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Kai Explains

Where do earnings expectations come from?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Oct 29, 2019
Analysts estimate how a company will perform.
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PG&E blackouts have Californians scrambling for generators

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 28, 2019
The planned outages by California’s PG&E left hundreds of thousands without power this fall, and at least one company is benefiting.
A restaurant in Sonoma, California during the planned power outage by Pacific Gas & Electric in early October, 2019.
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It's windy in corporate America!

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 24, 2019
Ford, Stanley Black & Decker and Twitter were among 18 companies citing "headwinds" in earnings reports. What are they talking about?
What do we mean when we say "headwinds?"
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The Season

Hasbro's poor earnings report tells a trade war story

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 22, 2019
Tariff-related uncertainty caused chaos on the cusp of the company's most important season.
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Best Buy to announce earnings amid looming tariff threats

by Scott Tong
Aug 28, 2019
Best Buy reports quarterly earnings, as the shadow of tariffs looms against consumer electronics made in China.
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Revenue from services drives Apple earnings

by Andy Uhler
Aug 1, 2018
The tech giant posted Q3 revenue growth in services of 30 percent compared to a year ago, but tariffs could pose headwinds in Q4.
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What CEOs are saying on earnings calls this month

by Amy Scott
Jul 30, 2018
The execs are stuck between tariffs and shareholders right now. They’re hoping you will save them.
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Costco’s membership warehouse model has been faring well in the competitive retail space

by Mitchell Hartman
May 29, 2018
Later this week, we’ll get quarterly earnings from Costco, the nationwide warehouse-discounter. The chain offers a limited number of items — premium and private-label — priced to sell. So how is the company faring as it faces an ever-more competitive retail landscape for brick-and-mortar and online sales? Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
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Nordstrom releases its earnings today as it looks to boost in store purchases

by Kimberly Adams
May 17, 2018
The plus size market will see more options for them in the brands they want
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Macy’s parades an unexpectedly strong earnings report

by Reema Khrais
May 16, 2018
The department store chain beat Wall Street’s estimates on a whole lot of fronts.
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