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Microsoft pops 9% after earnings beat, on pace for best day in 5 years
Technology

Microsoft pops 9% after earnings beat, on pace for best day in 5 years

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Microsoft shares popped 9% Thursday after the software giant issued strong guidance and robust cloud growth drove a top- and bottom-line beat in the third quarter. Shares are on […]

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UK stocks choppy amid best run in 8 years; Novo Nordisk jumps 5%
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UK stocks choppy amid best run in 8 years; Novo Nordisk jumps 5%

The morning after US President Trump’s announcement of European and worldwide trade tariffs, which included a 10% levy for imported goods from the UK, shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on 3rd April 2025, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — The […]

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McDonald’s reports largest U.S. same-store sales decline since 2020
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McDonald’s reports largest U.S. same-store sales decline since 2020

McDonald’s on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as its U.S. same-store sales fell for the second straight quarter, posting their largest domestic decline since the onset of the Covid pandemic. McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales shrank 3.6% as the chain faced bad weather and a more cautious consumer. That drop is the worst in McDonald’s home […]

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Meta Platforms jumps 6% on earnings beat, advertising resilience
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Meta Platforms jumps 6% on earnings beat, advertising resilience

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta Platforms shares jumped more than 6% Thursday after the company topped earnings expectations and showed advertising resilience in a murky macroeconomic environment. “Key here is that Meta’s adv. […]

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Eli Lilly sales soar 45% on weight loss drug demand, but drugmaker cuts profit outlook after cancer treatment deal
Health

Eli Lilly sales soar 45% on weight loss drug demand, but drugmaker cuts profit outlook after cancer treatment deal

Eli Lilly on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue and earnings that topped estimates as demand for its weight loss and diabetes drugs soared, but lowered its full-year profit guidance due to charges related to a recent cancer treatment deal. The pharmaceutical giant now expects its adjusted fiscal 2025 earnings to come in between $20.78 and $22.28 […]

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CVS tops estimates, hikes guidance as insurance business shows some improvement
Business

CVS tops estimates, hikes guidance as insurance business shows some improvement

CVS Pharmacy logo is seen in Washington DC, United States on July 9, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images CVS Health on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and hiked its guidance, as its troubled insurance business showed some improvement during the period.  The company now expects full-year adjusted earnings […]

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Lloyds first-quarter profit drops, sets aside 3 million for tariff impact
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Lloyds first-quarter profit drops, sets aside $133 million for tariff impact

A Lloyds Banking Group Plc bank branch in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lloyds Banking Group’s profits fell 7% in the first-quarter, hit by higher costs and impairment charges, and it set aside 100 million pounds ($133 million) for the impact of trade tariffs imposed by U.S. […]

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Meta’s Reality Labs posts .2 billion loss in first quarter
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Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.2 billion loss in first quarter

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta is continuing to sink billions of dollars a quarter into the metaverse. In its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, Meta said […]

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Airbus beats first-quarter forecasts, maintains targets
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Airbus beats first-quarter forecasts, maintains targets

Employees work on a Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine for an Airbus SE A330neo aircraft at the Safran SA plant in Colomiers, France, on March 25, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe’s Airbus posted stronger-than-expected revenues and core profit for the first quarter and reaffirmed targets for the year, while stressing it was too early to […]

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Meta to report first-quarter earnings after the bell
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Meta to report first-quarter earnings after the bell

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta is set to report its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and investors will be looking for any signs that President Donald Trump’s tough China tariffs are affecting the […]

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