News Bulletin
Wednesday, March 18th 2026
Morning Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Cur. |
Event |
Imp. |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
8:30 |
|
|
|
0.003 |
0.005 |
|
|
8:30 |
|
|
|
0.003 |
0.008 |
|
|
10:00 |
|
|
|
0.001 |
-0.007 |
|
|
10:30 |
|
|
|
|
0.117M |
|
|
10:30 |
|
|
|
0.0375 |
0.0375 |
|
|
14:00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14:00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14:00 |
|
|
|
|
0.031 |
|
|
14:30 |
|
|
|
|
|
Indices
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
46,993.26 |
48,935.60 |
46,509.33 |
|
NASDAQ |
22,479.53 |
23,054.60 |
22,208.25 |
|
S&P 500 |
6,716.09 |
6,878.44 |
6,612.15 |
Earnings Calendar:
(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO :
Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)
|
Company |
EPS |
Consensus |
Previous |
Revenue |
Consensus |
Previous |
MarketCap |
Fiscal |
Time |
|
2.47 |
7.72B |
$27.56B |
Q2 |
AM |
|||||
|
0.82 |
4.53B |
$27.44B |
Q3 |
AM |
|||||
|
2.89 |
2.41B |
$11.34B |
Q4 |
AM |
|||||
|
1.57 |
7.32B |
$5.27B |
Q4 |
AM |
|||||
|
8.48 |
18.78B |
$476.21B |
Q2 |
PM |
|||||
|
3.24 |
1.54B |
$8.98B |
Q4 |
PM |
Market News:
U.S. stock market futures ticked higher on
Wednesday, as investors prepared for the latest Federal Reserve interest rate
decision and tracked developments in the Iran war.
Here are some of the key premarket movers:
Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) rose
6.5% after the AI chipmaker reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings
and issued strong revenue guidance for the current quarter.
Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA)
gained 1.6% following upbeat fourth-quarter results, with subscription revenue
increasing 11%.
StubHub (NYSE: STUB)
dropped 13% after reporting weaker fourth-quarter revenue and posting a loss as
it continues investing in product development.
Kroger (NYSE: KR)
slipped 0.9% after issuing a cautious annual outlook amid uncertain consumer
spending trends under new leadership.
Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL)
surged 6.8% after strong fourth-quarter results and a positive full-year
outlook.
Victoria's Secret (NYSE: VSCO)
declined 5.9% despite beating earnings expectations, as shares pulled back
after a strong run over the past year.
BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) fell
5% after missing revenue expectations and issuing weaker-than-expected fiscal
2026 guidance.
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN)
dropped 3.9% despite beating quarterly estimates, as full-year revenue guidance
disappointed investors.
JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) declined
1.5% after reporting earnings below expectations, with revenue roughly in line.
Shares of Lululemon Athletica dipped after the athleisure apparel retailer offer a 2026
revenue and profit forecast which was below analysts’ estimates.
DocuSign shares
edged higher after the software group increased its share buyback program by $2
billion.
Applied Optoelectronics, Lumentum
and Coherent were higher
following statements from the companies on optical demand at an event.
Constellation Brands
ticked up after analysts upgraded their rating of the beverage company to
"buy" from "neutral."
CF Industries
slipped after Mizuho Securities slashed their rating of the fertilizer group to
"underperform" from "neutral," citing disruptions to supply
because of the war in Iran.
Language learning software firm Duolingo
dropped on a ratings downgrade to "hold" from "buy" at
Argus Research.
Grail Inc
jumped by more than 4% after analysts at TD Cowen upgraded their rating of the
life sciences company to "buy" from "hold."
Coupang was
higher following an announcement of a collaboration
with Nvidia resulted in an artificial
intelligence-enhanced platform that can support its e-commerce logistics and
delivery businesses.
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