Shopify Inc reported quarterly revenues increased 22% but swung to net loss and guided lower revenue growth in the second-half. The company announced plans to acquire Deliverr for $1.2 billion.

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Tripadvisor quarterly revenues surged and net loss shrank sharply as people begin to travel and dine outside.

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Wayfair reported quarterly sales declined and a loss after fewer customers shopped on the online home furnishing platform.

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Wayfair plunged after reporting a decline in sales and a quarterly loss. Shopify and Etsy fell after reporting slower growth. EPAM jumped on sales growth. Hain Celestial offered a weak sales outlook. Sprouts Farmers fell after estimating earnings and sales at the low end of previous guidance.

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U.S. stocks erased most of the gains logged in the previous session after digesting comments from the Fed suggested its inability in controlling supply shocks, impacting energy prices, and supply disruptions. Despite record job openings, labor participation rate is not increasing.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite index accelerated gains after the Fed Governor Powell said 75 basis points rate increase was not discussed in the policy meeting.

The Federal Reserve lifted its key rate by 50 basis points and announced a plan to shrink its portfolio of Treasurys and agency debts. The rate hike was the largest since May 2000.



Airbnb first quarter revenues rose 70% and swung to a smaller loss as bookings in several regions exceeded pre-pandemic levels and the average daily rate jumped 37% from two years ago.

Lyft, the ride-hailing company, reported a surge in demand as more people use the platform. Active riders rose 31% and revenue per rider jumped 9%. The company guided lower adjusted operating earnings in the second quarter.

AMD reported a surge in revenues and lifted outlook. Tupperware withdrew annual guidance. Lyft guided lower operating earnings. Uber losses surged on investment losses. Airbnb reported record bookings. CVS guided a higher adjusted earnings range.

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U.S. stocks advanced and investors added positions ahead of the rate decision this afternoon. Investors are looking beyond a widely anticipated 50 basis points interest rate hike and hoping that the inflation has peaked.

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Starbucks revenues increased 15% in the latest quarter driven by a stronger sales increase in the U.S. offset by sales decline in China, the second largest market for the coffee chain. Operating margins also declined on the rising wages and supply chain costs.

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U.S. stock indexes in volatile trading advanced as anxious investors await the Fed's rate hike decision tomorrow and comments indicating how far the central bank is willing to go by the year's end.

Shuterstock Net Falls 10%, CEO Resigns

May 3, 2022
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Shutterstock reported first quarter 2022 quarterly revenues rose 9% but net income declined 10%. CEO Stan Pavolysky also resigned as CEO and a director.

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Expedia Group revenues in the quarter surged as travel rebounded and hotel bookings surged from the previous quarter and a year ago. Gross bookings surged 58% to $24.4 billion but still 15% below first quarter 2019 levels.

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