06:40 AM EDT, 04/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the stock move, margin, and revenue guidance in the last three paragraphs.) Weatherford International ( WFRD ) reported Q1 net income late Tuesday of $1.50 per diluted share, up from $0.97 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.48. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $1.36...

06:39 AM EDT, 04/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Visa (V) shares rose early Wednesday after the payments giant's fiscal second-quarter results inclined annually and topped market expectations, buoyed by stable consumer spending. Adjusted earnings increased to $2.51 a share for the three months through March from $2.09 a year earlier, the company said late Tuesday, while the consensus on Capital IQ...

06:35 AM EDT, 04/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Standard Lithium ( SLI ) , a near-commercial lithium development company, was at last look up 1.8% in US premarket as it announced Wednesday that it has successfully commissioned and validated the performance of what it terms the largest continuously-operating direct lithium extraction equipment in North America. The company recently installed a commercial-scale...

April 24 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Boston Scientific ( BSX ) raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday as the company banks on resilient demand for its heart devices, with post-pandemic elective surgical procedures picking up pace. The company now expects 2024 adjusted earnings per share between $2.29 and $2.34, compared with its previous forecast of $2.23 to $2.27...