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The first week of 2024 was a busy one with earnings reports out from companies including Walgreens (WBA), Conagra Brands (CAG), and Constellation Brands (STZ). Yahoo Finance breaks down the companies’ results and sat down with industry experts to discuss some of the top takeaways. Walgreens (00:00:14) Walgreens' first quarter earnings beat on both the top on bottom lines, with revenue coming in at $36.7 billion, compared to an estimated $35.04 billion, and adjusted earnings per share coming in at $0.66, compared to an expected $0.62. “The company also reiterating its full year earnings guidance, but they did slash their dividend by almost 50 percent, to $0.25 a share in an attempt to strength its balance sheet and cash position,” Yahoo Finance’s Seana Smith explains. Jefferies Healthcare Services Equity Research Brian Tanquilut discusses Walgreens' results. Tanquilut notes “it’s still obviously is not good news when a company cuts their dividend.” “We are facing a weakening consumer environment and that’s translating to obviously headwinds for them. And at the same time, they also called out continuing gross margin pressure from payers cutting reimbursement for drugs that are dispensed at their retail pharmacy.” Conagra Brands (00:01:07) Yahoo Finance’s Brooke DiPalma breaks down earnings results from Conagra Brands. The company cut its 2024 guidance, now expecting “adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $2.60 to $2.65. That's compared to a prior projection of $2.70 to $2.75. Now it does also expect organic net sales to decrease this year, in the range of 1 to 2 percent, compared to its earlier forecast, to grow about 1 percent,” DiPalma notes. The company is also “announcing new advertising investments focused on their biggest brands,” as well as a focus on “innovation.” Constellation Brands (00:01:56) “It was a very strong result quarter for Constellation in the beer business,” Citi Vice President of Equity Research Filippo Falorni says. “The Modelo Especial brand is the largest brand in the beer division and that grew depletions, which is a measure of volumes, about 12 percent.” “There’s a strength in the overall portfolio,” Falorni notes. “The Bud Light (BUD) controversy this year was... probably the most important driver within the beer industry,” Falorni adds. But from a consumer standpoint, “Modelo Especial didn’t see as much benefit compared to… the other domestic brands, like Coors Light, Miller Lite (TAP)… From a Modelo Especial brand, a lot of the benefit was from a brand recognition.”

For a second day, Peloton Interactive (PTON) shares soared, closing nearly 10% higher on Friday. Investors are excited about the fitness company's new partnership with TikTok, in which Peloton's content will be featured in a dedicated fitness hub on the social media platform. Evercore ISI Managing Director, Internet Equity Research Shweta Khajuria and Oppenheimer Managing Director and Senior Analyst Brian Nagel joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the stock's reaction. Khajuria says it is a "good marketing investment" for Peloton, but ultimately "to expect... a meaningful incremental impact on Peloton's P&L from this partnership in the near term, I think, would be aggressive."  Nagel agrees that the partnership won't have a meaningful impact on the company's bottom line. However, Nagel thinks "Peloton is telling us or directing us, as investors, that this is going to be more of a content company." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Stephanie Mikulich

The labor market is shaking up to be the biggest story of 2024. This week's release of economic data spotlights the current state of the economy. US job openings fell to their lowest level since March 2021. The minutes from the Federal Reserve's December meeting showed that officials believe interest rates may have reached or be near the peak. Lastly, the US employment report for December showed 216,000 jobs were added in the month, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%. So, what are the big takeaways that investors need to know? Yahoo Finance spoke to reporters, experts, and analysts across the industry regarding the latest economic data. JOLTS report (00:00:47) On Wednesday, the Labor Department reported US job openings fell to 8.79 million in November from 8.85 million in October. "Overall I think in line with the dominant theme of the US economy which is one that remains in fair standing but showing some signs of a slow down," says Yahoo Finance's Myles Udland. "Obviously, for Powell and the Fed I think this is exactly what they are wanting to see." Fed policy meeting (00:01:50) Although the Fed signaled a possible peak in interest rates on Wednesday, officials stressed there is a lot of uncertainty in the economy and left the door open to raising rates again if needed. Innovator Capital Management Head of Research & Investment Strategy Tim Urbanowicz found the meeting "surprising" along with the markets' reaction. "I just don't see the advantage of coming out as dovish as they did, signaling multiple cuts next year," he said. "While on the flip side I think the negatives are very clear, you are loosening financial conditions and ultimately making this a more challenging battle to fight in the new year." Jobs Report (00:02:57)On Friday a strong jobs report was announced. "Ultimately a story of slowing, but slowing less than expected overall jobs growth," says Yahoo Finance's Myles Udland. "And really the simplest way that I think policymakers looks at the labor market is just are more people getting jobs than losing jobs and we continue to see that trend remain the case.

Eat healthier, exercise more, have a better work-life balance. These are all common New Year's resolutions. But what are some resolutions that investors should make for 2024? Yahoo Finance spoke to experts across the industry for their investing advice in the New Year. Diversify your portfolio (00:00:03) "We should all be happy when we get higher returns in our portfolios, Apollo Global Management Chief Economist Torsten Slok said. "But the composition of these returns really matters. Thinking about, am I diversified enough in my investments?" Do your research on undiscovered companies (00:00:44) "It's been really easy in the past couple years to stick with the large cap names," Bailard Executive Vice President of Domestic Equities Dave Smith said. "I think it's going to be increasingly important to seek out those undiscovered names and really do the hard work on names that have been disproportionately impacted over the last year." Create long-term balance (00:01:15) "I think we learned a couple lessons through 2023," Vanguard Chief Economist & Global Head of Portfolio Construction Roger Aliaga-Díaz said. "Think about diversification, think about balance, especially for investors that have more of a long-term goal." Stay the course, be risk aware (00:01:50) "There's two resolutions in particular. We have one camp of investors that are scared with the run-up. They've flocked into cash. My advice there would be to stay the course, be risk aware," Innovator Capital Management Head of Research & Investment Strategy Tim Urbanowicz said. "And then you have the other 'stocks only go up' crowd, which are expecting the Mag 7 to produce the massive returns that they did last year. Tamper down those expectations. Consider the starting point." Mitigate risk in the market (00:02:17) "For investors, I think it's a great time right now to do a little bit of a gut check. We just saw incredible returns. You're seeing a lot of momentum around allocating to riskier parts of the market," John Hancock Investment Management Co-Chief Investment Strategist Emily Roland said. "It's really easy to get caught up in the excitement of reaching for risk here. And it's not that we don't want to participate. We do. We just want to be really mindful of mitigating risk by looking to higher quality and more defensive areas of the market."

December jobs data outpaced expectations, adding 216,000 jobs to the US labor market in the month alone and 2.7 million jobs in 2023 overall. Some economists are still characterizing the job market as "still hot" as US workers are experiencing quicker turnovers between jobs. Glassdoor Lead Economist Daniel Zhao sits down with Yahoo Finance Live in-studio to break down employee confidence metrics and employer sentiments coming out of the pandemic. "This isn't 2021, 2022, where you could throw a stone and find a job opening. Right?" Zhao comments. "So, for now... job seekers have to do a little bit more research to find those industries or those parts of industries that are still hiring, that are still looking for workers, and you probably aren't getting quite the same raise that you would get just a few years ago." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Constellation Brands' (STZ) — the parent company of beer brands Modelo and Corona, alongside other alcohol products — overall sales figures fell below expectations as outlined in its fiscal third-quarter earnings results. Citi Vice President of Equity Research Filippo Falorni examines Constellation's beer sales growth linked to its line of Modelo drinks. "The Modelo Especial brand is the largest brand in the beer division, that grew depletions — which is a measure of volumes — about 12%. Overall, the beer segment grew 8.2% depletions, which was above what the consensus was expecting," Falorni explains to Yahoo Finance. "Again, driven mainly by Modelo Especial, but also strong results in the other brands, like Pacifico growing 19%, Modelo Chelada growing 22%." Falorni also comments on the market share opportunities for Constellation as Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) faltered under 2023 boycotts. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

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Online consumer spending broke records over the 2023 holiday season, according to research data from Adobe. Consumers spent over $22 billion, the largest revenue in the past three years with value-driven purchases still the focus. Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday saw 22% of purchases, due to the various sales opportunities during that window. Yahoo Finance’s Brooke DiPalma breaks down these numbers and weighs in on the buy now, pay later trends' role in holiday spending. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live. Editor's note: This article was written by Eyek Ntekim.