U.S. stocks open higher as market eyes Disney-Fox megadeal

U.S. equities opened higher Thursday as investors digested the news of a Walt Disney Co. purchase of parts of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stock. The megadeal includes Twentieth Century Fox’s film and television studio and its cable TV businesses. The S&P 500 rose 2 points, or 0.1%, to 2,665, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 54 points, or 0.2%, to 24,640. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 11 points, or 0.2%, to 6,887.

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Synnex shares fall as earnings outlook misses Street view

Synnex Corp. shares fell in the extended session Thursday after the business process services company’s earnings outlook fell short of Wall Street estimates. Synnex shares fell 8% after hours, following a 3.5% gain to close at $118.40 in the regular session. For the second fiscal quarter, Synnex estimates adjusted earnings of $2.25 to $2.35 a share on revenue of $4.58 billion to $4.78 billion. Analysts expect earnings of $2.41 a share on revenue of $4.75 billion. The company reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $24.4 million, or 61 cents a share, compared with $61.8 million, or $1.54 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $2.14 a share. Revenue rose to $4.55 billion from $3.52 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated $2.11 a share on revenue of $4.47 billion.

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