Q1 earnings

Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) announced first quarter 2019 results which were $0.01 share worse than analyst expectations at a loss of $2.26 per share. Revenue of $3.1 billion was $20 million better than forecasts. Total revenue increased 20 percent year-over-year to $3.1 billion. Gross...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) posted adjusted earnings of $1.13 per share for the first quarter of 2019, coming in higher than analyst estimates of $1.02. The retail giant's U.S. same-store sales were up 3.4 percent, its highest first-quarter results in nine years and fourth consecutive quarter...

Singapore-headquartered liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemicals ocean carrier, Epic Gas today announced minimal losses of US$300,000 in the first quarter of 2019. That's an improvement of 89 percent, which represents a U$2.4 million uptick from the losses recorded in the first quarter...

Yang Ming Marine Transport narrowed its first quarter 2019 loss thanks to higher volumes of container shipments. The Taiwanese liner operator reported first quarter revenue of $1.14 billion, up 5 percent from a year earlier. The company's net loss, after tax was $22 million in the first...

Specialist liquid-gas ocean carrier Navigator Gas evidently had a faulty compass in the first quarter of 2019 as it reported a $3.3m loss. The company attributed its results to geopolitical issues along with a variety of one-off incidents around the world. Together they tended to cause an...

U.S.-based container ship operator Matson (NYSE: MATX) reported first quarter 2019 results that were above analysts' estimates, thanks to strength in the company's logistics business. The Honolulu-based Matson reported net income of $12.5 million for the first quarter, down from the $14.2...

If you happened to glance at stock futures early this morning after the U.S. raised tariffs on China just after midnight, you might have been surprised to see the market moving higher.  It looks like some investors had hoped that with the Chinese delegation still in Washington, something could...

Cervus Equipment reported a higher than expected loss and lower revenue in its first quarter, which included a sharp drop in truck sales. The Canadian firm, which owns a network of heavy equipment dealers, incurred a loss of C$2.7 million (the Canadian dollar equals US$0.74) compared to C$0.1...

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You sometimes hear that sausage-making is a messy process that shouldn’t be watched too closely. The same might be true when it comes to trade negotiations with China. We’re basically watching it unfold right in front of our eyes, and that makes for some choppy, volatile trading. Those...

YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) reported a $31.7 million consolidated operating loss on first quarter 2019 revenue of $1.182 billion. The loss widened from a year ago and revenue fell slightly, down from $1.215 billion in the first quarter of 2018. CEO Darren Hawkins placed the revenue decline on...

Here are four stocks to watch with strong technical momentum fueled by earnings and other news. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) gained 39 cents to $19.54 on Tuesday on 1.4 million shares. The biotech company announced Monday that the FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for its...

Freighter aircraft deployments and additional business handled for the U.S. Department of Defense helped raise first quarter earnings and revenue by double-digits for cargo aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG). Wilmington, Ohio-based ATSG reported earnings from...

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc (NYSE: LYFT) reported a first quarter 2019 net loss of $1.14 billion, or a net loss of $48.53 per share, the company said on May 7. In comparison, Lyft said it had a net loss of $234.3 million, or a net loss of $11.69 per share, in the first quarter of 2018....

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RRTS) reported a loss of $1.78 per share compared with the break-even consensus estimate. The asset-right and asset-light logistics service provider's reported revenue of $507.1 million in the first quarter of 2019 was down 11 percent year-...