Francesca Fontana
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2,691 appearances
52 recordings
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first heard Aug 2017
last heard Feb 2025
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The company's gross margin came in at 31.1%, which topped Spotify's own expectations.
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At its 2022 investor day, the company set a goal of achieving 30% gross margins between 2025 and 2027.
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So that's what the market was really looking at, which is why this quarter's earnings per share figure coming in a bit below analysts' estimates didn't really seem to faze anybody.
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And as a result, Spotify shares soared 11% on Wednesday and notched weekly gains of about 14%.
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Then we had Disney, which brought some magic of its own to its earnings report.
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The entertainment company reported a jump in quarterly net income and higher revenue and offered a bullish earnings outlook.
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It notched its own milestone, too.
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The company's streaming unit, home to Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu,
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posted its second consecutive quarterly profit.
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And this also outweighed the weakness that we saw in other parts of the report, like how its cable TV business is still losing steam and how its income from the theme park and cruise unit fell for the second quarter in a row.
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So on Thursday, Disney shares rallied 6.2% and finished the week up 16%.
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And now you know what's news in markets this week.
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You can read about more stocks that moved on the week's news in The Score, my column in the Wall Street Journal's Exchange section.
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Today's show was produced by Anthony Bansi with supervising producer Talia Arbel.
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I'm Francesca Fontana.
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Have a great weekend and see you next Saturday.
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Hey, listeners.
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It's Saturday, November 9th.
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I'm Francesca Fontana for The Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News in Markets, our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
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Let's get to it.
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