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Mondelez drops after cutting full-year earnings forecast

Mondelez, the company behind Oreo, Ritz, and Cadbury, is down about 5% in premarket trading after slashing its annual profit guidance, citing softer European and US demand and soaring cocoa prices.

Though Q3 net sales rose 5.9% year over year to $9.74 billion, above Wall Street’s $9.71 billion estimate, and adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.73, topping expectations of $0.71, the company is now forecasting that organic sales for 2025 will rise 4% or more, down from ~5%. It also expects earnings will fall about 15%, steeper than the 10% it had forecast previously.

If today’s slump holds, Mondelez will have shed almost 5% in the year to date and nearly 18% over the past 12 months.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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