• US indices open higher
• Tiffany (TIF.US) trade sharply higher
US indices opened slightly higher today, Dow Jones rose 0.7%, the S&P 500 went up 0.5% and the Nasdaq gained 1.3% higher few minutes after the opening bell.
Tiffany (TIF.US) – share price went up based on news that LVMH is considering buying company’s shares on the open market, accordingly to Bloomberg. Tiffany’s shares went below $135 which was the takeover price that LVMH agreed to pay back in November. Tiffany reported quarterly profit of $1.80 per share, 3 cents a share above expectations. Revenue slightly disappointed, however comparable-store sales exceeded estimates.
Crowdstrike (CRWD.US) – reported a quarterly loss of 2 cents per share, smaller than the 8 cents a share loss that analysts predicted. The company also announced that the coronavirus crisis spurring more to work at home and raising the need for more cyber protection.
Tesla (TSLA.US) – Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont, California, factory on March 24, and said its New York solar roof tile factory will also suspend production. Tesla added that it believes its level of liquidity is sufficient to navigate the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.
Apple (AAPL.US) – is limiting online purchases of iPhones to two per customer, as it deals with supply chain disruptions as well as the closing of its brick-and-mortar stores outside China.
Walmart (WMT.US) – Walmart is hiring 150,000 more hourly workers to deal with a virus-related surge in shoppers. That follows a similar move by rival Amazon.com (AMZN.US) earlier this week. Walmart also announced it would pay a cash bonus of $300 to full-tie hourly workers and $150 to part-time employees.