Technology
The Elon Musk-Twitter trial will start October 17
“The past two years have been an absolutely nightmare of supply chain disruptions, one thing after another, and we are not out of it yet,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said. Patrick T. Fallon | Reuters Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will go to trial starting on October 17 in Delaware to resolve Musk’s attempt […]
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Intel stock slumps 11% after poor earnings show softening demand for PCs
Pat Gelsinger, CEO, of Intel Corporation, holds a semiconductor chip while testifying during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation, in Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Intel stock is down 11% on Friday, a day […]
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Roku plunges 25% after missing earnings
In this photo illustration, a hand holding a TV remote control points to a screen that displays the Roku logo. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Roku plunged more than 25% on Friday, a day after the company reported second-quarter earnings that missed both top and bottom-line estimates. The company posted earning […]
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Amazon shares rally after strong second quarter and guidance
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Amazon jumped more than 10% in premarket trading Friday, a day after the company posted stronger than expected second-quarter revenue and gave upbeat guidance. Sales […]
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Amazon, Apple, Google and Tesla have all done it. Here’s why companies split their stock
Google is just one of dozens of companies recently making its stock more affordable. The tech giant’s parent company, Alphabet (GOOGL), split its two classes of shares (GOOG) by a 20-to1 ratio in July. Amazon (AMZN) made the same 20-for-1 move in June while Tesla (TSLA) announced around the same time that it’s going with […]
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Apple’s iPhone sales are creating a strong ‘moat’ for the tech giant, analysts say
The iPhone is still king at Apple. Analysts cheered the company’s latest quarterly results which came in above consensus expectations, thanks in large part to the company’s strong iPhone sales. Apple reported $40.7 billion in iPhone sales in the June quarter, above consensus and up nearly 3% on the year. Several analysts noted that Apple’s […]
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Analysts hail Amazon as a port in the storm after the retail giant’s strong quarter
Not everyone does it like Amazon. The company on Thursday posted results that beat Wall Street’s top line estimates and issued an optimistic outlook for the current quarter. Shares of the company jumped more than 12% in premarket trading Friday following the results. It was one of few Big Tech companies to post better-than-expected results […]
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Bitcoin hits 6-week high topping $24,000 in a post-Fed rally
Bitcoin prices have been under pressure in 2022 after the collapse of algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD and subsequent bankruptcy filings from lender Celsius and hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin hovered around $24,000 on Friday, hitting a 6-week high as it continues to follow stock markets higher. The world’s […]
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Apple’s iPhones held up surprisingly well in China even as the country faced Covid lockdowns
Apple’s smartphone shipments in China jumped sharply in the second quarter, even as the country faced Covid-related lockdowns in major cities, according to a new report. In the second quarter, Apple shipped 9.9 million iPhones in China — up 25% year-on-year, market research firm Canalys said in a report published Friday. UBS analysts also said […]
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Amazon says consumer spending remains strong, bucking broader retail gloom
An Amazon delivery worker pulls a delivery cart full of packages during its annual Prime Day promotion in New York City, June 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Earlier this week, Walmart and Best Buy both lowered their profit outlook for the second quarter and full year, setting off alarm bells across the retail sector […]
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