Netflix exhibits a gradual stream of earnings
Netflix (NFLX/NASDAQ) shareholders have been joyful on Thursday, as they noticed share costs rise 5% in after-hours buying and selling on the again of one other glorious earnings announcement. (All figures in U.S. {dollars}.) Earnings per share got here in at $5.40 (versus $5.12 predicted) and revenues have been $9.83 billion (versus $9.77 billion predicted).
Paid memberships additionally topped expectations, at 282.7 million, in comparison with the 282.15 million predicted by analysts. Netflix chalked up the rise in viewers to new hit exhibits resembling The Good Couple, No person Desires This and Tokyo Swindlers, in addition to new seasons of favourites Emily in Paris and Cobra Kai. Waiting for the subsequent quarter, Netflix is banking on the brand new season of Squid Recreation and its foray into the world of dwell sports activities. Two Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) video games and a massively anticipated boxing bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson characterize new sights for the streaming large.
United Airways shares take to the sky
Tuesday was a large earnings day for United Airways (UAL/NASDAQ) as earnings per share got here in at $3.33, nicely outpacing the $3.17 that analysts have been predicting. (All figures in U.S. {dollars}.) Revenues have been $14.84 billion (versus $14.78 billion predicted). Shares have been up greater than 13% on the outperformance and the information that the airline was beginning a $1.5-billion share buyback program.
Company income was up greater than 13% 12 months over 12 months, whereas primary economic system seat gross sales clocked an much more spectacular 20% improve. Final week, the corporate introduced new worldwide routes headed to Mongolia, Senegal, Spain, Greenland and extra.
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The inflation dragon has been slain
It doesn’t appear that way back that annualized inflation charges have been topping 8%, and there seemed to be no finish in sight. Nicely, the top has arrived. Statistics Canada introduced this week that the Client Value Index (CPI) annualized inflation fee for September had dropped all the best way right down to 1.6%. That’s considerably decrease than the Financial institution of Canada’s 2% goal.
Led by deflation in clothes and footwear, in addition to transportation, the downward pattern seems to be widespread. Gasoline was additionally down 10.7% from this time final 12 months.
Supply: Statistics Canada
After all, elevated shelter prices stay the main concern for a lot of Canadians. Lease will increase have been up 8.2% year-over-year; whereas that’s down from August’s determine of 8.9%, it’s nonetheless a bitter capsule to swallow for a lot of.
