(Refiles to wider audience with no changes to headline or text) By Manas Mishra, Sneha S K (Reuters) -CVS Health raised its full-year profit forecast on Thursday and said it plans to exit the market for Obamacare health insurance plans in 2026, as it seeks to turn around its fortunes after a series of challenges last year. CVS shares jumped 5% to $69.84 after it raised its 2025 profit forecast to& ...
(Reuters) -Church & Dwight joined its peers with a dour forecast due to the impact of tariffs, and announced strategic actions, including shutting or selling less profitable businesses, sending its shares down 5% in premarket trading. The company expects a Q2 charge of $60–80 million, mainly from non-cash asset impairments and inventory charges tied to sell-through. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT? Ch ...
By Nathan Gomes and Nora Eckert (Reuters) - Ford Motor (NYSE:F) on Thursday reported a 16% rise in U.S. auto sales for April, aided by strong truck demand and its employee pricing program. Still, its EV sales fell 40%. Demand for vehicles has remained strong, with consumers trying to quickly snap up vehicles before prices potentially surge after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. ...
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC said on Thursday that Chairman Mark Tucker will retire by the end of this year, after nearly eight years in the role at Europe’s biggest bank presiding over its dramatic shrinking and navigating of Sino-U.S. tensions. Tucker, the bank’s first ever externally-recruited Chairman, will remain as a strategic adviser to CEO Georges Elhedery, the bank said, a ...