Shares of supply chain optimization software maker Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) jumped 11.4% in the morning session after the company reported first-quarter 2025 results that significantly exceeded analysts' expectations across revenue, EPS, and EBITDA. The key highlight for the quarter was a 25% increase in remaining performance obligations, a forward-looking measure that signals sustained demand for its cloud products.
Shares of equipment distributor Watsco (NYSE:WSO) fell 8.5% in the afternoon session after the company reported underwhelming first-quarter 2025 results. Its revenue missed significantly, and its EBITDA fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Sales fell modestly, and operating income declined by a wider margin as the business was hit by slow demand in new housing and overseas markets. Overall, this was a weaker quarter.
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Big Tech is preparing for its first earnings since Trump launched his global trade war.
Wall Street staged a sharp rebound Wednesday as easing trade tensions, potential tariff cuts on Chinese imports, and a more market-sensitive tone from the White House helped reverse the "sell America" trade.
Shares of Philip Morris International set an all-time high Wednesday after the tobacco giant topped first-quarter estimates and lifted its full-year profit outlook.
President Trump and his team have been aggressive in touting ambitious efforts to strike trade deals. The claims helped spur a market boost but haven’t yet been backed with concrete signs of progress.
Chip stocks including Nvidia and Broadcom rose sharply Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump reportedly said the administration's tariffs on China "will come down substantially."
The prospect of negotiations between Washington and Beijing, currently locked in an escalating tit-for-tat tariff war, helped lift sentiment after a Wall Street Journal report cited a senior White House official as saying that U.S. tariffs on China were likely to come down to between roughly 50% and 60%. The three main indexes were already in recovery mode after Trump said late on Tuesday he had "no intention" of firing Powell, walking back last week's market rattling comment that the Fed chair's termination could not come "fast enough" that had drawn heavy criticism.
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