IBM turned in strong financial results, with better-than-expected revenue, driven by the company’s software and infrastructure businesses. Its forecast of revenue was upbeat as well, but the outlook o...
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Dow Inc. Warns of Weakness, to Lay Off 2,000 Workers as Earnings Fall
Chemicals giant Dow Inc. sees the global economy slowing down and is preparing for weakness by cutting costs and focusing on cash generation. That’s the right playbook for a weak operating environment...
Nokia Earnings Top Expectations. India is Powering Its 5G Growth.
Nokia stock climbed on Thursday after the Finnish telecommunications company beat analysts’ expectations for its fourth-quarter earnings and sales, as 5G installation in countries such as India underp...
Diageo sees 9.4% jump in organic net sales for first half as prices rise
Diageo PLC UK:DGE said Thursday that pretax profit rose in the first half of fiscal 2023, supported by better-than-expected sales volumes due to higher prices, and raised its dividend payout. The Lond...
STMicroelectronics revenue, profit jump on automotive, microcontrollers strength
STMicroelectronics NV on Thursday posted a surge in revenue and profit for the fourth quarter led by growth at its automotive and microcontrollers divisions. The European chip maker STM IT:STM said ne...
IBM posts biggest annual sales increase in more than a decade, announces layoffs
International Business Machines Corp. increased revenue more than 6% in 2022, the biggest sales increase for Big Blue in more than a decade, but its stock fell in extended trading Wednesday. Chief Exe...
Who Makes Abrams M1 Tanks? What to Know About General Dynamics.
As the Ukraine-Russia war continues, the U.S. has decided to send 31 advanced Abrams tanks to Ukraine. That military staple comes from American aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics which repor...
AT&T Throws Off Cash as Earnings Top Expectations
AT&T ‘s fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s estimates. A key metric for the wireless company also came in higher than expected. For AT&T (ticker: T), the driver this earnings season is...
Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Tesla, Intuitive Surgical, and More Market Movers
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Boeing Reports Earnings Wednesday. What to Expect.
Text size Boeing investors are looking for improvement in sales, earnings and free cash flow in 2023. Logan Cyrus/Getty Images Boeing investors have endured a lot of bad news over the past few years. ...
ASML Profit Tops Expectations. It Sees a Chip Market Rebound.
ASML Holding, a critical supplier to the global chip-making industry, said Wednesday that it expects to report more than 25% sales growth this year despite uncertainty in the semiconductor industry, a...
EasyJet expects higher 2023 profit as booking strength continues
EasyJet PLC said Wednesday that it expects to beat fiscal 2023 market consensus for pretax profit after first-quarter revenue rose, and that booking strength continues across the second quarter and in...
ASML reports forecast beating profit of $1.96 billion on higher sales
ASML Holding NV said Wednesday that for the fourth quarter it beat net profit consensus and net sales rose, and that it expects continued strong sales growth in 2023 despite a challenging environment....
Opinion: Microsoft gave Wall Street hope, but then the cloud forecast turned dark
Microsoft Corp. sparked a relief rally for the cloud Tuesday, then rained on that parade after less than two hours of joy. Microsoft MSFT reported slightly disappointing holiday-quarter results, but t...
AT&T earnings preview: What to expect
A day after Verizon Communications Inc. posted earnings, AT&T Inc. will share its perspective on the state of the wireless market. AT&T T started to curry more favor on Wall Street last year a...
Microsoft Posts Earnings Beat On Solid Cloud Results, But Guidance Disappoints
Microsoft posted better-than-expected results for the December quarter, driven by strength in cloud computing. But the strong results were tempered by disappointing guidance for the March quarter. Whi...
Verizon’s stock falls after earnings outlook comes up short
Verizon Communications Inc. returned to positive subscriber growth in its consumer postpaid phone business for the fourth quarter, but shares of the wireless giant dipped in morning trading Tuesday af...
Verizon earnings preview: After stemming losses, can real momentum now build?
Verizon Communications Inc. already disclosed that it reversed its negative subscriber trends in the fourth quarter, but there’s more to be shared about the company’s story. The wireless giant is set ...
AT&T could ‘turn the corner’ on a key metric this year
AT&T Inc. scored praise for its subscriber performance last year, and now the company will look to win over Wall Street on another key metric. Subscriber numbers are a major focus for wireless com...
Small-cap companies are going after naked short sellers in growing numbers: ‘It’s the biggest risk to the health of today’s public markets’
A growing number of small-cap companies are announcing plans to go after naked short sellers, claiming their stocks are being artificially depressed by illegal trading activity. Verb Technology Co. In...
Lam Research to trim 7% of workforce, increase R&D spending as memory-chip crunch hits outlook
Lam Research Corp. shares declined in the extended session Wednesday after the silicon-foundry equipment supplier said it will cut its workforce by 7%, while increasing the portion it spends on R&...