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Lululemon Athletica Inc. plunged 19% to $167.77 after the athleisure retailer reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the second quarter ending on August 3.

Consolidated revenue edged higher to $2.5 billion from $2.4 billion, net income declined to $370.9 million from $392.9 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $3.10 from $3.15 a year ago.

During the second quarter, Lululemon returned a total of $278.5 million to shareholders through repurchases of 1.1 million shares.

The company added 14 net new company-operated stores during the second quarter, ending with 784 stores.

Overall comparable sales increased 1%; in the Americas, comparable sales declined 4%, or 3% on a constant dollar basis, offset by an international comparable sales increase of 15%, or 13% on a constant dollar basis.

Lululemon guided third-quarter revenue to be between $2.47 billion and $2.50 billion, and diluted earnings per share between $2.18 and $2.23.

The company estimated diluted earnings per share between $12.77 and $12.97 and full-year revenue between $10.85 billion and $11.0 billion.

"While we continued to see positive momentum overall in our international regions in the second quarter, we are disappointed with our U.S. business results and aspects of our product execution," said Calvin McDonald, Chief Executive Officer.

"In the second quarter, we exceeded expectations on EPS, but revenue fell short of our guidance, driven predominantly by our U.S. business. 

We are also navigating industry-wide challenges, including higher tariff rates. In light of these dynamics, we are revising our full-year outlook," said Meghan Frank, Chief Financial Officer.


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Stock Movers: Casey's General, Oracle, Synopsys

Scott Peters
10 Sep, 2025
New York City

Casey's General Stores Inc. surged 5% to $541.48 after the convenience store operator reported a 19% rise in its earnings in the latest quarter ending on July 31.

Consolidated revenue increased to $4.6 billion from $4.1 billion, net income advanced to $215 million from $180 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $5.77 from $4.83 a year ago.

During the quarter, the company repurchased approximately $31 million of shares, and the company has approximately $264 million remaining under its existing share repurchase authorization.

The company's board declared a cash dividend of $0.57 per share, payable on November 14 to shareholders on record on November 1.

Casey's reiterated its fiscal 2026 outlook, and the company estimated EBITDA to grow by 10% to 12% from a year ago, with same-store inside sales increasing 2% to 5% and an inside margin of about 41%.

 Casey's estimated same-store fuel gallons sold to range from negative 1% to positive 1%, and operating expenses to rise by 8% to 10%. 

Casey’s plans to open at least 80 new stores through a mix of acquisitions and new builds, bringing the total to around 500 stores over the three-year strategic plan. 

Oracle Corp. jumped 28.77% to $311.01 after the database developer reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the fiscal first quarter ending on August 31.

Consolidated revenue advanced to $14.9 billion from $13.3 billion, net income inched lower to $2.927 billion from $2.929 billion, and diluted earnings per share edged down to $1.01 from $1.03 a year ago.

The company's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share, payable on October 23 to shareholders on record on October 9.

"We signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers in Q1," said Oracle CEO Safra Catz.

"This resulted in the contract backlog increasing 359% to $455 billion.

It was an astonishing quarter—and demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure continues to build.

Over the next few months, we expect to sign up several additional multi-billion-dollar customers, and Remaining Performance Obligation is likely to exceed half a trillion dollars," Catz added. 

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue is to grow 77% to $18 billion this fiscal year—and then increase to $32 billion, $73 billion, $114 billion, and $144 billion over the subsequent four years."

Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison announced that MultiCloud database revenue from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft grew by an impressive 1,529% year-over-year in the first fiscal quarter.

"This growth is to continue as Oracle delivers 37 additional datacenters to its hyperscaler partners, bringing the total to 71," estimated Ellison. 

Ellison also revealed that Oracle will launch a new service next month at Oracle AI World called the "Oracle AI Database," which will allow customers to run leading AI models—such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok—directly on top of Oracle Database.

Synopsys Inc. declined 19.59% to $485.97 after the electronic design automation company reported a slight increase in revenue and a 41% decrease in profit in the latest quarter ending on July 31.

Consolidated revenue increased to $1.7 billion from $1.5 billion, net income declined to $242 million from $408 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.50 from $2.61 a year ago.

The company's board authorized a $1.5 billion stock repurchase program in fiscal 2022. 

As of the end of July, $194.3 million remained available under the program; however, it is currently suspended due to the Ansys merger and will resume after debt reduction.

On July 17, 2025, Synopsys completed the acquisition of ANSYS, Inc., under the previously announced merger agreement dated January 15, 2024. ANSYS is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Synopsys.

Stock Movers: Casey's General, Oracle, Synopsys

Scott Peters
10 Sep, 2025
New York City

Casey's General Stores Inc. surged 5% to $541.48 after the convenience store operator reported a 19% rise in its earnings in the latest quarter ending on July 31.

Consolidated revenue increased to $4.6 billion from $4.1 billion, net income advanced to $215 million from $180 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $5.77 from $4.83 a year ago.

During the quarter, the company repurchased approximately $31 million of shares, and the company has approximately $264 million remaining under its existing share repurchase authorization.

The company's board declared a cash dividend of $0.57 per share, payable on November 14 to shareholders on record on November 1.

Casey's reiterated its fiscal 2026 outlook, and the company estimated EBITDA to grow by 10% to 12% from a year ago, with same-store inside sales increasing 2% to 5% and an inside margin of about 41%.

 Casey's estimated same-store fuel gallons sold to range from negative 1% to positive 1%, and operating expenses to rise by 8% to 10%. 

Casey’s plans to open at least 80 new stores through a mix of acquisitions and new builds, bringing the total to around 500 stores over the three-year strategic plan. 

Oracle Corp. jumped 28.77% to $311.01 after the database developer reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the fiscal first quarter ending on August 31.

Consolidated revenue advanced to $14.9 billion from $13.3 billion, net income inched lower to $2.927 billion from $2.929 billion, and diluted earnings per share edged down to $1.01 from $1.03 a year ago.

The company's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share, payable on October 23 to shareholders on record on October 9.

"We signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers in Q1," said Oracle CEO Safra Catz.

"This resulted in the contract backlog increasing 359% to $455 billion.

It was an astonishing quarter—and demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure continues to build.

Over the next few months, we expect to sign up several additional multi-billion-dollar customers, and Remaining Performance Obligation is likely to exceed half a trillion dollars," Catz added. 

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue is to grow 77% to $18 billion this fiscal year—and then increase to $32 billion, $73 billion, $114 billion, and $144 billion over the subsequent four years."

Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison announced that MultiCloud database revenue from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft grew by an impressive 1,529% year-over-year in the first fiscal quarter.

"This growth is to continue as Oracle delivers 37 additional datacenters to its hyperscaler partners, bringing the total to 71," estimated Ellison. 

Ellison also revealed that Oracle will launch a new service next month at Oracle AI World called the "Oracle AI Database," which will allow customers to run leading AI models—such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok—directly on top of Oracle Database.

Synopsys Inc. declined 19.59% to $485.97 after the electronic design automation company reported a slight increase in revenue and a 41% decrease in profit in the latest quarter ending on July 31.

Consolidated revenue increased to $1.7 billion from $1.5 billion, net income declined to $242 million from $408 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.50 from $2.61 a year ago.

The company's board authorized a $1.5 billion stock repurchase program in fiscal 2022. 

As of the end of July, $194.3 million remained available under the program; however, it is currently suspended due to the Ansys merger and will resume after debt reduction.

On July 17, 2025, Synopsys completed the acquisition of ANSYS, Inc., under the previously announced merger agreement dated January 15, 2024. ANSYS is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Synopsys.

Wall Street Indexes Advance to New Peaks, Oracle Jumps On Strong AI-Driven Backlog

Barry Adams
10 Sep, 2025
New York City

Benchmark indexes on Wall Street advanced after enthusiasm related to artificial intelligence stocks reached a new feverish pitch. 

The S&P 500 index increased 0.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.4%. 

The latest surge in AI-related stocks was driven by a surge in revenue from its three leading customers and the company's annual outlook for its cloud infrastructure unit.

Oracle said revenue from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft soared 15-fold from a year ago and added that this growth is likely to continue as it adds 37 new data centers.

The eye-popping revenue surge caught investors by surprise, and analysts were quick to revise stock price targets.

Bank of America upgraded Oracle to "Buy" and lifted its target price to $368.

Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Cisco, and Arista Networks advanced on Wednesday as investors returned to increase exposure to artificial intelligence-related stocks. 

On the economic front, producer price inflation unexpectedly softened in August, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The producer price inflation slowed to 2.6% in August from the downwardly revised rate of 3.1% in July, and the core inflation rate eased to 2.8% from 3.4% in the previous month. 

 

U.S. Stock Movers 

Oracle Corp. jumped 28.77% to $311.01 after the database management company reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the first quarter ending on August 31.

Consolidated revenue advanced to $14.9 billion from $13.3 billion, net income inched lower to $2.927 billion from $2.929 billion, and diluted earnings per share edged down to $1.01 from $1.03 a year ago.

The company's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share, payable on October 23 to shareholders on record on October 9.

"We signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers in Q1," said Oracle CEO Safra Catz.

"This resulted in the Remaining Performance Obligation contract backlog increasing 359% to $455 billion.

It was an astonishing quarter—and demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure continues to build.

Over the next few months, we expect to sign up several additional multi-billion-dollar customers, and RPO is likely to exceed half a trillion dollars.

The scale of our recent RPO growth enables us to make a large upward revision to the cloud infrastructure portion of Oracle's overall financial plan, which we will be presenting in detail next month at the Financial Analyst Meeting.

As a bit of a preview, we expect Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue to grow 77% to $18 billion this fiscal year—and then increase to $32 billion, $73 billion, $114 billion, and $144 billion over the subsequent four years."

Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison announced that MultiCloud database revenue from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft grew by an impressive 1,529% from a year ago in the fiscal first quarter.

Synopsys Inc. declined 19.59% to $485.97 after the electronic design automation software developer reported a slight increase in revenue and a 41% decrease in profit in the latest quarter ending on July 31.

Consolidated revenue increased to $1.7 billion from $1.5 billion, net income plunged to $242 million from $408 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.50 from $2.61 a year ago.

GameStop Corporation soared 9.2% to $25.76 after the specialty retailer reported adjusted earnings per share rose to 25 cents on revenue of $972.2 million. 

 

Wall Street Indexes Advance to New Peaks, Oracle Jumps On Strong AI-Driven Backlog

Barry Adams
10 Sep, 2025
New York City

Benchmark indexes on Wall Street advanced after enthusiasm related to artificial intelligence stocks reached a new feverish pitch. 

The S&P 500 index increased 0.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.4%. 

The latest surge in AI-related stocks was driven by a surge in revenue from its three leading customers and the company's annual outlook for its cloud infrastructure unit.

Oracle said revenue from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft soared 15-fold from a year ago and added that this growth is likely to continue as it adds 37 new data centers.

The eye-popping revenue surge caught investors by surprise, and analysts were quick to revise stock price targets.

Bank of America upgraded Oracle to "Buy" and lifted its target price to $368.

Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Cisco, and Arista Networks advanced on Wednesday as investors returned to increase exposure to artificial intelligence-related stocks. 

On the economic front, producer price inflation unexpectedly softened in August, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The producer price inflation slowed to 2.6% in August from the downwardly revised rate of 3.1% in July, and the core inflation rate eased to 2.8% from 3.4% in the previous month. 

 

U.S. Stock Movers 

Oracle Corp. jumped 28.77% to $311.01 after the database management company reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the first quarter ending on August 31.

Consolidated revenue advanced to $14.9 billion from $13.3 billion, net income inched lower to $2.927 billion from $2.929 billion, and diluted earnings per share edged down to $1.01 from $1.03 a year ago.

The company's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share, payable on October 23 to shareholders on record on October 9.

"We signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers in Q1," said Oracle CEO Safra Catz.

"This resulted in the Remaining Performance Obligation contract backlog increasing 359% to $455 billion.

It was an astonishing quarter—and demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure continues to build.

Over the next few months, we expect to sign up several additional multi-billion-dollar customers, and RPO is likely to exceed half a trillion dollars.

The scale of our recent RPO growth enables us to make a large upward revision to the cloud infrastructure portion of Oracle's overall financial plan, which we will be presenting in detail next month at the Financial Analyst Meeting.

As a bit of a preview, we expect Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue to grow 77% to $18 billion this fiscal year—and then increase to $32 billion, $73 billion, $114 billion, and $144 billion over the subsequent four years."

Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison announced that MultiCloud database revenue from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft grew by an impressive 1,529% from a year ago in the fiscal first quarter.

Synopsys Inc. declined 19.59% to $485.97 after the electronic design automation software developer reported a slight increase in revenue and a 41% decrease in profit in the latest quarter ending on July 31.

Consolidated revenue increased to $1.7 billion from $1.5 billion, net income plunged to $242 million from $408 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to $1.50 from $2.61 a year ago.

GameStop Corporation soared 9.2% to $25.76 after the specialty retailer reported adjusted earnings per share rose to 25 cents on revenue of $972.2 million. 

 

Technology Stock Rally Lifted Japan's Indexes Near Record Highs

Akira Ito
10 Sep, 2025
Tokyo

Technology stocks in Tokyo led gainers on Wednesday, driving broader benchmark indexes higher. 

The Nikkei 225 Stocks Average gained 0.8%, and the broader Topix increased 0.6% as domestic manufacturers' sentiment hit a three-year high. 

The Reuters Tankan Index for Japanese manufacturers rose to +13 in September, as trade uncertainties eased following a trade deal with the U.S. 

The index reached its highest level since August 2022, as sentiment improved in six of the nine manufacturing industries, led by automobile and transportation machinery.

However, the index is expected to ease to +11 by December amid persistent worries about a fragile domestic economy. 

Investor sentiment in Tokyo improved following the downward revision of U.S. payroll gains over the 12-month period to March 2025, indicating that the labor market is weaker than previously estimated. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs over a year ending in March 2025, which accounts for a much wider set of data covering nearly 95% of the labor force. 

The agency previously estimated that the U.S. economy added about 1.79 million jobs in a year ending in March 2025. 

The sharp annual downward revision to the payroll gains follows an 818,000 downward revision for the year ending in March 2024, supporting the case for the Federal Reserve to consider a larger rate cut of 50 basis points during the policy meeting next week. 

 

Japan Indexes and Stocks 

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 0.8% to 43,809.31, and the broader Topix added 0.6% to 3,140.79. 

Tokyo Electron increased 0.6% to ¥21,150.0, Advantest Corp. gained 3.2% to ¥13,125.0, and Disco Corp. jumped 3.3% to ¥39,000.0. 

Toyota Motor Corp. decreased 1.2% to ¥2,913.50, Honda Motor declined 1.8% to ¥1,666.0, and Nissan Motor fell 0.6% to ¥354.90. 

Technology Stock Rally Lifted Japan's Indexes Near Record Highs

Akira Ito
10 Sep, 2025
Tokyo

Technology stocks in Tokyo led gainers on Wednesday, driving broader benchmark indexes higher. 

The Nikkei 225 Stocks Average gained 0.8%, and the broader Topix increased 0.6% as domestic manufacturers' sentiment hit a three-year high. 

The Reuters Tankan Index for Japanese manufacturers rose to +13 in September, as trade uncertainties eased following a trade deal with the U.S. 

The index reached its highest level since August 2022, as sentiment improved in six of the nine manufacturing industries, led by automobile and transportation machinery.

However, the index is expected to ease to +11 by December amid persistent worries about a fragile domestic economy. 

Investor sentiment in Tokyo improved following the downward revision of U.S. payroll gains over the 12-month period to March 2025, indicating that the labor market is weaker than previously estimated. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs over a year ending in March 2025, which accounts for a much wider set of data covering nearly 95% of the labor force. 

The agency previously estimated that the U.S. economy added about 1.79 million jobs in a year ending in March 2025. 

The sharp annual downward revision to the payroll gains follows an 818,000 downward revision for the year ending in March 2024, supporting the case for the Federal Reserve to consider a larger rate cut of 50 basis points during the policy meeting next week. 

 

Japan Indexes and Stocks 

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 0.8% to 43,809.31, and the broader Topix added 0.6% to 3,140.79. 

Tokyo Electron increased 0.6% to ¥21,150.0, Advantest Corp. gained 3.2% to ¥13,125.0, and Disco Corp. jumped 3.3% to ¥39,000.0. 

Toyota Motor Corp. decreased 1.2% to ¥2,913.50, Honda Motor declined 1.8% to ¥1,666.0, and Nissan Motor fell 0.6% to ¥354.90. 

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Akira Ito
10 Sep, 2025
Tokyo

Technology stocks in Tokyo led gainers on Wednesday, driving broader benchmark indexes higher. 

The Nikkei 225 Stocks Average gained 0.8%, and the broader Topix increased 0.6% as domestic manufacturers' sentiment hit a three-year high. 

The Reuters Tankan Index for Japanese manufacturers rose to +13 in September, as trade uncertainties eased following a trade deal with the U.S. 

The index reached its highest level since August 2022, as sentiment improved in six of the nine manufacturing industries, led by automobile and transportation machinery.

However, the index is expected to ease to +11 by December amid persistent worries about a fragile domestic economy. 

Investor sentiment in Tokyo improved following the downward revision of U.S. payroll gains over the 12-month period to March 2025, indicating that the labor market is weaker than previously estimated. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs over a year ending in March 2025, which accounts for a much wider set of data covering nearly 95% of the labor force. 

The agency previously estimated that the U.S. economy added about 1.79 million jobs in a year ending in March 2025. 

The sharp annual downward revision to the payroll gains follows an 818,000 downward revision for the year ending in March 2024, supporting the case for the Federal Reserve to consider a larger rate cut of 50 basis points during the policy meeting next week. 

 

Japan Indexes and Stocks 

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average increased 0.8% to 43,809.31, and the broader Topix added 0.6% to 3,140.79. 

Tokyo Electron increased 0.6% to ¥21,150.0, Advantest Corp. gained 3.2% to ¥13,125.0, and Disco Corp. jumped 3.3% to ¥39,000.0. 

Toyota Motor Corp. decreased 1.2% to ¥2,913.50, Honda Motor declined 1.8% to ¥1,666.0, and Nissan Motor fell 0.6% to ¥354.90.