U.S. stock indexes were set to open lower on Thursday as IBM and Tesla fell after their quarterly results, with investors awaiting more reports to see the impact of supply chain disruption and labor shortages on companies.
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U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as IBM and Tesla fell after their quarterly results, with investors awaiting more reports to see the impact of supply chain disruption and labor shortages on companies.
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IBM on Wednesday missed market estimates for quarterly revenue as its managed infrastructure business suffered from a decline in orders ahead of a spinoff next month, sending its shares down 4% in extended trading.
Supply chain issues are having huge impacts across broad sectors of the global economy, but few are feeling it as tightly as the automotive industry, which is facing catastrophically short supplies of semiconductor chips on top of the generalized supply woes. It’s driving many auto makers to bring battery production back to their own countries [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
IBM on Wednesday missed market estimates for third-quarter revenue as its managed infrastructure business suffered from a decline in orders ahead of a spinoff next month.
A union-affiliated pension fund advisor said it is pressing Rivian on human rights and environment concerns in the electric vehicle startup's battery supply chain ahead of its expected blockbuster initial public offering.
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A union-affiliated pension fund advisor said it is pressing Rivian on human rights and environment concerns in the electric vehicle startup's battery supply chain ahead of its expected blockbuster initial public offering.
Carrefour, which earlier this month ended talks over a possible tie-up with unlisted rival Auchan [AUCH.UL], said it remained on the offensive as it kept a guidance for 2021 net free cash flow "comfortably" above 1 billion euros.