-- Consumer stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) rising 1.8% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) falling 1.1%.
In corporate news, Comcast (CMCSA) reported higher-than-expected Q1 results as the company benefited from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LX. The shares rose 7.9%.
Tesla (TSLA) shares fell 3.7% after the company issued higher-than-expected 2026 capital-expenditure guidance.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders approved the buyout by Paramount Skydance (PSKY). Warner shares fell 1.4%, and Paramount fell 5.2%.
Vail Resorts (MTN) reported that skier visits from the start of the season through April 19 fell 15% from the same period a year earlier. The shares dropped 5.5%.