Technology
Google’s cloud outpaces rivals in third quarter as AI battle heats up
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the Munich Security Conference at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany, on February 16, 2024. Tobias Hase | Picture Alliance | Getty Images With Wall Street laser focused on cloud computing this week, Google outpaced its rivals in growth, a key sign for investors that the internet company […]
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Super Micro’s 44% plunge this week wipes out stock’s gains for the year
Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The trade show runs through June 7. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro investors continued to rush the exits on Friday, pushing the stock down another 9% and bringing this […]
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Apple to buy Pixelmator, the iPhone image editing app with AI features
Peopl walk outside Steve Jobs Theater at the Apple Park campus before Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2024. Nic Coury | AFP | Getty Images Apple will buy Pixelmator, the creator of image editing apps for Apple’s iPhone and Mac platforms, Pixelmator announced Friday in a blog post. Pixelmator, a […]
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Amazon shares jump 7%, approach record after earnings beat
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon shares jumped 7% on Friday and neared an all-time high after the company reported better-than-expected earnings, driven by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. The stock is […]
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Google employees pressure costumed execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai during the Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet executives, donning Halloween costumes, faced questions from concerned employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday, following comments on the company’s earnings call suggesting that more cost cuts are […]
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Amazon CEO pledges AI investments will pay off as capital expenditures surge 81%
Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Mad Money in Seattle, WA. on Dec. 6th, 2023. CNBC Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is trying to reassure investors who may be worried about the future payoff of the company’s massive investments in generative artificial intelligence. On a conference call with analysts following the company’s […]
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Apple sales rise 6%, company shows early iPhone 16 demand
CEO of Apple Tim Cook poses as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 9, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple’s fiscal fourth-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings per share but net income slumped after the company paid a one-time charge […]
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Amazon’s cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade
Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Amazon said revenue in its cloud unit increased 19% in third quarter, just missing analyst estimates. Revenue at Amazon Web Services totaled $27.45 […]
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Amazon earnings are out — here are the numbers
Amazon reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Earnings: $1.43 vs $1.14 per share expected by LSEG Revenue: $158.88 billion vs $157.2 billion expected by LSEG Wall Street is also watching several other numbers in the report: Amazon Web Services: $27.5 billion expected, according to StreetAccount Advertising: $14.3 billion expected, according to StreetAccount […]
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Microsoft’s stock heads for worst day in two years after disappointing forecast
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft‘s better-than-expected earnings report wasn’t enough to prevent the stock’s steepest sell-off in two years, as investors instead focused on the company’s forecast for the current period. Microsoft […]
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