut resources for building the metaverse, which he once framed as the future of the company. Executives are considering potential budget cuts as high as 30% for the metaverse group next year, which could include layoffs as early as January Five Below (FIVE) raised its profit outlook for the third time in its fiscal year, lifted by demand for budget...

On this episode of Stock Movers: Meta (META) Meta shares are getting a boost, helping futures move higher, after Bloomberg News reported that it’s expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that CEO Mark Zuckerberg once framed as the future of the company. The reaction indicates clear relief from investors, who have seen it as a drain on resources...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Dollar General (DG) shares rise after the retailer reported its third beat-and-raise quarterly report this year, driven by gross margin outperformance. - Snowflake (SNOW) shares fall after the software company issued a forecast for operating margin in the current quarter that fell short of the average analyst estimate. Analysts noted a deceleration in product rev...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Dollar General (DG) boosted its comparable sales forecast for the full year. For fiscal year 2026, the Company plans to execute about 4,730 real estate projects, including opening approximately 450 new stores in the US and about 10 new stores in Mexico, fully remodeling about 2,000 stores through Project Renovate, remodeling about 2,250 stores through Project Ele...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Rio Tinto fluctuated in London on Thursday after the diversified miner forecast 2026 copper production that missed analyst expectations. - Philips shares drop as much as 4.3%, worst performer in the Stoxx 600 Health Care Index on Thursday morning, after Citi analysts noted tariff and China challenges for 2026. _ Trustpilot shares fall as much as 8.7% after Grizzl...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - JPMorgan has a bullish view on European capital goods into 2026, with upgrades for Siemens Energy and Schneider Electric giving it 21 overweight ratings within the sector, compared with only three underweights. - BofA Global Research raised the recommendation on Mercedes-Benz to neutral from underperform. -European semiconductor stocks with data‑center and 5G exp...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Salesforce (CRM) gave an outlook for revenue in the current period that topped analysts’ estimates, suggesting the software company is persuading customers to buy its AI tools. Revenue will be $11.1 billion to $11.2 billion in the period ending in January, the company said Wednesday in a statement. Analysts, on average, estimated $10.9 billion. Current rema...

Listen for comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the US market close as heard on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Tim Stenovec and Carol Massar. On this episode of Stock Movers: - American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) posted third-quarter results that outpaced expectations and raised its outlook as the apparel chain pivots quickly from weakness...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Apple (AAPL) share slid on word that Meta poached its most prominent design executive in a major coup that underscores a push by the social networking giant into the AI-equipped consumer devices. The company is hiring Alan Dye, who has served as the head of Apple’s user interface design team since 2015, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Appl...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Microsoft (MSFT) shares slide after the Information reported that the software maker has lowered expectations for getting business customers to spend money on new artificial intelligence products. Several divisions at Microsoft have lowered quotas for how much salespeople are supposed to increase sales of certain AI products after many of them missed their target...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Marvell Technology (MRVL) shares rally after the company reassured investors that its custom chip-design unit is winning repeat orders, signaling continued growth as the company benefits from spending on AI computing. - Gitlab (GTLB) shares fall after the software company’s results and forecast were seen as underwhelming. Bloomberg Intelligence wrote that t...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Shares of Macy's (M) declined ahead of the opening bell after its profit forecast for the current quarter disappointed investors, overshadowing solid results in the lead-up to the holiday shopping season. The company said it expects its adjusted diluted earnings per share to range between $1.35 to $1.55 in the current quarter. The midrange of that forecast is bel...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Shares of Dollar Tree (DLTR) moved higher in premarket trading after the company reported better-than-expected profit and raised its full-year earnings outlook, a sign the discount retailer is capturing more spending from stretched shoppers. Adjusted diluted earnings per share rose to $1.21 last quarter, higher than analysts expected, as same-store sales grew 4.2...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - HSBC unexpectedly appointed Brendan Nelson as its next chair, choosing an insider to replace hard-charging financier Mark Tucker who has led Europe’s largest lender for much of the last decade. - Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund sold a stake worth about £266 million ($352 million) in J Sainsbury Plc, bringing an end to its near two-decade run as th...

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Inditex sales accelerated in November, the Zara owner highlighting its resilience in the face of weakening consumer sentiment that’s hitting many of its peers. Shares soared. - Stellantis gains as much as 8.4% after UBS analyst Patrick Hummel raised his recommendation on the carmaker to buy from neutral and following a report that the White House will annou...