• US close: Stocks sharply lower following tech earnings, PCE reading

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday as market participants were again zeroed in on Q3 earnings and a number of key data points.

• Merck tops Q3 earnings forecasts despite slower Gardasil demand

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  (Sharecast News) - Pharmaceuticals firm Merck reported a solid third quarter on Thursday, with revenue up 4% year-over-year to $16.7bn, driven by robust sales of its cancer drug Keytruda, although muted demand for the Gardasil HPV vaccine remained a challenge.

• Europe close: Stocks hit 11-week low as global earnings underwhelm

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - European stocks dropped sharply for the third straight day on Thursday, with rising bond yields and a barrage of disappointing earnings from the likes of BNP Paribas, Smith & Nephew and AB InBev weighing heavily on risk appetite.

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  (Sharecast News) - International Paper posted strong third-quarter results on Thursday, reporting adjusted earnings of 44 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks consensus estimate of 24 cents by 83%.

• US open: Stocks lower following Q3 earnings, PCE data

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  (Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks were firmly in the red early on Thursday as market participants were again zeroed in on Q3 earnings and a number of key data points.

• US initial jobless claims fall to 216,000

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  (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a decelerated pace in the week ended 26 October, according to the Labor Department.

• US pre-open: Futures lower following Q3 GDP, tech earnings

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were firmly in the red ahead of the bell on Thursday following a preliminary reading of America's Q3 GDP and earnings from some big-name tech firms overnight.

• Europe midday: Stoxx 600 hits eight-week low

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  (Sharecast News) - European stock markets fell sharply on Thursday as a barrage of disappointing corporate earnings weighed on sentiment, pushing the Stoxx 600 to its lowest level in nearly two months.

• Eurozone inflation back up to 2% target as energy deflation eases

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  (Sharecast News) - Eurozone inflation met the European Central Bank's target level of 2% in October after rebounding strongly from its lowest rate in three years the previous month.

• BNP Paribas net income grows as core business faces challenges

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - BNP Paribas shares were in the red on Thursday morning, after it reported third-quarter net income of €2.87bn, marking a 5.9% year-on-year increase, amid challenges in its core lending business and a mixed performance from investment banking.

• Asia report: Most markets fall as Bank of Japan holds rates

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Asia-Pacific markets saw a general downturn on Thursday as investors reacted to the Bank of Japan's decision to keep interest rates unchanged and monitored China's latest manufacturing data.

• SocGen reshuffles management as Q3 numbers beat forecasts

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - French lender Societe Generale posted better-than-expected quarterly profits on Thursday, as it unveiled a shake-up of senior management.

• Stellantis Q3 sales tank as US inventory reduction continues

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Shares in Italian-American auto giant Stellantis edged higher on Thursday after a big drop in third-quarter revenues wasn't as bad as feared, as the company works to cut inventory levels at US dealerships.

• Beer volumes disappoint at AB InBev

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Shares in Anheuser-Busch InBev came under pressure on Thursday, after the brewing giant posted a sharper-than-expected drop in beer volumes.

• German retail sales rise for third straight month

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Retail sales in Germany unexpectedly rose for the third straight month in September, according to data from the Federal Statistical Office.

• Europe open: Stocks at seven-week low as earnings disappoint

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - European stocks dropped to their lowest in seven weeks on Thursday as investors digested a barrage of economic data and weak corporate earnings from a long list of blue-chip names.

• BoJ keeps benchmark policy rate unchanged

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark policy rate unchanged on Thursday at 0.25%, as widely expected.

• China manufacturing activity expands for first time in six months

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity in China expanded in October for the first time since April, according to figures released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics.

• Danske Bank ups guidance after bumper third quarter

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Danske Bank boosted its full-year outlook on Thursday, after third-quarter earnings at Denmark's biggest lender smashed expectations.

• Europe close: Stocks end lower

  Thursday 31 Oct 2024

  (Sharecast News) - European stocks ended lower in the next-to-last session until month's end, albeit off their worst levels.

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