Clorox posted its strongest sales growth the company has seen “in modern history” after closing out its fiscal year in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Benno Dorer told CNBC Monday. The consumer goods company, whose brand name is virtually synonymous with bleach, saw organic sales growth of 24% in the fourth quarter and
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Chevron on Friday reported an $8.3 billion loss in the second quarter as the coronavirus “significantly reduced demand.” Amid a historic drop in oil prices, the company’s average price per barrel of oil and natural gas liquids fell more than 60% year over year. The oil giant lost $1.59 per share on an adjusted basis, while
Adam Jeffery | CNBC Clorox beat market estimates for quarterly net sales on Monday, as U.S. households spent more on disinfectant and other cleaning products due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company, which makes bleach and a wide range of household cleaning sprays and disinfectants, also said President Linda Rendle would be its chief executive officer
A nurse holds up a one dose bottle and a prepared syringe of measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department in Provo, Utah. George Frey | Getty Images Pharmaceutical giant Merck on Friday beat Wall Street expectations in the second quarter and raised its overall earnings guidance for the
Caterpillar Inc. excavators are displayed for sale at the Whayne Supply Co. dealership in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Industrial machinery manufacturer Caterpillar said Friday that cost reduction and prioritized spending helped it offset a $1.4 billion decline in dealer inventories during the second quarter and
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Caterpillar (CAT) – The heavy equipment maker reported quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share, beating the 64 cents a share consensus estimate. Revenue also topped forecasts. The beat came even as sales tumbled from a year ago due to a pandemic-related slump in
Fuel prices are displayed at an Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon said on Friday that it lost $1.1 billion during the second quarter amid “global oversupply and COVID-related demand impacts.” It was the oil giant’s second straight quarter of
Products are displayed in an Under Armour store in New York City, November 4, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Under Armour said Friday its fiscal second-quarter revenue fell 41%, but overall its results came in better than the retailer was expecting thanks to an e-commerce boost. The sneaker maker estimated roughly 80% of stores where its
Amazon, Facebook, and Apple are only the most recent examples of a notable trend: earnings much better than expected. The reopening story may be getting rocky, but one pleasant surprise has been earnings. They are far noisier than normal, but in general they have been better than expected. Much better. And that is one of
Apple reported a historically strong quarter on Thursday, including $59.7 billion in revenue and double-digit growth in its products and services segments, blowing away analyst estimates in a period deeply impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The company also announced it plans to give investors three additional shares of Apple per share already owned at the end of August as
Brian Roberts, chief executive officer of Comcast, arrives for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 9, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Comcast reported its second-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday, beating analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines. It’s the first earnings report since Comcast’s
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, along with one Boeing 787 at top, are parked at Grant County International Airport October 23, 2019 in Moses Lake, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images Boeing reported a $2.4 billion loss for the second quarter Wednesday and said it plans to slow production of its main commercial aircraft as the coronavirus
General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra on April 1, 2020 tours one of the company’s facilities in Warren, Michigan that will produce Level 1 face masks. GM General Motors is set to report its second-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday as the automaker attempts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic that’s shuttered factories
Lisa Su, CEO, AMD Scott Mlyn | CNBC AMD shares rose as much as 10% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company upgraded its revenue guidance for the current year as part of its second-quarter earnings results. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 13 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 16 cents per share as
Customers sit at McDonald’s outdoor seating in Union Square as the city moves into Phase 3 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 7, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report its second-quarter results before the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street
This photo of a production version of Tesla’s Model Y was included in the company’s Q4 2019 earnings report. Tesla Tesla plans to report second-quarter results Wednesday after the bell, and all eyes are on the bottom line at Elon Musk’s electric car and renewable energy business. If Tesla achieves positive net income for the
The board game Monopoly by toymaker Hasbro at a toy store in New York City. Getty Images Store closures, product shortages and lower retail inventory hampered Hasbro in the second quarter, as the company dealt with the fallout of the global coronavirus pandemic. Despite strong demand for toys in the quarter, Hasbro’s revenue fell 29%
A Surgutneftegas worker near pumpjacks in Surgut Region of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Yugra, in the West Siberian petroleum basin. Alexei Andronov | TASS via Getty Images Oil and gas majors are likely to report “horrendous” second-quarter results over the next two weeks, energy analysts have told CNBC, with the three-month period through to