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Pedestrians pass in front of an Ulta Beauty store in New York. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Ulta spiked more than 9% during extended trading after the beauty retailer posted mixed third-quarter earnings and matched same store-sales estimates. The company earned $2.25

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nike (NKE) – The athletic footwear and apparel maker was upgraded to “buy” from “neutral” at Goldman Sachs and added to the firm’s “Conviction Buy” list. Goldman believes Nike is on the verge of a sharp acceleration in earnings growth, with China being a key driver.

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Joel Anderson, CEO, Five Below  Scott Mlyn | CNBC Five Below — The retailer said its comparable sales rose 2.9% in the third quarter, versus the 2.6% that analysts had expected. Its shares were up over 4% in extended-hours trading. Verint Systems — Shares of the

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – Campbell Soup reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, although sales were slightly below expectation as organic sales fell by 1%. The company saw an increase in its share of the soup market for the first time in 10 quarters. Alphabet (GOOGL) – The

Larry Page, co-founder and chief executive officer at Google Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Google’s parent-company Alphabet edged nearly 1% higher after the company announced that Larry Page will step down as CEO and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Lands’ End (LE) – The apparel retailer reported third-quarter earnings of 11 cents per share, 2 cents a share above estimates. Revenue came in below forecasts, but comparable-store sales posted an unexpected increase. Lands’ End also gave a better-than-expected current-quarter earnings outlook. AK Steel (AKS) –

Rob Bernshteyn, CEO, Coupa Software Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell Shares of Coupa Software slipped more than 2% during extended trading after the cloud services company reported third-quarter earnings. Coupa posted earnings of 20 cents per share on revenue of $101.8 million in the third quarter. The

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walt Disney (DIS) – Disney’s “Frozen 2” set a Thanksgiving holiday weekend record by taking in $123.7 million in North American ticket sales. That broke the previous record set in 2013 by “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN) – Shares

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin waves to the media prior to a meeting of leaders of the BRICS emerging economies at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, November 14, 2019. Pavel Golovkin | Pool via Reuters OPEC and Russia are likely to extend their oil production deal at least through midyear, but if they were

The Charging Bull near Wall Street is pictured in New York. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Stocks have had a bang-up year so far, and they’re heading straight into the month that is often the best of all. The S&P 500 is up more than  25% for the year so far. Thanksgiving week was technically very

An oil tanker is anchored near the Port of Long Beach, California, U.S. Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Walmart, Target, TJX Companies – Shares of the retailers climbed as much as 1% each on Black Friday as U.S. shoppers hunted for deals, with online

Boys run past burning tires set up by Iraqi protesters during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq, November 26. Alaa al-Marjani | Reuters The resignation of Iraq’s prime minister helped trigger a drop in oil prices, but analysts say that may not be the right response by investors, as Iraq’s future may have just become

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Tech Data (TECD) – The technology distributor agreed to be bought by private-equity firm Apollo Global (APO) in a sweetened offer worth $5.14 billion excluding debt, or $145 per share. Tech Data had struck a deal to be bought by Apollo earlier this month for $130

John Deere combine harvesters sit on display during the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Deere — Deere‘s stock dropped 4.5% as the worst performer among the S&P 500 companies after the manufacturing

Chances are good the stock market could hit a few bumps as December gets underway, but any pullback should be slight, setting up for a year end Santa rally, strategists say. The tone around trade talks between the U.S. and China has been positive enough to keep the market moving higher. The Dec. 15 deadline

Flextronics International Apple factory employees work on Apple Mac Pro computer assembly in Austin, TX, November 20, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters Economists are boosting their fourth quarter growth forecasts after the trade deficit narrowed and business investment showed a surprise pickup in October. The CNBC/Moody’s Analytic’s rapid update of economists forecasts showed a median

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Deere (DE) – The heavy equipment maker reported quarterly earnings of $2.14 per share, a penny a share above estimates. Revenue also topped forecasts, however Deere said its results continue to be affected by lingering trade tensions and ongoing uncertainties in the agriculture sector. Boeing (BA)

The Hewlett-Packard Co. logo is displayed on the window of an electronics store in New York. Ramin Talaie | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: HP shares jumped more than 2% during extended trading after the company posted a fourth-quarter earnings beat on the top and bottom line.

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Best Buy (BBY) – The electronics retailer reported quarterly earnings of $1.13 per share, 10 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also came in above forecasts. Same-store sales rose 1.7%, beating the consensus estimate of 1.3%, and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast. Abercrombie &

A customer walks towards the entrance of a CVS Health Corp. store in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Christopher Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: CVS Health shares popped more than 2% before settling around its closing price of $76.58 following