April 25 (Reuters) - Chemicals maker Dow beat first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, helped by higher sales volumes as global manufacturing activity shows signs of growth. The Midland, Michigan-based company reported operating earnings per share of 56 cents for the quarter ended March 31, compared with the average analyst estimate of 45 cents, according to LSEG data. ...

06:02 AM EDT, 04/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Plexus (PLXS) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.94 per share, down from $1.45 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.93. Net sales for the quarter ended March 30 were $966.9 million, down from $1.07 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $964 million. For fiscal...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trump Media & Technology Group is one of the most actively traded U.S. stocks, yet Wall Street's equity analysts are staying clear. Shares of the company that operates former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media app Truth Social listed on Nasdaq on March 26. An army of Trump supporters and speculators have snapped up the stock,...

April 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday: ** Shares of Hipgnosis Songs Fund ( HPGSF ) climbed after Apollo-backed Concord outbid a proposal by private equity giant Blackstone, launching a bidding war for the owner of music rights of artists, including Shakira and Blondie. ** Saudi Arabia's STC Group...