S&P 500 Edges Lower; ADT Posts Upbeat Earnings

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U.S. stocks traded lower toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 100 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded down 0.27% to 38,867.91 while the NASDAQ fell 0.50% to 15,954.75. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.18% to 5,068.92.

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Real estate shares rose by 1.4% on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, communication services shares fell by 0.8%.

 

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ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter on Wednesday.

ADT posted fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 sales decline of 7.2% year-on-year to $1.22 billion, missing the consensus of $1.44 billion. Adjusted EPS was 25 cents, beating the consensus of 4 cents.

ADT expects CSB segment revenue of 4.8 billion-$5.0 billion. The company expects adjusted EPS of $0.60 – $0.70, against consensus of $0.50.

 

Equities Trading UP

 

Vivani Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: VANI) shares shot up 274% to $3.78 after the company announced preclinical data on weight loss effects for NPM-115 and disclosed that semaglutide is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in NPM-139.

Shares of Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL) got a boost, surging 159% to $2.1917. …

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