Small business owners expecting better business conditions fell 11 points to a net 32 percent and
expected sales fell to a net 20 percent, though both remain at historically high levels.
Not exact matches
At the same time, Foot Locker shares, already down sharply this year, tumbled 25 % in heavy trading as the retailer reported that comparable
sales fell 6 % in the second quarter — a stunning result given the 1.7 % increase
expected by Wall Street, according to Consensus Metrix.
Nike shares
fell despite reporting better than
expected earnings and a surge in global
sales due to this summer's World Cup tournament in Brazil.
NEW YORK, May 1 - Pfizer Inc on Tuesday reported lower - than -
expected first - quarter revenue as demand for some key drugs and international
sales fell short of estimates, sparking a 5.1 percent drop in shares of the largest U.S. drugmaker.
Brewer Carlsberg warned Wednesday that profits for 2011 would be lower than
expected after beer
sales fell in Russia.
Yum shares
fell 5 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday after results showed
sales at restaurants open at least a year rose 1 percent in the three months ended March 31, compared with the 2 percent
expected by analysts, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Battlefront II
fell dramatically short of its
sales targets, selling less than half of the 1.72 million units it was
expected to in its first month.
On Tuesday, drugstore chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will release second - quarter financial results that are
expected to show
sales that
fall short of Wall Street's expectations.
Sterling has
fallen on weaker - than -
expected inflation and retail
sales data and comments from BOE Governor Mark Carney on Thursday, which traders interpreted as the BOE's being less committed to raising rates in May due to recent «mixed» data.
The company reported on Thursday another dismal quarter of declining
sales in the U.S., where comparable
sales fell 2 %, even worse than the 1.5 % decline analysts polled by Consensus Metrix were
expecting.
Shares
fell 5.1 percent to $ 5.22 in extended trading after the company missed first - quarter
sales estimates, selling 2.2 million devices, compared with 2.33 million
expected by analysts, according to financial data analytics firm FactSet.
Its Hepatitis C franchise
sales fell in line with estimates and its
sales on newly acquired drugs were better than
expected.
Shares of Intel
fall 5 percent after the company projected fourth - quarter
sales that will be lower than
expected.
Herbalife (hlf) said on Sunday it
expects current - quarter revenue to
fall more than previously
expected, after
sales were hurt amid efforts by the nutritional supplement maker to comply with regulatory requirements related to its business practices.
As for Deere, the manufacturer reported that
sales are
expected to
fall 10 % in the year ending October, a considerable downgrade from the previous forecast of 7 %.
But the
sales declines are only accelerating: in the first three months of 2014, North American revenue
fell 21 % and Wall Street analysts are not
expecting any better when Avon reports second - quarter results in late July.
You don't have to tell me Canada Goose has seen its annual revenue grow by 3,000 % with
sales expected to top $ 100 million last
fall as the company continues to build market share in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
The British Columbia Real Estate Association has released its 2018 first quarter housing forecast, showing residential
sales are
expected to
fall 8.6 per cent to 94,855 units this year, with the decline continuing into 2019.
Euromonitor
expects U.S. dairy milk
sales, which were $ 14.7 billion in 2014, to
fall about 11 percent to around $ 13.2 billion by 2019.
McDonald's comparable restaurant
sales in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region
fell 12.6 % in January, significantly more than the 8.4 % drop analysts
expected.
Last month, the burger giant posted a steeper than
expected sales decline, with global
sales at restaurants open for more than a year
falling 1.8 % in January, the eighth straight month of
falling sales.
Alaska Airlines
expects Saver Fares, which will go on
sale this
fall, to drive as much as $ 100 million in revenue in 2019.
Total
sales in the 2017 quarter declined 1 % to $ 571 million and
fell short of the $ 588 million that analysts had
expected.
For the state, it could mean
falling short of the $ 44 million to $ 82 million in annual revenue it
expected to collect from the 17 percent tax on pot
sales.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 ended in April, Barnes & Noble's comparable - store
sales fell 0.8 % and the company
expects those figures to rise only modestly in the current fiscal year.
The net percent of owners
expecting higher real
sales volumes
fell 8 points, to a net 20 percent of owners.
Pending home
sales in March, which measure signed contracts, not closings,
fell more than
expected, with real estate agents blaming a severe lack of listings, especially in more affordable price ranges.
Closed
sales to buy existing homes
fell more than
expected in July, with Realtors citing the lack of supply as the primary reason.
Still, while McDonald's
sales grew more than
expected, the number of people visiting its U.S. restaurants
fell in the first quarter.
Yun noted that national
sales numbers could weaken more than
expected this
fall, due to the disruption in the Houston housing market from Hurricane Harvey.
VA
sales, which
fell 9 percent last year to $ 95.6 billion compared to 2016, are
expected to be flat to down 1 percent to 5 percent in 2018.
Indexed annuity
sales in 2017
fell 5 percent to $ 57.6 billion compared with record
sales in 2016, but analysts
expect FIA
sales to rise this year as insurers and distributors adjust and move on from new Department of Labor fiduciary rules.
Food companies
fell after General Mills posted a better - than -
expected profit but weaker
sales.
Treasury bond prices rallied and yields on the 10 - year
fell to between 2.8 % and 2.85 % following the release of benign inflation data and weaker - than -
expected retail
sales figures.
However, with expectations that foreign exchange rates and asset
sales will continue dampen its revenue, P&G
expects net
sales to
fall somewhere between a decline of 1 percent and flat with the year - ago period.
Here's a hypothetical example: If computer tablet
sales are projected to rise and desktop computer
sales are
expected to
fall, a hedge fund manager may buy shares of a company that develops tablet devices and sell borrowed stock of a company that produces desktop computers.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP)-- CVS Health Corp. reported better - than -
expected third - quarter earnings Tuesday as increased use of specialty drugs helped offset missing
sales of tobacco products, which the company stopped selling this
fall.
While Tim Hortons still dominates Canada's coffee market, the company has weathered uneven same - store
sales growth this year, and
expects to
fall short of its target ranges.
Auto
sales in Thailand are
expected to
fall 31 per cent in 2014 after months of political unrest, but
sales could recover in 2015...
The German bunds traded tad lower during European session Friday as investors have largely shrugged - off the lower - than -
expected services PMI for the month of April, besides the
fall in eurozones retail
sales for the month...
Moreover, the homebuilder didn't see its quarterly profit
fall as sharply as some investors had
expected, and despite some lower
sales prices for its luxury new homes, Toll Brothers said that unit
sales were up 12 % for the quarter, and net signed contracts were up by more than a fifth in terms of homes sold.
Just yesterday, we learned that retail
sales for the month of June
fell 0.5 % on a sequential basis, far worse than what the consensus
expected.
The numbers come one day after the local real estate board in Calgary, which was
expected to be a hot spot in the country for housing
sales this year, said
sales fell by more than 2 per cent compared to last March.
In contrast to the surge in retail
sales in June, households tended to delay their purchases of motor vehicles until after 30 June when the price of cars was
expected to
fall and a number of new models were launched on the Australian market.
Sales are
expected to
fall further in 2018 as higher interest rates push up monthly car payments.
On Tuesday, the sports apparel company reported a narrower - than -
expected second - quarter loss, but shares
fell as the company trimmed its
sales forecast for the year.
While Wal - Mart «s revenue eked out another gain, its
sales fell short of what analysts were
expecting, as foreign exchange headwinds weighed, and it recorded a slight miss on domestic comparable
sales growth.
The burrito chain said Tuesday that
sales fell 21.9 percent at established restaurants during the third quarter, worse than the 18.3 percent drop Wall Street analysts
expected, according...
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) reported better - than -
expected earnings for its first quarter on Wednesday, but
sales fell short of expectations.
Wall Street's rally began after government data showed improving retail
sales and the Fed said it saw signs of a stronger economy and
expected the unemployment rate to keep
falling.