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CNBC Daily Open: For Big Tech, beating earnings expectations is not enough
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CNBC Daily Open: For Big Tech, beating earnings expectations is not enough

Microsoft Corp. signage in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You […]

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BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’
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BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’

ETF Edge BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’ Published Thu, Oct 31 20247:00 PM EDTUpdated 54 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source

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Amazon’s cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade
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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’s advertising business grew 19% in the third quarter
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Amazon’s advertising business grew 19% in the third quarter

Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Amazon’s online advertising business brought in $14.3 billion in the third quarter, up 19% year over year, in line with analysts’ estimates of $14.3 billion. The Seattle tech giant revealed the financial results of its growing advertising unit as part of its latest earnings report Thursday. Amazon’s overall […]

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Amazon earnings are out — here are the numbers
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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
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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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OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday launched a search feature within ChatGPT, its viral chatbot, that positions the high-powered artificial intelligence startup to better compete with search engines […]

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Microsoft CFO says OpenAI investment will cut into profit this quarter
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Microsoft CFO says OpenAI investment will cut into profit this quarter

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Microsoft‘s massive investment in OpenAI is weighing on earnings. Following Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, CFO Amy Hood said she expects the company to […]

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Even Mark Zuckerberg seems surprised by Meta’s pace of spending on AI
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Even Mark Zuckerberg seems surprised by Meta’s pace of spending on AI

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta has been so quick to build out its massive data center and computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence projects that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is even a […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Reddit, Super Micro Computer, Garmin, Snap and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Reddit, Super Micro Computer, Garmin, Snap and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Reddit – Shares soared 41% after the social media company reported a blockbuster third-quarter report . Reddit reported earnings of 16 cents per share, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected a loss of 7 cents. The company’s $348.4 million revenue also exceeded consensus estimates of […]

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