Dow Falls 50 Points; Kroger Posts Downbeat Sales
Dow Falls 50 Points; Kroger Posts Downbeat Sales
In trading on Thursday, materials shares fell by 0.8%.U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 50 points on Thursday.
今天上午美國股市漲跌互現，道瓊斯指數週四下跌約50點。
The Dow traded down 0.12% to 44,958.81 while the NASDAQ rose 0.04% to 19,742.79. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.04% to 6,084.03.
道瓊斯指數下跌0.12％，至44,958.81點，而納斯達克指數上漲0.04％，至19,742.79點。標準普爾500指數也下跌了0.04％，至6,084.03。
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares jumped by 0.8% on Thursday.
領先和落後行業
能源股週四上漲了0.8％。
In trading on Thursday, materials shares fell by 0.8%.
在週四的交易中，材料股下跌了0.8％。
Top Headline
熱門標題
Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) reported weaker-than-expected sales for the third quarter on Thursday.
克羅格公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：KR）週四公佈的第三季度銷售額低於預期。
The company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 98 cents, in-line with the street view. Quarterly sales of $33.634 billion (down 0.9% year-on-year) missed the analyst consensus estimate of $34.204 billion. Identical Sales ex-fuel increased by 2.3%.
該公司公佈的第三季度調整後每股收益爲98美分，與街景一致。季度銷售額爲336.34億美元（同比下降0.9％），未達到分析師共識估計的342.04億美元。不含燃料的同類銷售額增長了2.3％。
Kroger has narrowed its FY2024 adjusted EPS guidance from $4.30-$4.50 to $4.35-$4.45, compared to the $4.44 estimate. The company also expects identical sales growth, excluding fuel, to be between 1.20% and 1.50%
克羅格已將 FY2024 調整後的每股收益預期從4.30美元縮小至4.35美元至4.35美元至4.45美元，而預期爲4.44美元。該公司還預計，不包括燃料，相同的銷售增長將在1.20％至1.50％之間
Equities Trading UP
股票交易上漲
- Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKDA) shares shot up 138% to $6.69 after the company announced an all-stock merger with Roosevelt Resources where Roosevelt will receive a 90% equity stake.
- Shares of Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TARA) got a boost, surging 147% to $8.74 after the company announced results from its ongoing Phase 2 TARA-002 trial in patients with NMIBC.
- PainReform Ltd. (NASDAQ:PRFX) shares were also up, gaining 95% to $5.22 after the company announced changes in management including new CFO and CEO appointees.
- 阿卡迪亞生物科學公司（納斯達克股票代碼：RKDA）股價飆升138％，至6.69美元，此前該公司宣佈與羅斯福資源進行全股合併，羅斯福將獲得90％的股權。
- Protara Therapeutics, Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼：TARA）的股價上漲，飆升147％，至8.74美元，此前該公司公佈了正在進行的針對NMIBC患者的2期 TARA-002 試驗的結果。
- PainReform Ltd.（納斯達克股票代碼：PRFX）股價也上漲了95％，至5.22美元，此前該公司宣佈管理層變動，包括任命新的首席財務官和首席執行官。
Equities Trading DOWN
股票交易下跌
- Algorhythm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIME) shares dropped 44% to $0.0950 after the company announced the pricing of its $9.5 million public offering of 55.88 million shares with accompanying Series A and B Warrants.
- Shares of Santech Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:STEC) were down 32% to $0.67. Santech Holdings announced 180-day extension to regain compliance with Nasdaq Minimum Bid Requirement.
- SRM Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRM) was down, falling 29% to $0.8201. SRM Entertainment priced its $1.7 million registered direct offering of common shares at $0.78385/share.
- Algorhythm Holdings, Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼：RIME）股價下跌44％，至0.0950美元，此前該公司宣佈了其950萬美元公開發行5588萬股股票以及隨附的A系列和b系列認股權證的定價。
- Santech Holdings Limited（納斯達克股票代碼：STEC）的股價下跌了32％，至0.67美元。Santech Holdings宣佈延期180天，以恢復對納斯達克最低出價要求的遵守。
- sRM Entertainment, Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼：SRM）下跌29％，至0.8201美元。sRM Entertainment將其註冊直接發行的170萬美元普通股定價爲每股0.78385美元。
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.6% to $68.93 while gold traded down 0.2% at $2,669.70.
大宗商品
在大宗商品新聞方面，石油價格上漲0.6％，至68.93美元，而黃金下跌0.2％，至2669.70美元。
Silver traded down 0.3% to $31.830 on Thursday, while copper fell 0.1% to $4.1990.
週四，白銀下跌0.3％，至31.830美元，而銅價下跌0.1％，至4.1990美元。
Euro zone
歐元區
European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.1%, Germany's DAX climbed 0.3% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.2%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.3%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%.
今天歐洲股市大多走高。歐元區斯托克600指數上漲0.1％，德國DAX指數上漲0.3％，法國CAC 40指數上漲0.2％。西班牙的IBEX 35指數上漲了1.3％，而倫敦的富時100指數下跌了0.1％。
Asia Pacific Markets
亞太市場
Asian markets closed mostly higher on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.30%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.92%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.12% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 1%.
週四，亞洲市場收盤大多走高，日本日經225指數上漲0.30％，香港恒生指數下跌0.92％，中國上證綜合指數上漲0.12％，印度BSE Sensex上漲1％。
Economics
經濟學
- U.S. initial jobless claims increased to 224,000 in the week ending Nov. 30, compared to 213,000 in the previous week, and higher than market estimates of 215,000.
- U.S. trade deficit shrank to $73.8 billion in October versus a revised $83.8 billion gap in the previous month and compared to market estimates of a $75 billion gap.
- U.S. employers announced 57,727 job cuts for the month of November compared to 55,597 in October.
- 截至11月30日的一週，美國首次申請失業救濟人數增至22.4萬人，而前一週爲21.3萬人，高於市場預期的21.5萬人。
- 美國10月份的貿易逆差縮減至738億美元，而上個月修正後的缺口爲838億美元，而市場估計的缺口爲750億美元。
- 美國僱主宣佈11月份裁員57,727人，而10月份爲55,597人。
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