Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $4.37, beating the street view of $3.83. Quarterly sales of $3.474 billion (up 7.8%) beat the analyst consensus of $3.437 billion. Comparable sales rose 4.5% compared with 2% growth a year ago. Gross profit margin expanded to 36.73% from 34.42% year over year. “We delivered a very strong second...

08:57 AM EDT, 09/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canada's goods trade balance swung back into surplus territory again following a revised deficit in the prior month, said CIBC following data released on Wednesday. The C$700 million surplus was close to consensus expectations, and the improvement in the overall balance relative to the prior month occurred because exports (-0.4% m/m) fell by...

08:55 AM EDT, 09/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Saia ( SAIA ) reported Wednesday a 10.6% increase in less-than-truckload, or LTL, shipments per workday in July from a year earlier and a 7% increase in August versus a year earlier. LTL tonnage per workday went up 5% and 8.2% for July and August from the same months a year earlier, respectively....

08:52 AM EDT, 09/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Exxon Mobil ( XOM ) said Wednesday that Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company signed a deal to acquire a 35% equity stake in its proposed low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas. Financial terms weren't disclosed. A final decision on the investment is expected in 2025, with the facility projected to...