adminCheck out the companies making headlines after the bell . United Airlines — The airline stock slumped more than 4% in extended trading after warning that heightened fuel costs and a halt in Tel Aviv flights amid the Israel-Hamas war would hit current-quarter profits. United Airlines said it expects adjusted earnings to range between $1.50 and $1.80 per share, versus the $2.06 per share expected by analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. For the recent quarter, the company topped Wall Street’s expectations, reporting adjusted earnings of $3.65 per share on $14.48 billion in revenue. J.B. Hunt Transport Services — The transportation and logistics stock lost 2% after reporting third-quarter results that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. J.B. Hunt posted earnings of $1.80 per share, versus the $1.84 per share expected by analysts surveyed by LSEG. Revenue came in at $3.16 billion, shy of the $3.19 billion expected. Omnicom Group — The marketing company’s shares slipped 2%, even as the company narrowly beat analysts’ expectations in the latest quarterly report. Omnicom reported third-quarter earnings of $1.86 per share on revenue of $3.58 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet predicted earnings of $1.84 per share and revenue of $3.55 billion. Interactive Brokers Group — Shares of the electronic broker slipped nearly 2% in after-hours trading. Interactive Brokers posted third-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.55 per share on adjusted revenue of $1.14 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG called for earnings of $1.51 per share and $1.11 billion in revenue. Viking Therapeutics — The biopharmaceutical stock rose 5% after announcing promising new data from its Phase 1 trial of its weight loss treatment known as VK2735. — CNBC’s Darla Mercado contributed reporting.
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