What to watch Snowflake: Cloud-based data storage and analytics firm Snowflake went public in September at an IPO price of $120 a share, and has now surged past the $300 mark. That puts the company’s value at more than $80bn. Snowflake delivers its first-ever quarterly earnings update as a public company after the market close…
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What to watch Salesforce: Certain to be front and center of Salesforce’s earnings call today will be reports that the firm is planning to acquire workplace messaging service Slack. If the deal is going ahead, how the company plans to integrate Slack into its other business software products, and the valuation placed on Slack after…
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What to watch Zoom Video Communications: Investors in video communications company Zoom have been handsomely rewarded this year, with its year-to-date share price gain close to the 600% mark, as mass working from home has led to huge demand for virtual meeting tools. The company delivers its latest set of quarterly earnings on Monday, where…
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What to watch Black Friday: Today marks the official start of the Black Friday sales event (although many outlets started cutting prices weeks ago). With many retailers around the world (particularly in the UK) locked down because of Covid, all the signs point firmly at the online retail giants to clean up once again. Last…
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What to watch US Markets: Stock markets in the US are closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and close early (1pm ET) on Friday, so there will be no companies reporting today from the US and limited activity on Friday. Reach plc: UK red-top media firm Reach plc is reporting its interim results on Friday. The…
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What to watch Deere & Company: Agricultural machinery firm Deere has added more than 50% to its share price in 2020, including a 27% gain over the past three months. While the lifting of pandemic-induced lockdowns is positive for the stock, the economic damage done by Covid is likely to have put a dent in…
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What to watch Best Buy: Electronics retailer Best Buy has gained 39% this year, and more than 64% over the past 12 months, as mass working from home has led to a surge in demand for laptops, monitors and other consumer electronics. The firm delivers its latest quarterly earnings update on Tuesday, just days ahead…
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What to watch Agilent Technologies: Laboratory instrument firm Agilent is up 30% year-to-date, including a 12.8% gain over the past three months. The firm delivers its latest set of quarterly earnings on Monday, after delivering significant earnings beats in the previous two quarters. Earlier in November, the firm announced that it has had a new…
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What to watch Foot Locker: Over the past three months retailer Foot Locker’s share price has surged by 52%, pushing it to a 6% gain year-to-date, after the lifting of lockdown restrictions allowed its stores to reopen. Footlocker delivers its Q3 earnings report this morning in the US, where investors will be keen to hear…
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Eventus Systems, Inc., global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, today announced that G.H. Financials (GHF) has chosen Eventus to meet its trade surveillance needs worldwide. In the beginning of early 2021 the London-based exchange-traded derivatives clearing firm will deploy the cloud-based version of the Eventus Validus platform. European shares have…
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