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Key Takeaways Utz Brands beat fourth-quarter earnings forecasts on higher demand for its branded salty snacks. The food company’s revenue fell as its non-branded and non-salty snacks organic net sales fell. Utz sees full-year adjusted EPS up 10% to 15%, with organic net sales up by a low-single-digit percentage. Shares of Utz Brands (UTZ) rose
Key Takeaways Shake Shack shares jumped Thursday morning on better fourth-quarter earnings than analysts had expected. Sales across the fast casual burger chain came in roughly in line with estimates. Shake Shack said it was raising its long-term goal to 1,500 company-owned restaurants compared to the roughly 330 it operates now. Shares of Shake Shack
European stock markets edged higher on Thursday morning amid the latest flurry of earnings releases. The regional Stoxx 600 index was choppy in early deals before edging slightly higher by 0.11% at 2:35 p.m. in London. Shares of Schneider Electric added nearly 5%, after the French energy management firm reported record annual sales and profits, beating
USD/CAD drops sharply to near 1.4200 as the US Dollar underperforms its major peers. Slightly higher US Initial Jobless Claims have weighed on the US Dollar. Fed officials are worried about growing upside risks to inflation. The USD/CAD pair falls sharply to near the key level of 1.4200 in North American trading hours on Thursday.
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Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York. As a journalist, he has covered every futures market traded
Daily Silver (XAG/USD) Silver prices climbed on Thursday, with bullish traders eyeing last week’s high at $33.39. Breaking this level could ignite a surge towards resistance between $34.87 and $35.40, setting up the metal for potentially significant gains. Support is strong at $32.53, with a critical pivot at $31.81. The metal’s intermediate and long-term technical
Key Drivers Behind Gold’s Potential Surge In recent years, global economic uncertainties, inflationary pressures, and central bank policies have significantly influenced gold prices. As we move through 2025, the possibility of gold reaching $3,000 per ounce is a topic of great interest for investors and analysts alike. Several key factors could drive this surge: 1….
Ancient pharaoh’s tomb unearthed in Egypt, first since Tutankhamun’s in 1922 The Washington Post How archaeologists solved the mystery of missing pharaoh after 3,500 years The Independent Archaeologists discover first pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt in more than a century The Guardian Egypt discovers first royal tomb in over 100 years ABC News Hunting Egypt’s lost pharaoh: Briton makes ‘find