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D.R. Horton DHI reported a rise in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit.
Its homebuilding revenue rose 40 percent to $1.82 billion from $1.30 billion. However, analysts were projecting earnings of $0.40 per share on revenue of $1.82 billion.
Equities Trading UPHeartland Express HTLD shot up 19.72 percent to $17.14 after the company reported that it has acquired Gordon Trucking for $300 million.
Shares of Dish Network DISH got a boost, shooting up 4.04 percent to $49.42 after the company posted a profit in the third quarter.
Assured Guaranty AGO was also up, gaining 6.63 percent to $23.16 on Q3 results.Equities Trading DOWN
Shares of Rackspace Hosting RAX were down 13.47 percent to $42.67 after the company reported a 40 percent drop in its third-quarter net income.
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co YGE was down, falling 8.36 percent to $6.36 after the company reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss.
CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 0.98 percent to $94.21, while gold traded down 0.46 percent to $1,275.20.
Silver traded down 1.96 percent Tuesday to $20.87, while copper fell 0.83 percent to $3.23.
EurozoneEuropean shares were lower today. The Spanish Ibex Index tumbled 0.84 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index fell 0.54 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX dropped 0.34 percent and the French CAC 40 declined 0.61 percent while U.K. shares fell 0.02 percent.
Economics
The NFIB's small-business optimism index fell to 91.6 in October, versus 93.9 in September.
The ICSC-Goldman Sachs store sales index rose 1.2 percent in the week ending Saturday versus the earlier week.
The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index dropped 0.8 percent in the first week of November versus October.© 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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