07:49 AM EST, 01/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- HCA Healthcare ( HCA ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings Friday of $6.22 per diluted share, up from $5.90 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $6.13. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $18.29 billion compared with $17.30 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $18.23 billion. The company...

07:49 AM EST, 01/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Northwest Bancshares ( NWBI ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings Friday of $0.27 per diluted share, up from $0.24 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.25. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, was $154.3 million, up from $135.5 million...

07:53 AM EST, 01/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- DNOW ( DNOW ) said Friday the board has approved a new plan for the buyback of up to $160 million of its common shares. The move follows the completion of DNOW's ( DNOW ) $80 million buyback plan announced previously, the company said. DNOW ( DNOW ) shares were up over 4%...

(Reuters) - The U.S. IPO market is expected to see a blowout 2025, fueled by the return of business-friendly Donald Trump to the White House, declining interest rates and a renewed risk-on sentiment in equity markets. Some of the most high-profile names that are likely to headline this year's IPO market resurgence include Swedish payments firm Klarna, fintech giant Chime,...