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Nokia posts forecast-beating net profit
Nokia Corp. on Thursday posted a forecast-beating third-quarter net profit as demand for mobile networks and network infrastructure remained strong and supply-chain constraints eased. Nokia NOK, -1.94...
Apple Stock Is a Top Pick, and Sales Will Beat Estimates, Says Morgan Stanley
Apple September quarter financial results should top current Street estimates, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring asserted in a research note on Wednesday. Apple (ticker: AAPL) will report results f...
Generac Stock Is Tumbling. Sales Have Slowed, and Inventory Is Piling Up.
The second half of the year isn’t going as well as standby-power company Generac Holdings expected. Channel inventories are hurting sales, and that is crushing shares. Still, there should be brighter ...
IBM Reports Earnings Today. What to Expect.
IBM is set to provide investors with a fresh look at the state of enterprise technology spending when it reports third-quarter financial results late Wednesday. There is growing concern that tighter c...
Plug Power Stock Drops On Revenue Shortfall
Plug Power stock fell on Friday after the fuel-cell company said its annual revenue would be lower than expected because of supply-chain problems. Revenue for 2022 will be 5% to 10% lower than the $90...
TSMC Reports Record Profit, Gains Exemption From U.S. Chip Curbs on China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said that its third-quarter net profit rose 80% to a new record, and that it had been granted a one-year exemption from new U.S. restrictions on China’s chip sec...
Intel reportedly plans to lay off thousands of workers, with details potentially emerging alongside quarterly earnings
Intel Corp. may fire thousands of workers by the end of the month, around the same time the chip manufacturer reports quarterly results amid a tough year for semiconductor makers, according to a repor...
AMD Cuts Revenue Forecast Amid Worst Slump in PC Shipments in Years
Listen to article (1 minute) Advanced Micro Devices cut its revenue forecast for the most recent quarter citing weaker-than-expected demand for the personal computers that use its chips. The chip make...
Ford’s EV Sales Nearly Tripled in September. The Stock Is Surging.
Ford Motor sales fell 9% in September but electric-vehicle sales almost tripled with the auto maker’s F-150 Lightning remaining the best-selling EV pickup truck in the U.S. The automaker said total ...
U.S. auto sales fall slightly in Q3, but GM is a bright spot
DETROIT — U.S. new vehicle sales fell slightly in the third quarter, even though some automakers reported improvement in September. But there are warning signs consumers’ appetite for expensive new ca...
If chip production is recovering, why are automakers still making fewer cars?
Automakers trimmed 76,000 vehicles from global production plans in mid-September, according to analysts from AutoForecast Solutions. They’ll produce about 3.23 million fewer this year than planned, th...
These Are the 7 Worst Housing Markets, According to Lennar
Higher mortgage rates have cut into home sales at a national level—but, as the saying goes, all real estate is local. Lennar , the nation’s second-largest builder by market capitalization, on Thursda...
Costco Sales Rise as Inflation Continues to Weigh on Consumers
Updated Sept. 22, 2022 6:09 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Costco Wholesale Corp. posted higher sales in the most recent quarter, the latest indication that the warehouse retailer remains a haven...
Costco reports results that top estimates and $200 billion annual revenue for first time
Costco Wholesale Corp. shares slipped in the extended session Thursday even as the retailer reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates and annual sales that topped $200 billion for the...
China’s EV Startups Suffer Widening Losses Despite Sales Boom
Sept. 19, 2022 6:00 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) HONG KONG—China’s electric-vehicle market is booming, but the country’s hottest EV startups are seeing losses grow even as sales rise. Rising ba...
FedEx stock tanks nearly 15% after company withdraws outlook, says year is about to get worse
FedEx Corp. shares fell nearly 15% in the extended session Thursday after the logistics company pulled its outlook for the year, called for significantly lower quarterly profit and lower revenue, and ...
FuelCell Reports Strongest Quarterly Revenue in 5 Years. The Stock Still Falls.
Text size FuelCell reported revenue of $43.1 million for its fiscal third quarter. Jung Yeon-je /AFP via Getty Images FuelCell Energy shares traded lower Thursday as the producer of units that make el...
12 semiconductor stocks bucking the downcycle trend
Semiconductor stocks have been great outperformers over long periods, but their movement this year underscores how cyclical the industry can be. Here is a look behind the numbers that are driving down...
Generac stock rocked after profit warning due to weakness in home generator business
Shares of Generac Holdings Inc. suffered a record selloff on Wednesday after the manufacturer of home generators and solar equipment issued an earnings warning and cut its growth outlook, citing press...