Walgreens Boots, Salesforce.com Inc. share losses contribute to Dow's nearly 350-point fall

Shares of Deere & Co. DE, -14.07% fell 1.8% toward a three-month low in premarket trading Friday, even after the agriculture, construction and forestry equipment maker reported fiscal second-quarter profit and revenue that rose above expectations, as "strong demand" helped offset supply-chain pressures. Net income increased to $2.10 billion, or $6.81 a share, from $1.79 billion, or $5.68 a share, in the year-ago period. The FactSet consensus for earnings per share was $6.69. Sales grew 10.9% to $13.37 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $13.23 billion. Cost of sales rose 12.5% to $8.92 billion, as gross margin contracted to 33.3% from 34.3%. Production & Precision Agriculture sales rose 13% to $5.1 billion, Small Agriculture & Turf sales increased 5% to $3.6 billion and Construction & Forestry sales rose 9% to $3.45 billion. The company affirmed the sales growth outlook for fiscal 2022. Deere's stock has gained 6.3% year to date through Thursday while the S&P 500.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street fell closer to bear territory, China cut a key interest rate and Japanese inflation edged higher. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices fell more than $1 per barrel. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities on Friday closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. The Public...

Despite the extensive losses seen for stock markets so far this year, it’s not over until it’s over — and investors should keep selling into any big rebounds higher. That’s the advice from a team of strategists at Bank of America, led by Michael Hartnett, in their Friday “Flow Show” note. In focus for the bank is increasing debate about whether the market has capitulated, which refers to investors basically giving up on trying to recapture lost gains.

TerraUSD USTUSD, -22.76% and LUNA LUNA, -4.26% are being falsely accused for what’s come to be known as the “crypto crash.” A good counterargument can be made that the real culprit is bitcoin’s. BTCUSD,. +0.91%. overvaluation. The notion that bitcoin’s fair value can even be calculated...

Long before a white gunman allegedly stormed a grocery store in a majority-Black Buffalo neighborhood, killing 10 people, the city bore all the harrowing scars of racial inequality: segregated neighborhoods and concentrated poverty, a yawning gap between Black and white homeownership, a lack of grocery stores in communities of color, and.

Shares of Singapore-listed palm oil producers jumped in early Asian trade, after Indonesia said it will end a temporary ban on palm oil exports on Monday. Among Singapore-listed plantation stocks, Bumitama Agri Ltd. P8Z,. +4.67%. was recently 8.0% higher on Friday, Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. E5H,. +9.09%. rose 7.3% and First...

Russia halted gas exports to neighboring Finland on Saturday, a highly symbolic move that came just days after the Nordic country announced it wanted to join NATO and marked a likely end to Finland’s nearly 50 years of importing natural gas from Russia. The measure taken by the Russian...

Beyond helping clients manage their finances, some financial advisers aim higher. They educate consumers — people they will never meet — about personal finance. These advisers have created free resources that empower individual investors to make wise financial decisions. Such resources also can enhance advisers’ marketing and brand identity — enabling them to reach a far wider audience than their client base. Some of these online tools have legions of fans.

President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with an additional $40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion approaches its fourth month. The legislation, which was passed by Congress with bipartisan support, deepens the U.S. commitment to Ukraine at a time of uncertainty about the war’s future. Ukraine has successfully defended Kyiv, and Russia has refocused its offensive on the country’s east, but American officials warn of the potential for a prolonged conflict.

It’s an image of a man in thoughtful repose, looking down at the camera as he stands in front of a brick wall. In short, a selfie that seems designed not to call too much attention to itself. And yet, it’s the picture that some say may have played...