08:39 AM EDT, 04/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher pre-bell Tuesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was unchanged and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was recently advancing by 0.5%. Hibbett ( HIBB ) was rallying nearly 19% after saying it has agreed to be acquired by the UK's JD Sports...

08:39 AM EDT, 04/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Banc of California ( BANC ) reported Q1 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $0.19 per diluted share, down from $1.03 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.25. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total non-interest income, was $273 million, down from...

08:43 AM EDT, 04/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Preferred Bank ( PFBC ) reported Q1 earnings Tuesday of $2.44 per diluted share, down from $2.61 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $2.38. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, was $71.6 million, down from $72.6 million...

08:41 AM EDT, 04/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- PepsiCo ( PEP ) on Tuesday reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results aided by price increases, even though certain product recalls weighed substantially on the beverage and snacks company's Quaker Foods business in North America. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.61 a share for the three months through March 23, up from $1.50 the...