As recently as 2021, with COVID-19 raging and much of America stuck working and studying from home, Disney stock hit an all-time high near $190 a share as investors saw demand skyrocket for the company's new Disney+ streaming service. A series of movie flops, culture war kerfuffle, and the stubborn unprofitability of direct-to-consumer streaming, however, soon soured investors on Disney stock.
Open FlipPinterest's (NYSE: PINS) stock surged 21% on May 1 after the social media company posted its first quarter earnings report. Its revenue rose 23% year over year to $740 million, exceeding analysts' estimates by $40 million, while its adjusted earnings surged 150% to $0.20 per share and cleared the consensus forecast by seven cents.
Open FlipU.S. banks reported renewed weakening in demand for industrial loans and a decline in household demand for credit in the first quarter of the year, according to a Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers published on Monday. Fed officials had the survey results in hand last week when they decided to keep the policy rate steady in the 5.25%-5.5% range.
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