BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Deckers Outdoor, CarMax, Target Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 Wall Street rose on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 again touching record highs as strength in Nvidia and other mega stocks kept investor sentiment bullish before crucial inflation data and second-quarter earnings later this week.

BUZZ-Oppenheimer sees moderating used car prices as upside for CarMax; shares up ** Shares of used car retailer CarMax KMX.N up ~6.5% at $76.99 ** Oppenheimer views moderating used car prices as a positive for KMX, says co continues to represent its "preferred way to play used car retail" ** Brokerage reiterates its "outperform" rating on KMX, says

BUZZ - S&P 500 top and bottom performing stocks at about 12:00 p.m. EDT S&P 500 .SPX Top Performers Percent Change Carmax Inc KMX.N +6.5% Albemarle Corp ALB.N +5.8% Newmont Corporation NEM.N +4.0% Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.OQ +3.3% ON Semiconductor Corp ON.OQ +3.3% Bottom Performers Percent Change Deckers Outdoor Corp DECK.N -6.3% CrowdStrike

UPDATE 3-Activist investor Elliott threatens Southwest Airlines proxy fight for leadership changes Adds Southwest's comments in paragraph 5 By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Shivansh Tiwary July 8 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management on Monday warned of a proxy fight to push for leadership changes at U.S. budget carrier Southwest Airlines LUV.N .

Southwest Airlines adds industry veteran Gangwal to board amid pressure from Elliott July 8 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines LUV.N has appointed aviation industry veteran Rakesh Gangwal to its board of directors, it said on Monday, as increasing pressure from activist investor Elliott pushes the U.S. budget carrier to take defensive measures. Gangwal — who co-founded InterGlobe Aviation INGL.NS , the operator of India's largest airline IndiGo — has also served on the boards of US Airways Group

BUZZ-RBC ups CarMax PT following Q1 earnings ** RBC Capital Markets ups CarMax's KMX.N PT by $2 to $75, maintains "outperform" citing its EPS has bottomed out ** KMX posted net income of 97 cents per share in Q1 ** But, brokerage says little visibility into unit sales acceleration, holding earnings upside ** Focus will be on KMX's position to continue growing market share in a highly fragmented market, says RBC ** The new price target represents a 4.7% upside to KMX's Fri.

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-CarMax, Eli Lilly, MicroStrategy June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including CarMax, Eli Lilly and MicroStrategy, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * CarMax Inc KMX.N : RBC raises target price to $75 from $73 * Eli Lilly LLY.N : Jefferies raises target price to $1,015 from $994 * MicroStrategy Inc MSTR.O : Canaccord Genuity cuts target price to $1,826 from $2,047 * Sharecare Inc SHCR.O : Canacco

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-FactSet, Ryan Specialty, Sarepta Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 Wall Street was set for a muted open on Friday as chip stocks lost ground, with focus on data from the manufacturing and services sectors for more clues on the health of the world's largest economy.

Carmax Inc reports results for the quarter ended in May - Earnings Summary Carmax Inc KMX.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 97 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended in May, lower than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $1.16. The mean expectation of sixteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 94 cents per share.

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Apple, Gilead, Spirit Aerosystems Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday as megacap tech and chip stocks lost ground, with investors awaiting manufacturing and services sectors surveys for more clues on the health of the world's largest economy.

BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Apple, Gilead, Spirit Aerosystems Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday as megacap tech and chip stocks lost ground, with investors awaiting manufacturing and services sectors surveys for more clues on the health of the world's largest economy.

BUZZ-CarMax shares down on Q1 profit fall ** Shares of used car retailer CarMax KMX.N down 1.3% at $70.5 premarket ** KMX reports an about 33% dip in Q1 profit, as lower margins from vehicles sold continued to impact the used-vehicle industry ** Reports Q1 net income of $152.4 mln or 97 cents/share, compared with $228.3 mln or $1.44/share a year ag

UPDATE 2-Used car retailer CarMax posts 33% drop in first-quarter profit Adds details throughout June 21 (Reuters) - CarMax KMX.N reported a 33% fall in first-quarter profit on Friday, as lower margins from vehicles sold continued to impact the used-vehicle industry. Pre-owned vehicle retailers have had a bumpy ride with profitability worsening over the last few years as new vehicle availability improved.

Used car retailer CarMax's first-quarter profit falls June 21 (Reuters) - CarMax KMX.N reported a 32.6% dip in its first-quarter profit on Friday, as lower margins from vehicles sold continued to impact the used-vehicle industry. The company reported a net income of $152.4 million or 97 cents per share in the quarter ended May 31, compared with $228.3 million or 144 cents per share a year ago.

BRIEF-Carmax Q1 EPS USD 0.97 Vs. IBES Estimate USD 0.94 Jun 21 (Reuters) - Carmax Q1 revenue USD 2,100 million vs. IBES estimate USD 7,205 million. Q1 gross profit USD 100 million

MORNING BID AMERICAS-Nvidia gets vertigo, dollar builds A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Nvidia , the Nasdaq and the S&P500 got dizzy at record highs on Thursday as world markets start to take stock of a bumper 2024 as we near the half-year point next week - but with the dollar .DXY back on the march regardless. The latest U.S.

MORNING BID AMERICAS-Nvidia gets vertigo, dollar builds steam A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Nvidia , the Nasdaq and the S&P500 got dizzy at record highs on Thursday as world markets start to take stock of a bumper 2024 as we near the half-year point next week - but with the dollar .DXY back on the march regardless.

What to Watch in the Day Ahead - Friday, June 21 The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at DAY/US . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT On the U.S. economic calendar, S&P Global is due to report flash Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for June.

Carmax Inc expected to post earnings of 94 cents a share - Earnings Preview Carmax Inc KMX.N , KMX is expected to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports results on June 21 for the period ending May 31 2024 The Richmond Virginia-based company is expected to report a 6.3% decrease in revenue to $7.205 billion from $7.69 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 14 analysts, based on LSEG data.

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Autozone, Costco Wholesale, Walmart June 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Autozone, Costco Wholesale and Walmart, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Autozone Inc AZO.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $3278 from $3250 * Costco Wholesale Corp COST.O : Evercore ISI raises target price to $890 from $860 * Essex Property Trust Inc ESS.N : Jefferies raises target price to $327 from $28