API data show U.S. oil supplies up 3.45 million barrels: sources

Oil futures edged lower in electronic trading Tuesday after the American Petroleum Institute reported that U.S. crude supplies rose by 3.45 million barrels for the week ended May 6, according to sources who reviewed the report. Analysts polled by S&P Global Platts forecast a climb of 300,000 barrels for crude inventories. The closely watched Energy Information Administration report will be released Wednesday. June crude was at $44.52 a barrel in electronic trading, down from the contract’s settlement of $44.66 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Disney shares tank after earnings, sales miss

Shares of the Walt Disney Co. tanked in late trading Tuesday after the media company missed fiscal second-quarter sales and earnings expectations. Disney said it earned $2.1 billion, or $1.30 a share, in the quarter, compared with $2.1 billion, or $1.23 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, the media company earned $1.36 a share in the quarter, up from $1.23 a share a year ago. Sales reached $13 billion, up from $12.5 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected the media company to report earnings of $1.39 a share on sales of $13.2 billion. Disney shares fell 6% after ending the regular trading day up 1.2%. The company said its sales from media networks were flat at $5.8 billion, while cable-network sales fell 2% and broadcasting revenue rose 3%. Revenue from Disney’s parks and resorts businesses rose 4%. Attendance at Disney’s theme parks was flat, the company said.

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Planet Fitness shares rise on earnings beat, outlook

Planet Fitness Inc. shares rose in the extended session Tuesday after the gym operator topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter. Planet Fitness shares advanced 5.6% to $16.50 after hours. The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 15 cents a share on revenue of $83.3 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 13 cents a share on revenue of $78.8 million. For the year, Planet Fitness sees adjusted earnings of 62 cents to 65 cents a share on revenue of $360 million to $370 million. Analysts had forecast earnings of 62 cents a share on revenue of $361.4 million.

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Planet Fitness shares rise on earnings beat, outlook

Planet Fitness Inc. shares rose in the extended session Tuesday after the gym operator topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter. Planet Fitness shares advanced 5.6% to $16.50 after hours. The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 15 cents a share on revenue of $83.3 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 13 cents a share on revenue of $78.8 million. For the year, Planet Fitness sees adjusted earnings of 62 cents to 65 cents a share on revenue of $360 million to $370 million. Analysts had forecast earnings of 62 cents a share on revenue of $361.4 million.

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Planet Fitness shares rise on earnings beat, outlook

Planet Fitness Inc. shares rose in the extended session Tuesday after the gym operator topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter. Planet Fitness shares advanced 5.6% to $16.50 after hours. The company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of 15 cents a share on revenue of $83.3 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 13 cents a share on revenue of $78.8 million. For the year, Planet Fitness sees adjusted earnings of 62 cents to 65 cents a share on revenue of $360 million to $370 million. Analysts had forecast earnings of 62 cents a share on revenue of $361.4 million.

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Florida again leads nation in completed foreclosures

By Cindy Barth

The number of foreclosures may have decreased by almost 15 percent nationwide in March compared to the year-ago period, but Florida still managed to top all states in completed foreclosures for the month, a new report from CoreLogic shows.

The five states with the highest number of completed foreclosures for the 12 months ending in March 2016 were Florida (69,000), Michigan (48,000), Texas (28,000), Georgia (23,000) and California (23,000). These five states accounted for about 41 percent of all… …read more

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