-- 加拿大皇家银行资本市场（RBC Capital Markets）周二发布的一份报告指出，好时（Hershey，股票代码：HSY）第一季度的消费量“稳健”，但其扭转销量持续下滑和市场份额损失的战略仍令人担忧。 RBC表示，扫描数据显示好时第一季度的消费量增长了9.2%，预示着其营收将超出预期。该公司指出，好时预计第一季度营收将达到全年最高水平，但高昂的库存成本预计将对利润率造成压力。 RBC补充道，好时2026年的每股收益预期可能维持不变，而其长期业绩指引则表明，2027年之前的每股收益前景依然可观。报告补充道，好时公司的“战略能否扭转持续的销量下滑和市场份额损失，仍有待观察”。 受可可成本下降和强劲业绩指引的提振，该公司股价今年以来表现“稳健”。 好时将于周四公布第一季度财报。 加拿大皇家银行（RBC）对好时给予“与行业持平”的评级，目标价为212美元。
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Financial stocks edged higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.2% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.1%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was decreasing 1.3%, while the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) increased 0.7%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 1.6% to $76,126, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 1.8 basis points to 4.35%.In economic news, the Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence rose to 92.8 in April from an upwardly revised 92.2 in March, compared with the 89.0 print expected in a Bloomberg survey. The poll for preliminary results was conducted from April 1 to April 22, which included the temporary two-week ceasefire in the Iran war.In sector news, Polymarket has had talks with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in recent weeks as it seeks regulatory approval to bring its main exchange back to the US, Bloomberg reported. Polymarket has technically banned US citizens from trading on its international platform since running afoul of regulators in 2022, and its US-based alternative has failed to fully launch, the report said.In corporate news, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) was selected as the first global banking partner of the Olympic Games, the firm and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday. Separately, JPMorgan is joining HSBC (HSBC) in providing a $6 billion financing for potential suitors of a stake in Kuwait Petroleum's crude oil pipeline network, Reuters reported. JPMorgan and HSBC shares were little changed.First Financial (THFF) shares added 1.1% after the company posted higher Q1 net income and revenue from a year ago.Barclays (BCS) shares decreased 0.4% after Bloomberg reported the bank had reserved 228 million British pounds ($307.9 million) in Q1 to cover the collapse of specialty lender MFS.Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) shares gained 1.9% after its board approved an increase of 2.5 million shares to its stock buyback program.
Energy stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.4% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) climbing 1.8%.The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was increasing 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was shedding 0.2%.In sector news, the United Arab Emirates will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its more expanded version, OPEC+, effective May 1, the Emirates News Agency reported.This comes as Iran's latest proposal to end the war in the Middle East has still not won President Donald Trump's backing, leaving the deadly conflict in a continuing state of deadlock, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed US official.Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained 3.7% to $99.90 a barrel, and the global benchmark Brent crude contract rose 2.7% to $111.17 a barrel. Henry Hub natural gas futures increased 0.4% to $2.56 per 1 million BTU.In corporate news, Chevron (CVX) signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya's National Oil Corporation, or NOC, to conduct a joint study evaluating the potential of unconventional shale oil and gas resources in sedimentary basins across the country, NOC said Tuesday. Separately, Chevron is in advanced talks to sell a portfolio of Asian assets to Eneos in a deal that could be valued at more than $2 billion, Bloomberg reported. Chevron shares climbed 1.9%.Equinor (EQNR) shares rose 1.1% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to equal weight from underweight and raised its price target to $40.40 from $22.80.NextEra Energy (NEE) shares gained 1.5% after it said the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved operating license renewals for Florida Power & Light's St. Lucie nuclear units, extending Unit 1 to 2056 and Unit 2 to 2063.BP (BP) shares added 0.8%. The company reported Q1 underlying replacement cost profit Tuesday of $1.24 per American depositary share, up from $0.53 a year earlier. Sales and other operating revenue for the quarter totaled $52.26 billion, up from $46.91 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $49.4 billion.
Major digital assets were mixed Tuesday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) lower but holding above the $76,000 level.The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks dozens of digital assets including Bitcoin, fell almost 0.3% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 decreased 1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%.Bitcoin fell 0.7% to $76,316, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most popular cryptocurrency's 24-hour trading volume declined 18.3% to $32.51 billion.Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, added 0.7% to $2,302.XRP (XRP-USD) dropped 0.5%, BNB (BNB-USD) rose 0.1%, and Solana (SOL-USD) fell 0.3%. Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) gained 2%, while Cardano (ADA-USD) added 0.8%.The US 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.351% at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, up from 4.335% Monday, while the five-year yield rose to 3.981% from 3.947%.The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry dropped 0.4% in the past 24 hours to $2.55 trillion, with trading volume dropping 0.5% to $155.16 billion.Price: $76342.31, Change: $-1025.97, Percent Change: -1.33%