LONDON-When Margot Robbie hosted a pool party at the Barbie Dreamhouse in last year's hit film, she was thousands of miles away from sunny Malibu, on a soundstage in a commuter town about an hour outside of London.
"Barbie" was mostly filmed at Warner Bros.' U.K. studios, the flashiest example yet of Britain's rising role in global film production. "I want Hertfordshire to be the next Hollywood," U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt told a newspaper here last year.
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Earnings:
AGF Management 1Q
Dollarama 4Q
Economic Calendar [ET]:
0815 Mar Official International Reserves
0830 Feb Trade Balance
Stocks to Watch:
BlackBerry Swings to Surprise Profit; Shares Jump
Shares of BlackBerry rose more than 6% in the extended session after the tech company surprised investors with an adjusted profit in its latest quarter, showing hefty sales growth for its cybersecurity and internet-of-things businesses.
D2L 4Q Rev $47.6M; 4Q Net $563,000; Sees FY25 Rev $197M-$201M
NovaGold 1Q Loss/Shr 3c; Anticipated Expenditures in Fiscal Yr 2024 Are Approximately $31.2M, Including $14.3M to Fund the Donlin Gold Project
Expected Major Events for Thursday
02:00/JPN: Mar Imported Vehicle Sales
07:45/ITA: Mar Italy Services PMI
07:50/FRA: Mar France Services PMI
07:55/GER: Mar Germany Services PMI
08:00/UK: Mar UK monthly car registrations figures
08:30/UK: Mar UK Official Reserves
08:30/UK: Mar S&P Global UK Services PMI
11:30/US: Mar Challenger Job-Cut Report
12:15/CAN: Mar Official International Reserves
12:30/CAN: Feb International merchandise trade
12:30/US: Feb U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services
12:30/US: 03/30 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims
12:30/US: U.S. Weekly Export Sales
13:00/RUS: Weekly International Reserves
14:30/US: 03/29 EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
15:00/US: Mar Global Services PMI
20:30/US: Foreign Central Bank Holdings
20:30/US: Federal Discount Window Borrowings
23:01/UK: Mar BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor
23:30/JPN: Feb Household Spending
23:50/JPN: Mar International Reserves / Foreign Currency
23:50/JPN: Mar Provisional Trade Statistics for 1st 20 days of Month
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Expected Earnings for Thursday
AGF Management Ltd - Class B (AGF.B.T) is expected to report $0.31 for 1Q.
AYRO Inc (AYRO) is expected to report for 4Q.
Acutus Medical Inc (AFIB) is expected to report for 4Q.
Almaden Minerals Ltd (AAU,AMM.T) is expected to report for 4Q.
AngioDynamics (ANGO) is expected to report $-0.32 for 3Q.
Arena Group Holdings Inc (AREN) is expected to report $-0.18 for 4Q.
Astra Space Inc (ASTR) is expected to report for 4Q.
Athersys Inc (ATHX) is expected to report for 4Q.
Atlantic American (AAME) is expected to report for 4Q.
Ayala Pharmaceuticals Inc (ADXS) is expected to report $-1.95 for 4Q.
Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc (BLPH) is expected to report for 4Q.
Cidara Therapeutics Inc (CDTX) is expected to report $-0.07 for 4Q.
ClearOne Inc (CLRO) is expected to report for 4Q.
Conagra Brands Inc (CAG) is expected to report $0.65 for 3Q.
DMK Pharmaceuticals Corp (DMKPQ) is expected to report for 4Q.
Dollarama (DLMAF,DOL.T) is expected to report $1.05 for 4Q.
Dominari Holdings Inc (DOMH) is expected to report for 4Q.
Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc (ELDN) is expected to report $-0.45 for 4Q.
Evelo Biosciences Inc (EVLO) is expected to report for 4Q.
Focus Universal Inc (FCUV) is expected to report for 4Q.
Invivyd Inc (IVVD) is expected to report $-0.38 for 4Q.
JOANN Inc (JOANQ) is expected to report for 4Q.
KORE Group Holdings Inc (KORE) is expected to report $-0.11 for 4Q.
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) is expected to report $1.38 for 3Q.
Lightning eMotors Inc (ZEVY) is expected to report for 4Q.
Lindsay Corp (LNN) is expected to report $1.57 for 2Q.
Mesa Air Group Inc (MESA) is expected to report $0.22 for 1Q.
Onconova Therapeutics Inc (ONTX) is expected to report $-0.23 for 4Q.
RPM International Inc (RPM) is expected to report $0.46 for 3Q.
Radius Recycling Inc (RDUS) is expected to report $0.58 for 2Q.
Reliv International Inc (RELV) is expected to report for 4Q.
Scorpius Holdings Inc (SCPX) is expected to report for 4Q.
Security National Financial Corp (SNFCA) is expected to report for 4Q.
Senvest Capital is expected to report for 4Q.
Sientra Inc (SIENQ) is expected to report for 4Q.
Silver Bull Resources is expected to report for 1Q.
Simply Good Foods (SMPL) is expected to report $0.32 for 2Q.
StageZero Life Sciences is expected to report for 4Q.
Technical Communications Corp (TCCO) is expected to report for 1Q.
WM Technology Inc (MAPS) is expected to report $-0.01 for 4Q.
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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS
Aldeyra Therapeutics Raised to Outperform From Perform by Oppenheimer
Ally Financial Inc Cut to Underweight From Neutral by JP Morgan
Bank of America Raised to Buy From Hold by Erste Group
Bio-Rad Laboratories Cut to Neutral From Buy by Citigroup
Costco Cut to Accumulate From Buy by Gordon Haskett
Dollar Tree Cut to Hold From Buy by Gordon Haskett
Eli Lilly Raised to Buy From Hold by Erste Group
Endeavor Group Holdings Cut to In-Line From Outperform by Evercore ISI Group
Endeavor Group Holdings Cut to Neutral From Buy by Guggenheim
Endeavor Group Holdings Cut to Neutral From Buy by UBS
Five Below Cut to Accumulate From Buy by Gordon Haskett
Fluence Energy Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Raymond James
Guild Holdings Cut to Underweight From Neutral by JP Morgan
Hologic Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citigroup
Integra LifeSciences Raised to Neutral From Sell by Citigroup
Jones Lang Lasalle Raised to Strong Buy From Outperform by Raymond James
Lowe's Cut to Hold From Accumulate by Gordon Haskett
McDonald's Cut to Hold From Buy by Erste Group
Navient Raised to Neutral From Underweight by JP Morgan
Ouster Cut to Neutral From Buy by Chardan Capital
PepsiCo Cut to Hold From Buy by Argus Research
S&P Global Cut to Hold From Buy by Erste Group
Sotera Health Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citigroup
United Parcel Service Raised to Buy From Neutral by Redburn Atlantic
WisdomTree Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Northland Capital Markets
Wolfspeed Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Wells Fargo
This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today.
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04-04-24 0614ET
