Twitter, Texas Instruments, Intel, Las Vegas Sands: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today

July 22, 2021

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Updated July 22, 2021 7:29 am ET

Futures are rising, suggesting an extension of the rally on Wall Street for a third day. We’ll see that before the opening on Thursday.

Texas Instruments TXN 3.45%

posted Texas-sized sales growth and earnings surge last quarter, but the outlook was below expectations. The shares lost 4.7% before the IPO.

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Southwest Airlines LUV 3.31%

Shares dropped after the airline relied on government relief under its Payroll Support program to generate a profit in the second quarter. The stock lost 1.2% before the bell.
AT&T T -0.04%

rose 1.9% after the company posted higher earnings and raised its revenue forecast for new cellular subscriber growth.
Blackstone BX 1.88%

rose 1.2% after the private equity firm’s earnings skyrocketed in the second quarter, driven by a record increase in its investments.
Railway operator CSX CSX 1.25%
pre-trading increased 3.3% after earnings more than doubled in the second quarter.
Las Vegas Sands LVS 3.43%

Losses receded in the second quarter as revenues rebounded from last year’s more restrictive measures to limit the spread of Covid-19, but market participants are still taking their bets off the table. The shares lost 2.2%.
Airbnb ABNB 2.32%

Stocks rose 1.5% before the IPO. CEO Brian Chesky told Barrons that he sees the “travel recovery of the century” even as Covid-19 cases skyrocket.
Equifax EFX -0.60%

increased its guidance for the year as the company sees broad-based revenue growth across all segments. Market watchers greeted the news with a yawn: the shares were unchanged before the trading day.
Intel,

INTC 1.79%

Twitter TWTR 2.36%

and Snap SNAP 1.70%

are expected to show profits after the market closes. In the case of Intel, a drop in profits could be in sight given a global chip shortage.