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Companies in the S&P 500 increasing sales by double digits while improving profit margins also include Netflix, two home builders and American Express.

AMC’s debt burden is also in the spotlight ahead of its full first-quarter results next week.

Wendy’s highlighted the impact of same-restaurant sales growth, advertising, franchise royalty revenue and its share-buyback program on its results.

Shake Shack Inc. on Thursday reported first-quarter profit that beat expectations and nudged up its full-year outlook, as improved margins helped offset revenue and same-Shack sales that came up a bit short.

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Kellanova, the packaged-food giant spun out of the former Kellogg, cited “tangible signs that this year’s return to full commercial activity is taking hold in the marketplace.”

The trade deficit was flat in March at a nearly one-year high, capping off a first quarter in which a bigger shortfall acting as a drag on the official measure of U.S. economic growth.

Apple is expected to boost its buyback program by another $90 billion this year, while also upping its dividend.

New York Community Bancorp.’s new management team “has the pedigree needed to move the bank in the right direction,” according to a Citi analyst.

Unit labor costs soar by most in a year

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week barely rose to 208,000, indicating that layoffs remain at extremely low levels associated with a sound economy.

Revenue fell for both Wrangler and Lee jeans brands, mostly because of retailers reducing inventory.