Chip stocks soaring as President Trump eases the ban on huaweis purchase of u. S. Products. Weak manufacturing and Construction Data keeping the gains in check today joining us for the hour to break down the Market Action is lindsey bell from cfra good to see you again. Good to be here. Feels like a market that had a lot of good news baked into it already. Yes it did. I was surprised we held on to the gains for as long as we did. I thought we would get a sell the news type of thing sooner. I think the weak Economic Data not only here in the u. S. , but also in europe and china, really gave the market what they wanted in the terms of the potential for a fed rate cut next month. One day phenomenon or does this selling have some staying power . You know, i got to say, i think it is going to be a little choppy through the month of july, especially as we get into earnings season. We see how tariffs are impacting companies on the ground. Yeah. It is interesting, youre going to get earnings s
(Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor L3Harris cut 5% of its workforce earlier this month in a bid to streamline its business and save costs, CEO Chris Kubasik said in a post-earnings conference call on Friday. The announcement confirms a Reuters rep.
“To the extent we can get a good price for what we've identified as non-core [businesses], we'll do it. But too many of the offers are coming in low and people think we're desperate to sell, and I can assure you we're not,” said L3Harris CEO Chris Kubasik.
The announcement confirms a Reuters report from Tuesday which said the company would cut 5% of its workforce this year, citing an email sent to employees. Though U.S. defense contractors are seeing a notable increase in orders amid conflicts in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine, they continue to face headwinds from supply chain and labor disruption stemming from the pandemic, impairing margins.