By Shivansh Tiwary and Rajesh Kumar Singh July 17 (Reuters) - Alaska Air Group ( ALK ) forecast third-quarter profit below estimates on Wednesday, citing a financial hit from its new flight attendant contract deal, while it topped market expectations for second-quarter earnings. The Seattle, Washington-based carrier's flight attendants are set for an average pay hike of 32% after it...

05:23 PM EDT, 07/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Adds details about $200 million stock buyback program in the fifth paragraph). Bank OZK ( OZK ) reported Q2 earnings late Wednesday of $1.52 per diluted share, up from $1.47 year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.53. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, calculated as the sum of net interest...

05:24 PM EDT, 07/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Methanex ( MEOH ) edged up in after-hours Nasdaq trading after the company on Wednesday said it is partnering with Advantage Energy's ( AAVVF ) Entropy carbon-capture subsidiary on a Preliminary Front-End Engineering and Design study for carbon capture, utilization and sequestration at Methanex's ( MEOH ) Medicine Hat, Alberta, methanol plant. Methanex...

05:22 PM EDT, 07/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Synovus Financial ( SNV ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $1.16 per diluted share, flat from a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.95. Revenue, expressed as the sum of total net interest and noninterest income, fell to $306.15 million in the three months ended June 30 from $567.81...