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VMware veteran takes helm of pre-IPO software company Cohesity, though market debut is on hold
Sanjay Poonen, former COO, VMware Scott Mlyn | CNBC Cohesity, a startup selling software to back up corporate data, said Tuesday it hired former VMware operating chief Sanjay Poonen to be its next CEO, as the company challenges incumbents like Dell and marches toward an eventual IPO. Poonen told CNBC that he received a call […]
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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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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
A screen displays the Fed rate announcement as a trader reacts on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 27, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Taking stock on a summer Friday […]
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Amazon says cloud-computing revenue rose 33%, topping Wall Street estimates
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks at the AWS Reinvent conference in Las Vegas on Nov. 30, 2021. Noah Berger | Getty Images Amazon said Thursday that revenue from its cloud segment rose 33% in the second quarter, beating analysts’ estimates. Amazon Web Services generated $19.74 billion in revenue in the period, according to […]
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Amazon jumps on revenue beat and rosy guidance for third quarter
Amazon shares climbed more than 12% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and gave an optimistic outlook. Here’s how the company did: EPS: Loss of 20 cents Revenue: $121.23 billion vs. $119.09 billion expected, according to Refinitiv Here’s how other key Amazon segments did during the quarter: Amazon Web Services: […]
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Intel CFO says we’re ‘on the bottom’ after company misses earnings and stock sinks
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger pictured during the ‘Chips for health’ event at the Grischa Hotel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022. Eric Lalmand | Belga Mag | AFP | Getty Images Intel shares sank as much as 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported second-quarter results […]
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Jim Cramer advises investors to take a case-by-case approach to stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said that investors should judge stocks individually rather than on fears of a looming recession, after the Federal Reserve indicated it could start taking a softer approach to raising interest rates. “The Fed looks to be out of the way until the next meeting in September — maybe they’re ahead […]
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Meta lost $2.8 billion on its virtual reality ambitions during Q2
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, speaks during the virtual Facebook Connect event, where the company announced its rebranding as Meta, in New York on Oct. 28, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta lost $2.81 billion on $452 million in revenue from its virtual reality division, Reality Labs, during the quarter […]
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Meta reports earnings miss and forecasts second consecutive quarter of declining revenue
People take photos of the new “Meta” sign at the One Hacker Way in Menlo Park, as Facebook changes its company name to Meta in California, on October 28, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta reported a steeper-than-expected drop in revenue, missed on earnings and issued a surprisingly weak […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Chipotle, Microsoft, Spotify, Alphabet and more
Signage is displayed outside a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, July 20, 2020. Chipotle is scheduled to release earnings figures on July 22. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Chipotle Mexican Grill– Shares of Chipotle surged more […]
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