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Why Newell Brands is trimming its brand portfolio: CEO
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Why Newell Brands is trimming its brand portfolio: CEO
Shares of Newell Brands (NWL) are trading higher on Friday after the company posted its first quarter report, revealing an increase in gross and operating margins. However, the company saw net sales for the quarter fall 8% year-over-year, citing the impact of unfavorable foreign exchange and business exits. Newell Brands CEO Chris Peterson joins Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to give insight into the company's performance for the quarter and the logic behind its strategic operations. Peterson elaborates on the company's focus with certain brands: "We made the strategic choice to focus on the top 25 brands. Over the course of the last nine months, we've already reduced the company's brand portfolio from 80 brands down to about 60, so the quality of the portfolio is improving. Similarly, we made choices on geographies. We play in about 42 countries around the world, but the top ten countries represent about 90% of our sales and profit, so that's where we're focused... I don't believe that the large-scale M&A is needed to drive shareholder value for the company in the next few years." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
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Inflation is the 'number one' factor driving the dollar: Expert
The US Dollar Index (DX-Y.NYB) is moving to the upside as the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Expenditure Consumption (PCE) Index, came in hotter than expected. TD Bank Global Head of FX and EM Strategy Mark McCormick joins Yahoo Finance to give insight into the FX market and inflation's impact on the dollar. McCormick discusses a new dominating theme in the FX market: "For a while, the market's been really focused on the relative growth developments between the US and the rest of the world, where the rest of the world has actually been narrowing that gap. Last three months, it just completely flipped, and upside surprises in inflation, which have been generally ignored by the market for the most part of the year, has become the most important dominating theme in FX." "Now what we're seeing is that inflation is taking over, and it's very strong in the US relative to other countries, particularly in the G-10. Not so much in emerging markets, but that is now what's dictating the market outcome, which is everyone's focused on, will the Fed cut? Can the Fed cut?" the FX expert adds. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
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Earnings: Investors are focusing on outlooks, strategist says
It's been a wild week for stocks (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) with investors putting a lot of focus on earnings. Nicole Inui, Head of Equity Strategy for the Americas at HSBC, tells Yahoo Finance that "earnings have come in, actually, much stronger than expected." Inui notes that "when we see companies reporting earnings, it's not so much what they're reporting in the quarter, but what they are saying for the second half of the year." Watch the video above to hear why Inui thinks companies will likely be able to deliver on high earnings expectations as the year progresses. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode. This post was written by Stephanie Mikulich.