8 Stocks To Watch For August 9, 2019

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

• Wall Street expects PG&E Corporation PCG to report quarterly earnings at $0.98 per share on revenue of $4.43 billion before the opening bell. PG&E shares rose 1.8% to $18.84 in after-hours trading.
• Uber Technologies Inc UBER reported weaker-than-expected results for its second quarter on Thursday. Uber shares dipped 6.2% to $40.30 in the after-hours trading session.
• Yelp Inc YELP reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter. The company also announced CFO Charles Baker will step down on Sept. 2 in order to accept an executive position at another company. Yelp has initiated an executive search for a new CFO. Yelp shares gained 5% to $36.70 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts are expecting Tribune Company TRCO to have earned $0.73 per share on revenue of $484.92 million in the latest quarter. Tribune will release earnings before the markets open. Tribune shares rose 0.1% to close at $46.58 on Thursday.

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• Symantec Corporation SYMC reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter. Broadcom announced plans to purchase Symantec enterprise security unit for $10.7 billion in cash. Symantec shares gained 3.6% to $23.75 in the after-hours trading session.
• Tutor Perini Corp TPC reported weaker-than-expected Q2 results. Tutor Perini shares tumbled 9.5% to $10.00 in the after-hours trading session.
• Analysts expect E. W. Scripps Co SSP to report quarterly loss at $0.02 per share on revenue of $337.73 million before the opening bell. E. W. Scripps shares gained 1.4% to close at $14.62 on Thursday.
• Dropbox Inc DBX reported upbeat earnings and sales results for its second quarter. Dropbox shares fell 5.9% to $20.20 in the after-hours trading session.