It notched a double beat on its latest set of quarterly figures.Food industry mainstay Conagra Brands (CAG 5.27%) reported its fiscal first quarter of 2026 results early Wednesday morning, and the market found them tasty indeed. Investors rewarded the company with a more than 5% boost in its share price, a figure that easily topped the 0.3% increase of the bellwether S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.34%). A busy quarter for the companyThis was despite the fact that Conagra's net sales actually decreased notably in the fram ...

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones falling around 0.1% on Wednesday. The U.S. federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a spending plan.Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.08% to 46,360.72 while the NASDAQ fell 0.36% to 22,577.49. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.29% to 6,669.38.Check This Out: 5 Stock Picks From September By Wall Street’s Most Accurate AnalystsLeading ...

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U.S. stock futures were lower this morning, with the Dow futures falling more than 200 points on Wednesday.Shares of Cal-Maine Foods Inc (NASDAQ:CALM) fell sharply in pre-market trading after the company posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter results.Cal-Maine Foods reported quarterly earnings of $4.12 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $5.35 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $922.602 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $960.313 million.Cal-Maine ...

Key Points Coca-Cola is down around 10% and has an attractive valuation. General Mills is down roughly 45% and has a lofty 4.9% yield. Hormel Foods is off by 50% and its yield is near the highest levels in the company's history. 10 stocks we like better than Coca-Cola › There's often a trade-off between risk and reward when you look at dividend stocks. A higher yield is often associated with more risk. That said, these three consumer staples companies, which are all off from their highs, each has ...

U.S. stock futures tumbled on Wednesday following Tuesday’s advances. Futures of major benchmark indices were lower.The indices dropped as the U.S. federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a spending plan. However, historical data suggests that these events are often short-lived and have a limited long-term impact on equities. Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.15% and the two-year bond was at 3.60%. The C ...

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALM) will release earnings results for the first quarter, before the opening bell on Wednesday, Oct. 1.Analysts expect the Ridgeland, Mississippi-based company to report quarterly earnings at $5.10 per share,. Cal-Maine Foods projects to report quarterly revenue at $960.31 million, compared to $785.87 million a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.On Aug. 11, Cal-Maine Foods named Keira Lombardo as the company’s first Chief Strategy Officer.Shares of Cal-Maine Foo ...

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Noteworthy this weekGold demand continues to surgeGold has its best year since 197939% of fund managers have no goldS&P 500 FCF yield at 2008 levelsIt’s about time in the marketGold demand continues to surge: Global gold ETF holdings rose by +27 tonnes on Friday, the biggest daily increase since January 2022. This is 2x the daily average seen so far this year.Gold demand continues to surge:Global gold ETF holdings rose by +27 tonnes on Friday, the biggest daily increase since January 2022.This is DOUBLE the ...