expectation
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Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region slipped further into negative territory in December, disappointing expectations of an uptick despite a rise in new orders and shipments.
Stocks posted solid gains Thursday after U.S. inflation data showed price growth was much weaker than economists’ expectations in November.
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“Not everyone expected brenso to work…but expectations had been creeping up into year-end and this afternoon’s negative phase 2 readout is undoubtedly a near-term setback for the story,” Brayer wrote in a research note.
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For the current quarter, Micron forecast a revenue range with a midpoint of $18.7 billion, above analysts’ expectations of $14.3 billion.
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That number beat analysts’ expectations, but was well behind Darden’s growth.
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