Earnings

Apple posts big beat and 9% revenue pop, authorizes  billion buyback
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Apple posts big beat and 9% revenue pop, authorizes $90 billion buyback

Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the new Apple Store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 24, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Apple’s revenue grew nearly 9% on an annual basis in the quarter ending in March, the company said on Thursday, showing strong growth and bucking investor worries about a […]

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Amazon takes .6 billion loss on Rivian stake after EV company’s stock plunge
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Amazon takes $7.6 billion loss on Rivian stake after EV company’s stock plunge

R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Amazon invested in electric vehicle maker Rivian in 2019 as part of a plan to go green. During the first quarter, it saw nothing […]

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Amazon shares plunge on weak sales forecast
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Amazon shares plunge on weak sales forecast

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon and then CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, October 25, 2016. Mike Blake | Reuters Amazon shares plummeted as much as 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the company issued a revenue forecast that trailed analysts’ estimates. Here’s how the company […]

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Comcast shares slump as broadband subscriber growth continues to slow
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Comcast shares slump as broadband subscriber growth continues to slow

Comcast reported first-quarter earnings Thursday that beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines, though broadband growth continues to slow. Comcast added 262,000 high-speed internet customers in the quarter, above the 229,000 average analyst estimate. But about 80,000 of those subscribers were free Internet Essentials customers who are now counted in the total. Comcast […]

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Meta shares surge 15% after Facebook parent beats earnings estimates
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Meta shares surge 15% after Facebook parent beats earnings estimates

Expectations were already low going into Meta’s latest quarterly results, which were a mixed back. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Facebook parent company Meta continued to rally Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected profit in the first quarter. Meta reported earnings per share of $2.72, higher than the $2.56 expected by […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta, Teladoc, Pinterest, Qualcomm and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta, Teladoc, Pinterest, Qualcomm and more

Woman holds smartphone with Meta logo in front of a displayed Facebook’s new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in Thursday premarket trading. Meta — Shares of the Facebook parent soared more than 16% in premarket trading after the tech […]

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Southwest Airlines keeps 2022 profit forecast as bookings and fares outpace higher costs
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Southwest Airlines keeps 2022 profit forecast as bookings and fares outpace higher costs

A Southwest Airlines jet lands at Midway International Airport on January 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Southwest Airlines reiterated its forecast for second-quarter and 2022 profits as bookings and fares outpace a jump in labor, fuel and airport costs. The Dallas-based carrier expects second-quarter revenue growth of 8% to 12% […]

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Twitter is set to report Q1 earnings days after accepting Musk’s takeover bid
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Twitter is set to report Q1 earnings days after accepting Musk’s takeover bid

Musk would have been appointed to Twitter’s board on Saturday, but the world’s richest man informed the company on the day that he would not, in fact, be taking the board seat. Andrew Burton | Getty Images News | Getty Images Twitter is set to report earnings for the first quarter of 2022, in what […]

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McDonald’s is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect
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McDonald’s is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect

McDonalds and other local stores remain shuttered due to COVID-19 at Times Square on April 13, 2020 in New York, NY. Eduardo Munoz | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report its first-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv are expecting: Earnings per share: $2.17 expected Revenue: […]

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StanChart profit beats estimates, flags strong outlook on rising rates
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StanChart profit beats estimates, flags strong outlook on rising rates

Standard Chartered posted a forecast-beating 6% rise in first-quarter profit, sending its shares sharply higher, as the emerging-markets focused lender benefited from rising interest rates aimed at controlling inflation. The London-headquartered lender, which is focused on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, now expects income growth this year to slightly exceed earlier guidance of 5-7%, underlining […]

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