CSX Survives Earnings Collapse

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October 17, 2025

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CSX Survives Earnings Collapse

Rail transportation company CSX $CSX ( ▼ 0.69% ) jumped 2.25% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting good financial results.

Financials: CSX reported earnings of 44 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $3.59 billion. Both were better than expected.

Details: Earnings fell from 46 cents per share in the same quarter last year. Revenue dropped 1% year-over-year due to lower export coal prices and a drop in merchandise volume.

Powering the Story: Investors were encouraged by intermodal volume growth and the company’s resilience to post better-than-expected financials in the face of a tough environment.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Several factors make investors optimistic about CSX’s outlook and stock performance.

  • The appointment of new CEO Steve Angel has attracted positive attention. Investors expect operational discipline and potential strategic initiatives under his leadership.

  • Market observers see CSX as potentially well-positioned for future partnerships and efficiency-driven gains.

Final Thoughts: CSX is up over 10% in the last 30 days.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: American Express (NYSE: AXP), Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY), SLB (NYSE: SLB), State Street (NYSE: STT), Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB), Regions Financial (NYSE: RF), Truist Financial (NYSE: TFC), Huntington Bancshares (Nasdaq: HBAN), Comerica (NYSE: CMA), Autoliv (NYSE: ALV).

Notable IPOs Today: Acco Group Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: ACCL), M3-Brigade Acquisition VI Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: MBVI).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Playper (Wefunder), Siren Biotechnology (Wefunder).

Notable Economic Events Today: Business Inventories (10:00 a.m. ET), Retail Inventories Excluding Auto (10:00 a.m. ET).

Interactive Brokers Can't Win

Despite posting better-than-expected financial earnings results on Thursday, Interactive Brokers Group $IBKR ( ▼ 1.79% ) fell 2.74% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Interactive Brokers reported earnings of 57 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.65 billion. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: There was trouble in between those numbers. Futures decreased 7% and other fees and services fell 8%.

Also: Investors might be concerned about how lower interest rates could reduce some of the net interest income for the company.

Final Thoughts: The stock was up 50% this year.

Solana Falls Amid Transaction Decline

Most cryptocurrency prices fell on Thursday. In particular, Solana $SOL.X ( ▼ 10.62% ) performed worse than most major cryptos with a decline of about 4%.

Details: A big factor behind Solana’s price decline is that Solana’s daily transaction volume has fallen by 50% in recent weeks, according to CoinCentral.

Final Thoughts: In the past week, Solana has been down about 16%. Most altcoins have underperformed in October so far.

Golden Times: Gold Climbs Amid Safe-Haven Demand (Wall Street Journal)

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