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    Aug 24, 2023
    • T-Mobile US Inc declined 1.9% to $133.77 and the company said in an 8-K filing with the SEC that it plans to take a one-time pre-tax charge of $450 million in the third quarter to account for 5,000 job cuts, about 7% of its workforce. 
      • Nvidia Corp jumped 3.8% to $488.05 after the chipmaker reported sharply higher sales and earnings in its latest quarter. 

        Nvidia reported quarterly sales soared 88% to $13.51 billion and net income jumped eight-fold to $6.1 billion from $656 million and diluted earnings per share advanced to $2.48 from 26 cents a year ago. 

        Gross margin jumped to 70.1% from 43.5% in the quarter a year ago. 

        Nvidia said it will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of4 cents per share on September 28 to all shareholders of record on September 7.

        The company's earnings exceeded high expectations of earnings and also forecasted revenue above market expectations. 

        During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, NVIDIA returned $3.38 billion to shareholders  through the sale of 7.5 million shares repurchased for $3.28 billion, and cash dividends. 

        As of the end of the second quarter, the company had $3.95 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization. 

        On August 21, the Board of Directors approved an additional $25 billion in share repurchases, without expiration. and the company plans to continue share repurchases this fiscal year.

        The maker of graphics processing chips benefited from the surge in AI-driven demand for its chips as device makers rushed to release products that can process AI queries. 

        The company expected revenue in the current quarter around $16 billion with a band of 2% and gross margin of 71.5% with a band of 50 basis points.  
        • Aug 23, 2023
        • Peloton Interactive Inc dropped 23.3% to $5.38 after the fitness equipment company reported wider-than-expected and the company forecasted weak sales outlook in its fiscal first quarter. 

          The company's sales guidance between $580 million and $600 million fell short of market expectations of at least $620 million. 

          The company also said that the cost of the recent recall also exceeded its estimates and expects additional expenses in the future. 
          • Analog Devices, Inc rose 0.6% to $177,75 after the company reported fiscal third quarter results that evoked mixed reactions from investors. 

            Stock recovered from the slump of 5% in pre-market trading after the company forecasted fiscal fourth quarter revenues of $27 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $2.0.  
            • Nike Inc declined 2.7% to &98.76 and the athletic shoemaker extended losses to the 10th session in a row after Foot Locker reported weaker-than-expected sales.  
              • Foot Locker Inc plunged 29.7% to $16.71 after the specialty retailer reported sales declined almost 10% from a year ago and the company also suspended its quarterly dividend. 
                • Aug 22, 2023
                • Fabrinet soared 31.5% to $153.66 after the advanced manufacturing company reported better-than-expected quarterly results. 

                  Revenue increased to $655.9 million compared to $587.9 million and net income increased to $60.8 million from $56.2 million and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.65 from $1.51 a year earlier. 

                  Fabrinet's Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to an additional $47.6 million of the company's ordinary shares, bringing the aggregate authorization under the existing share repurchase program to $294.8 million, with $100 million still available.
                  • Dick's Sporting Goods Inc plunged 24.1% to $111.53 after the sporting goods retailer reported sharply lower earnings per share and the company blamed the shortfall to higher-than-usual theft. 

                    Dick's said fiscal second quarter revenue was $3.22 billion and diluted earnings per share was $2.82, sharply lower than some analysts estimate of as high as $3.79. 

                    The retailer also lowered its annual outlook. 
                    • Lowe's Companies Inc increased 3.6% to $225.74 after the home improvement retailer reiterated its full-year outlook. 

                      Revenue in the quarter ending on August 4 declined to $24.96 billion from $27.5 billion and net income decreased to $2.67 billion from $2.88 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $4.56 from $4.68 a year earlier.   
                      • Aug 21, 2023
                      • Earthstone Energy Inc soared 13.8% to $18.42 after the company agreed to be acquired by  Permian Resources in an all-stock deal that valued the company at $4.5 billion, including the company's debt. 

                        Each share of Earthstone common stock will be exchanged for 1.446 shares of Permian Resources common stock.