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QUICK MARKET SUMMARY: CONSUMER: 🔸 Colgate ( $CL): New $5B buyback, dividend to $0.52. 🔸 $NCLH: Upgraded to Equal Weight (Morgan Stanley). 🔸 Lennar ( $LEN): Q1 EPS $2.14 (est. $1.73), rev $7.63B (est. $7.49B); Q2 orders 22.5k-23.5k, deliveries 19.5k-20.5k. 🔸 Nike ( $NKE): Q3 EPS $0.54 (est. $0.28), rev $11.3B (est. $11.03B); guides Q4 rev down mid-teens. 🔸 $NIO: Q4 rev $2.7B (est. $2.79B), EV deliveries up 45%; Q1 guide: 41k-43k vehicles, rev $1.69B-$1.76B (est. $2.48B). 🔸 Torrid ( $CURV): Q4 sales -6.1% y/y; guides Q1 sales $264M-$274M (est. $279M), EBITDA below estimates. 🔸 Target ( $TGT): Files $1B note offering due 2035. Energy/Industrials/Materials: 🔸 FedEx ( $FDX): Q3 EPS $4.51 (miss), rev $22.2B (beat); cuts FY25 guidance. 🔸 Nucor ( $NUE): Q1 EPS guide $0.50-$0.60 (est. $1.09); sees lower steel product prices. 🔸 Planet Labs ( $PL): Q4 loss -$0.08 (est. -$0.02), rev $61.6M; Q1 guide below est. 🔸 U.S. Steel ( $X): Q1 EBITDA $125M (in line), EPS loss guided larger than est. 🔸 BP ( $BP): Elliott pushes for cost cuts, possible board changes (Reuters). Healthcare: 🔸 Assembly Bio ( $ASMB): Files $250M mixed shelf. 🔸 Editas ( $EDIT): CFO stepping down. 🔸 Foghorn ( $FHTX): Files $100M shelf. 🔸 J&J ( $JNJ): Plans $55B investment in U.S. manufacturing/research. 🔸 Maravai ( $MRVI): Guides Q1 rev $43M-$45M (est. $63M). 🔸 Vor Bio ( $VOR): Files $350M shelf. Tech/Media/Telecom: 🔸 Micron ( $MU): Q2 EPS $1.56 (beat), rev $8.05B; Q3 guide above est. 🔸 Luminar ( $LAZR): Sees slower Q1, FY25 rev growth 10%-20%. 🔸 Quantum ( $QUBT): Q4 loss -$0.47 (miss), rev $62k; chip foundry launch in 2025. 🔸 Super Micro ( $SMCI): Upgraded to Neutral (JPM), price target raised to $45.
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MORNING RECAP ❖ Alaska Airlines ( $ALK) to launch direct flights to Tokyo and Seoul from Seattle in 2025 post-Hawaiian acquisition. ❖ Casey’s General Store ( $CASY) Q2: EPS $4.85, revs down 2.9% to $3.95B. Grocery up 8.8%, Fuel down 8.8%. ❖ eBay ( $EBAY) downgraded to Underperform by Jefferies, target cut to $52 from $60. ❖ Stellantis ( $STLA) and CATL to invest €4.1B for a low-cost EV battery plant in Spain. ❖ Toll Brothers ( $TOL) Q4: EPS $4.63, revs up 10% to $3.33B. Backlog down 6.9%, contracts up 30%. ❖ Vail Resorts ( $MTN) Q1: EPS ($4.61), revs $260.28M. Guides net income to $240M-$316M. ❖ Anglo American ( $NGLOY) faces charges in Chile over El Soldado copper mine issues. ❖ Celanese Corp. ( $CE) appoints Scott Richardson as CEO effective Jan 1, 2025. ❖ Fluence Energy ( $FLNC) offers $300M in convertible bonds due 2030. ❖ Planet Labs ( $PL) Q3: EPS loss (-$0.02), revs $61.3M. Q4 revenue expected at $61M-$63M. ❖ Amazon ( $AMZN) and Intuit ( $INTU) expand partnership, leveraging AWS since 2013 for enhanced customer experiences. ❖ Arthur J. Gallagher ( $AJG) offers $8.5B in common stock at $280/share. ❖ Cohen & Steers ( $CNS) AUM up to $91.4B from $89.7B, driven by $1.9B market appreciation, offset by net outflows. ❖ Lazard ( $LAZ) AUM at $234.4B, with $3B market appreciation, $2.3B net outflows, and $2.2B forex depreciation. ❖ Eli Lilly ( $LLY) launches $15B share buyback, increases dividend by 15% to $1.50/share. ❖ Fate Therapeutics ( $FATE) shares positive Phase 1 data for FT819 in treating lupus, showing sustained B-cell depletion and remission in first patient. ❖ HealthEquity ( $HQY) Q3: EPS $0.78 vs. est. $0.72; revs $300.4M vs. est. $290M; adjusted EBITDA up 24% to $118.2M. Forecasts FY24 EPS $3.08-$3.16, revs $1.185B-$1.195B. ❖ Oracle ( $ORCL) Q2: adj EPS $1.47 vs. $1.48 est., revs $14.06B vs. $14.12B est. AI demand boosts Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by 52%; Total Remaining Performance Obligations up 49% to $97B; Cloud Revenue up 24% to $5.9B. ❖ Braze ( $BRZE) Q3: adj EPS $0.02 vs. loss (-$0.01) est., revs $152.1M vs. $148.19M est. Q4 guidance and FY25 revenue outlook raised to $588M-$589M. ❖ https://t.co/dPTowbRrks ( $AI) Q2: revs up 29% to $94.3M, adj EPS loss (-$0.06) vs. (-$0.16) est. Q3 revs forecast at $95.5M-$100.5M; FY25 revenue expected at $378M-$398M. ❖ Micron Technology ( $MU) receives $6.1B subsidy for U.S. semiconductor facilities. ❖ MongoDB ( $MDB) Q3: adj EPS $1.16 vs. $0.69 est., revs up 22% to $529.4M. Atlas revenue up 26%, customer base at 52,600. Raises FY25 EPS and revenue forecasts; CFO resigns. ❖ Taiwan Semiconductor ( $TSM) November sales up 34% y/y to NT$276.06B, down 12.2% m/m.
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