KB Home said fiscal quarter revenues rose 23% to $1.49 billion and earnings increased 38% to $134.3 million and earnings per share rose 44% to $1.47. The home builder delivered 2,868 new homes, an increase of 22% but said labor shortage and supply chain issues intensified in the quarter.

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Nike said February quarter sales rose 5% to $10.87 billion from a year ago and earnings edged lower to $1.4 billion from $1.45 billion in the previous quarter. Earnings per share fell to 87 cents from 90 cents. The athletic goods maker has increasingly shifted from wholesale to selling direct.

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Stocks in New York Halt 7-Day Advance

Mar 23, 2022
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Stocks in New York struggled to stay in the positive and halted advance for the seventh day in a row. Crude oil prices jumped 5% and producers worry about demand destruction. Home builder stocks declined on the rising mortgage rates. Adobe fell on earnings outlook.

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FedEx said revenues in fiscal third-quarter ending on Feb 28 gained 10% to $23.6 billion from $21.5 billion a year ago. Net income in the period rose to $1.1 billion or $4.20 a share from $892 million or $3.30 a share. The additional fuel surcharge helped to offset reduced customer demand, higher wages, and staff sickouts.

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Tech Heavy Nasdaq Rebounds 2%

Mar 22, 2022
Barry Adams
The battered and tech heavy Nasdaq index rebounded 2% and extended gains of last week after investors looked beyond rate hike worries. The S&P 500 index added 1.1%.

AutoZone first-quarter same store sales jumped. Dollar General declined on lowered fiscal outlook. HD Supply beat sales and profit estimates and lifted fiscal outlook. Movado tumbled despite net tumbled. Toll Brothers profit beats estimates but orders decline.

Accenture declined despite outsourcing services provider lifted fiscal outlook. BlackBerry net swung to profit. Carnival beats earnings estimates. Conagra tumbled after net declined. Herman Miller reported higher-than-expected results. Walgreens reported strong results.



Apple iPhone sales in China declined. Barrick Gold net loss widened on higher cost of sales. Diebold net loss widened despite revenues jumped. FLIR Systems net swung to a loss after revenues declined. Teva Pharma net loss narrowed after revenues plunged.

Apple iPhone sales in China were estimated to decline sharply. Barrick Gold net loss widened on higher cost of sales. Diebold net loss widened. FLIR Systems net swung to a loss after revenues declined. Teva Pharma net loss narrowed after revenues plunged.

Barrick Gold fourth-quarter net loss widened to $1.2 billion. Diebold Nixdorf net loss widened to $124 million. FLIR Systems fourth-quarter net swung to a loss of $99 million. Teva Pharmaceutical fourth-quarter net loss narrowed to $2.9 billion.

Fred's third-quarter net loss narrowed to $27 million. KalVista Pharmaceuticals second-quarter net loss narrowed but revenues surged. Lee Enterprises to fourth-quarter net surged 28% to $4 million. Vince Holding third-quarter net soared 94% to $7 million.

Fred's net loss narrowed despite net sales dropped. KalVista Pharmaceuticals net loss narrowed but revenues surged. soared. Lee Enterprises net surged 28% but revenues fell. Vince Holding beat earnings estimates.

Berkeley lifted fiscal profit outlook. Fresenius issued a profit warning. Carl Zeiss Meditec profit declined 7% but revenues surged 8%. Fresenius Medical Care forecasted solid revenue growth in fiscal 2018.



American Outdoor surged on batter-than-expected results. Big Lots net swung to a loss. Broadcom beat earnings estimates. Lululemon declined despite strong third-quarter results. Vail Resorts net loss widened on flat revenues. Ulta Beauty net soared on 16% jump in revenues.





Broadcom fourth-quarter net more than doubled to $1.1 billion. Lululemon third-quarter net jumped 60% to $94 million. Vail Resorts first-quarter net loss widened to $108 million. Ulta Beauty third-quarter net soared 25% to $131 million. United Natural Foods first-quarter net swung to a loss of $19 million.