(Updated with Exxon Mobile, Apollo, Cigna, Block, Production Course and Undon Contracts)
Main values to follow Friday at Wall Street, where the contracts in the long term on the main indices suggest an opening up 0.42% for the Dow Jones .DJI, 0.51% for the Standard & Poor’s-500 .SPX and 0.41% for the Nasdaq.
* Chevron CVX.N reported online profit on Friday with market expectations for its first quarter, carried by a resumption of its refining activity after the loss recorded at the end of last year.
* Exxon Mobil Xom.N reported a better profit on Friday than expected by Wall Street for the first three months of the year, supported by the increase in oil and gas production in its Guyana and Permian basin sites. The action took 1.3% in a forefoot.
* Apple AAPPL.O – The iPhone manufacturer reduced its share buyback program on Thursday and estimated that its costs would increase by around 900 million dollars in the quarter ending in June due to customs duties established by US President Donald Trump if their rates were unchanged. The action fell by almost 3% in a forefoot.
* Amazon Amzn.o reported Thursday of growth in turnover of its dematerialized computer division (“Cloud”) and an operating result lower than estimates in the first quarter, while trying to temper the concerns of investors concerning the impact of customs duties on its electronic commerce activity. The action fell by 2.2% in a forefoot.
* Airbnb abnb.o – The seasonal rental platform has planned for the second quarter of the estimates for the second quarter on Thursday and reported a drop in demand in the United States, while uncertainty about American trade policy does not affect consumer confidence. The action fell by 5.6% in a forefoot.
* Apollo apo.N announced on Friday a 5% increase in its profit in the first quarter, thanks to the increase in asset management fees and capital solutions such as the subscription of loans and shares.
* Spirit aerosystems SPR.N – The aeronautical equipment supplier announced on Thursday a drop in turnover in the first quarter, penalized by the slowdown in production of most of the programs of its main customer, Boeing Ba.n.
* DUOLINGO DUOLOL.O – The language learning application has planned for the second quarter higher than estimates on Thursday and has revised its annual sales forecasts upwards, while more and more users pay for subscriptions including artificial intelligence functions.
* Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N – Histosonics, a medical technology company supported by Johnson & Johnson, is studying a potential sale at a value of more than 2.5 billion dollars after receiving several buyout offers, the Financial Times reports on Friday.
* Spotify Spot.N said Thursday that it has submitted to Apple an update of its application with an external link allowing to buy subscriptions, after an American judge ruled that the iPhone manufacturer had violated the prescription which forced him to allow greater competition for downloads of application.
* Reddit RDDT.N anticipated a turnover on Thursday for the second quarter higher than estimates, focusing on the increase in digital advertising spending on its social media platform despite uncertainty on marketing budgets.
-* Block XYZ.N decreases by 21.3% after having reduced its profits forecasts for 2025 and missed estimates for its quarterly profit, the payment company being faced with the weakness of consumer expenditure.
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* Cigna CI.N on Friday noted its profits forecasts for the whole year after having exceeded estimates for its quarterly profit, thanks to the good performance of its activity of management of pharmaceutical services and lower medical costs than expected in its insurance sector.
(Written by Diana Mandiá, edited by Augustin Turpin)
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