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Jan 17, 2024
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Charles Schwab decreased 1.3% to $63.51 after the financial services provider reported better-than-expected earnings but revenue fell short of market expectations.
Net revenue in the fourth quarter declined 19% to $4.5 billion from $5.5 billion, net income dropped 47% to $1.1 billion from $1.98 billion, and diluted earnings per share fell to 51 cents from 97 cents a year ago.
The company added 3.8 million net new accounts and increased its total client base to 34.8 million. -
U.S. Bancorp gained 0.3% to $41.49 after the regional bank reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings.
Total net revenue increased 6.7% to $6.7 billion from $6.4 billion, net income declined 7.4% to $861 million from $930 million, and diluted earnings per share dropped to 49 cents from 57 cents a year ago.
The common equity tier 1 capital ratio rose to 9.9% at the end of the December quarter from 9.7% at the end of the September quarter.
Average total deposit growth was 4.3% and average total loan growth was 3.6% from a year ago, respectively. -
Retail sales, adjusted for seasonal and calendar factors but not price changes, increased 5.6% from a year ago in December, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
Retail sales rose the most in eleven months, following a downwardly revised 4% rise in November.
Retail sales, unadjusted for price changes or inflation, increased 3.2% in the full year 2023.
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Delta Air Lines declined 5.5% to $39.92 after the international carrier reported a sharply higher profit but lowered its 2024 outlook.
Operating income in the fourth quarter increased by 6% to $14.2 billion from $13.4 billion, net income soared to $2.03 billion from $828 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $3.16 from $1.29.
The company guided full-year 2024 earnings to range between $6.0 and $7.0 per share, lower than the previous estimate of at least $7 per share released last year.
Revenue in the first quarter of 2024 is expected to increase between 3% and 6%, and earnings per share between 25 cents and 50 cents. -
Citigroup rose 2.2% to $53.21 after the bank reported a quarterly loss as the company booked charges linked to restructuring, overseas risks, and last year's regional banking crisis.
Revenue in the fourth quarter decreased 3% to $17.4 billion, net income swung to a loss of $1.8 billion from a profit of $3.5 billion, and diluted earnings per share declined to ($1.16) from $1.16 a year ago. -
Bank of America decreased 2.7% to $32.25 after the bank reported lower quarterly earnings because of one-time charges assessed by the FDIC and transitioning away from the London Interbank Offered Rate.
Revenue in the quarter increased to $22 billion, net income declined 50% to $3.1 billion from $7.1 billion, and diluted earnings per share dropped to 35 cents from 85 cents a year ago.
The charges in the quarter include a $1.6 billion pre-tax charge to transition away from LIBOR and a special fee of $2.1 billion charged by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to rescue Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. -
Wells Fargo declined 1.1% to $48.46 despite the bank reporting higher earnings in the fourth quarter, but the bank warned that net interest income in 2024 is likely to be lower than the previous year.
Revenue in the fourth quarter increased 2% to $20.48 billion, and net income rose to $3.45 billion, or 86 cents, from $3.16 billion, or 75 cents, a year ago.
Net interest income in the quarter declined 5% from a year ago to $12.78 billion, and the bank warned that level could decline between 7% and 9% on an annual basis from $52.4 billion in 2023. -
JP Morgan Chase rose 2.1% to $173.75 after the bank reported quarterly results and a rise in adjusted earnings, excluding fees paid to the government tied to the seizures of regional banks.
Revenue in the fourth quarter increased 12% to $39.94 billion, and net income declined 15% to $9.31 billion, or $3.04 per share. -
The consumer price index advanced to 3.4% in December, from a five-month low of 3.1% in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.
Over half of the increase in inflation was driven by a rise in shelter prices, and the index for shelter rose at 6.2% compared to 6.5% in the previous month.
The slower decline in energy prices by 2.0% compared to 5.4% fall in November, supported the rebound in inflation in the month.
Compared to November, consumer prices rose 0.3%, the largest increase in three months.
Annual core inflation, which excludes food and energy, eased to 3.9% in December from 4.0% in November, and monthly core inflation rose 0.3% in the month, matching the rate in the previous month.
The shelter inflation was the largest contributor to core inflation in the month, after prices rose at 0.5% in December, faster than 0.4% rise in the previous month.
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KB Home declined 3% to $61.28 after the home builder reported its fourth-quarter results.
Revenue in the quarter decreased to $1.67 billion from $1.94 billion, net income dropped to $150.3 million from $216.4 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.85 from $2.47.
Homes delivered in the quarter decreased 10% to 3,407, and the average selling price declined 4.5% to $487,300 from $510,400 a year ago.
However, demand for new homes increased in the final quarter, and the cancellation rate declined.
Net orders for the fourth quarter were up 176% to 1,909, and net order value grew 157% to $932.6 million.
However, the backlog of home orders declined to 5,510 from 7,662, and the backlog value fell to $2.67 billion from $3.69 billion a year ago.
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