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QUICK MARKET SUMMARY:
CONSUMER:
🔸 GameStop ( $GME): Q4 EPS $0.30 vs est. $0.08; sales $1.28B (miss); adding Bitcoin to treasury.
🔸 Tesla ( $TSLA): Hosting launch event in Saudi Arabia on April 10.
🔸 Advance Auto Parts ( $AAP): Finished store closures; plans 30 new US stores in 2025, 100+ by 2027.
🔸 https://t.co/mNJtOGZiLg ( $PRTS): Q4 loss -$0.71 vs -$0.15 y/y; sales -15% to $133.5M; no 2025 guidance, exploring strategic options.
🔸 Dollar Tree ( $DLTR): Selling Family Dollar for $1.007B; Q4 adj. EPS $2.11 (miss), sales -42% to $4.99B; guides Q1 sales $4.5–$4.6B.
ENERGY/INDUSTRIALS/MATERIALS:
🔸 Compass Minerals ( $CMP): Cutting 10% of workforce, ending fire retardant biz; expects $11M–$13M cost savings.
🔸 Glencore (GLNCY): Declared force majeure on Chilean copper shipments.
🔸 JinkoSolar ( $JKS): Q4 loss -$0.32; sales -3.9% to $2.83B; Q1 module shipments guided at 16–18 GW.
🔸 Phillips 66 ( $PSX): Adding two board directors amid proxy fight with Elliott.
🔸 Range Resources ( $RRC): Upgraded to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
🔸 Westlake Chemical ( $WLK): Downgraded to Neutral at Piper; target cut to $120.
🔸 Worthington ( $WOR): Q3 EPS $0.79 (beat); revs -4% to $304.5M; EBITDA up 10%.
🔸 US copper import tariffs may come in weeks (Bloomberg).
FINANCIALS:
🔸 Invesco Mortgage ( $IVR): Cuts dividend to $0.34 from $0.40.
🔸 PaySign ( $PAYS): Q4 EPS $0.02; guides FY revenue $68.5M–$70M.
HEALTHCARE:
🔸 Corvus Pharma ( $CRVS): Q4 loss -$0.18; cash runway into Q1 2026.
🔸 Guardant Health ( $GH): VA now covers Shield blood test for colorectal cancer screening.
🔸 Verastem ( $VSTM): Will present data at AACR 2025 in Chicago.
TECH/MEDIA/TELECOM:
🔸 Apple ( $AAPL): iPhone 16 available in Indonesia April 11.
🔸 GCT Semiconductor ( $GCTS): Q4 net loss $5M on $1.8M sales.
🔸 Qualcomm ( $QCOM): Filed antitrust complaints against Arm in US, EU, Korea.
MORNING RECAP
🔸 EVgo Inc ( $EVGO) launches secondary offering of 23 million Class A shares.
🔸 Mama's Creations ( $MAMA) Q3: EPS $0.01 (est. $0.04), adj. EBITDA $1.7M (est. $3.229M), revenue $31.5M (est. $30.05M).
🔸 McCormick ( $MKC) reportedly negotiating to acquire Sauer brands for $1 billion.
🔸 RCI Hospitality ( $RICK) Q4: adj. EPS $1.63 (est. $0.37), adj. EBITDA $17.9M (est. $13.92M), revenue $73.2M (est. $72.98M); forecasts FY29 revenue at $400M, FCF at $75M with 7.5M shares.
🔸 Tesla ( $TSLA) upgraded to Overweight by Mizuho, target price raised to $515.
🔸 Online sports betting: New Jersey's November handle exceeds $1.2B, with $119M in revenue, up 24.1% from last year.
🔸 Compass Minerals ( $CMP) Q4: adj. EPS loss (-$0.77) vs. est. (-$0.44), revenue $208.8M vs. est. $213.5M; adj. EBITDA $15.6M.
🔸 Expects 2025 salt sales volumes up 9% and 2024 Plant Nutrition volumes up 25% to 273K tons.
🔸 Kosmos Energy ( $KOS) abandons acquisition talks with Tullow Oil.
🔸 Joby Aviation ( $JOBY) completes major FAA certification tests for aerostructures.
🔸 Nucor Corp. ( $NUE) lowers Q4 EPS guidance to $0.55-$0.65, below consensus of $0.87.
🔸 Owens Corning ( $OC) upgraded to Overweight by Wells Fargo.
🔸 Biden administration offers PG&E ( $PCG) a $15B loan for climate and grid improvement projects.
🔸 Affirm Holdings ( $AFRM) issues $750M in Convertible Senior Notes due 2029, plans to repurchase up to $300M in Class A stock.
🔸 Marqeta ( $MQ) downgraded to Equal Weight by Barclays.
🔸 Jazz Pharmaceuticals ( $JAZZ) CEO Bruce Cozadd to retire by end of 2025.
🔸 Rockwell Medical ( $RMTI) secures multi-year deal with top dialysis provider, anticipating $10M+ in 2025 sales, with annual price increases and a term up to five years.
🔸 eBay Inc ( $EBAY) board approved an additional $3B for stock repurchases on Dec 12.
🔸 Mitek Systems ( $MITK) Q4: adj. EPS $0.33 (est. $0.17), adj. EBITDA $15.4M (est. $8.314M), revenue $43.222M (est. $41.31M); FY25 guidance: revenue $170-180M (est. $179.52M), adj. EBITDA margin 24-28%.