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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) (Q4) EPS projected for $1.24, compared to $1.14 the prior-year quarter.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) (Q1) EPS projected for three cents, compared to 26 cents the prior-year quarter.
BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) (Q1) EPS projected for $3.44, compared to a loss of 26 cents inthe prior-year quarter.
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5N Plus Inc. (T.VNP) (Q1) EPS projected of four cents, identical to the prior-year quarter.
Finning International Inc. (T.FTT) (Q1) EPS projected for 36 cents, compared to 38 cents in the prior-year quarter.
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. (T.ZZZ) (Q1) EPS projected for 21 cents, compared to 74 cents in the prior-year quarter.
W Galen Weston, billionaire and retail visionary, is dead at 80 cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Tesco’s annual sales were boosted by the boom in online shopping, but Covid-related costs and the repayment of business rates relief dragged down annual profits (The Telegraph).
Tesco’s profits fell by almost 20% to £825m during the past year, despite growing sales and winning customers from its rivals, because of the increasing cost of operating during the coronavirus pandemic (The Guardian).
In the UK and the Republic of Ireland Tesco’s sales rose by 8.8% to £48.8bn, helped by a 77% boom in online sales to £6.3bn (The Times £).
Shares in the supermarket fall as it reveals profits have slumped and bosses warn sales will drop off as people hit pubs again (The Mail).
W Galen Weston, the patriarch of one of Canadaâs wealthiest families and a retail titan, has died aged 80.
Weston was the third generation of his family to lead George Weston Limited, an already-prosperous retail empire founded by his grandfather, which he expanded significantly.
The company, now run by his son, Galen Weston, controls Primark and Selfridges in the UK, as well as the Canadian grocery chain Loblaws, the pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart and the real estate company Choice Properties. The empire also includes the luxury store Fortnum & Mason, along with food brands including Twinings teas, Kingsmill Bakery and Dorset Cereals.
W Galen Weston, retail tycoon behind Selfridges, dies aged 80 yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.