Chevron beats earnings expectations, returns more than $7 billion to shareholders

Chevron's stock is largely flat for the year, underperforming the S&P 500 energy sector which has gained more than 6%.

Business - CNBC - 31 minutes ago

Reddit shares soar 22% on earnings beat and better-than-expected forecast

Reddit reported third-quarter results that exceeded analysts' estimates and gave a forecast for the current period that was well ahead of estimates.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

HSBC announces fresh $3 billion share buyback as third-quarter earnings beat expectations

Pre-tax profit came in at $8.5 billion, a 10% rise from the $7.7 billion posted a year ago.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Charter Communications’ stock set to rise after earnings beat as company loses fewer internet customers than expected

Charter lost just 110,000 internet customers in the period, while analysts were expecting a loss of 250,000.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 hours ago

WPP Returns to Growth, Beating Expectations

WPP reported a surprise rise in organic revenue for the third quarter, returning to growth after declines in previous quarters, as it benefited from higher spending among its bigger clients and a ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Ingram Micro could be worth more than $5 billion in return to public markets

Ingram Micro has set terms for its initial public offering, as the profitable California-based information-technology company is returning to the public market with a valuation could be move than ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

Lonzo Ball expected to make return in Bulls preseason game after more than two missed seasons, per report

Ball hasn't played in an NBA game since January 2022

Sports - CBS Sports - October 14

'Sorry' water boss has plan to end sewage spillages

Water UK chief apologises for the industry's performance as the sector faces a "root and branch" review.

HSBC shares surge on another $3 billion buyback plan and earnings beat

HSBC shares increased 4% on Tuesday as the British bank beat analysts’ earnings expectations for the third quarter and launched another $3 billion share buyback plan.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

McDonald’s CEO apologizes for E. coli outbreak, as fast-food giant’s earnings beat estimates

McDonald’s is encouraged by signs of progress in the third quarter.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Netflix rose 11% after third-quarter earnings beat

Netflix saw momentum in its ad-supported membership tier, which surged 35% quarter over quarter.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Intel shares jump 7% on earnings beat, uplifting guidance

Intel reported better-than-expected earnings following a quarter filled with challenges.

Business - CNBC - 15 hours ago

Whitbread Aims to Boost Profit, Shareholder Returns

The U.K. hotel-and-restaurant company said it forecasts an increase of at least £300 million in profit by fiscal 2030, and to generate more than £2 billion for dividends, share buybacks and ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 16

Chevron’s stock climbs after a triple beat of profit, revenue and production

Chevron’s stock rallies after earnings and production beat expectations, and a record amount of cash was returned to shareholders.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 hours ago

Pound falls as UK inflation declines more than expected to 1.7%

First reading below Bank of England’s target in 3 years opens door to more rate cuts this year

Business - Financial Times - October 16

IMF chief warns of ‘unforgiving’ debt backdrop and low growth

Kristalina Georgieva says governments’ reluctance to rein in spending heightens public finances challenge

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Iran foreign minister visits Egypt as leaders try to contain regional war

Middle East officials step up diplomatic effort as Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in strike on Gaza

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Truck maker Volvo's Q3 adjusted profit falls more than expected

Adjusted operating profit was 14.1 billion crowns ($1.34 billion against a year-earlier 19.3 billion and a mean forecast in an LSEG poll of analysts of 15.6 billion, on a sales drop of 12%. Volvo ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

More than half of voters expected to cast early ballot: Gallup

Americans have turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots early in the general election, with more than half of the country’s registered voters having already voted or planning to vote ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

More than 7 million watched Harris Fox News interview

More than 7 million people tuned in to watch Vice President Harris's interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The less-than-half-hour sit-down between ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

EBay’s sales outlook comes in weaker, and stock falls more than 7%

EBay’s slightly better-than-expected quarterly earnings were no match for a weaker sales outlook.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

A couple's lost wedding film is returned after more than 50 years

Bill and Aileen Turnbull had only seen their 1967 wedding film once before it was lost. This year, a man in Scotland found the footage and sent them a link to watch it again—over half a century later.

MicroStrategy, the largest corporate bitcoin holder, to raise more than $40 billion to buy more bitcoin

The plan is to use the additional capital ‘to buy more bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset,’ the company says.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

ASML share plunge wipes over $50 billion off Dutch chip giant's value

ASML published its third-quarter earnings Tuesday, a day earlier than expected.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Boeing raises greater-than-expected $21 billion from new stock sales

Boeing said Tuesday that it will raise nearly $21 billion from a public offering of common stock and depositary shares — more than the roughly $19 billion that was initially mooted.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Abbott Labs beats Q3 sales and earnings expectations, raises full-year outlook

Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and sales, boosted by strength in the company’s medical-devices business.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

BP shares fall to lowest since 2022 after sharp drop in the oil major's third-quarter profit

British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Oil giant Shell posts $6 billion profit beat, launches new share buyback program

British oil giant Shell on Thursday posted a small year-on-year drop in third-quarter profit as a sharp drop in crude prices was offset by higher gas sales.

Business - CNBC - 21 hours ago

NFL Week 7 grades: Ravens earn 'A+' for steamrolling Buccaneers, Cardinals get 'B' for beating Chargers

Here are the Week 7 grades for every team that played

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

Microsoft dips on weak guidance after beating on earnings

Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter as Azure topped estimates. But quarterly growth guidance was light.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Vinicius Junior's brilliance for Real Madrid likely earns more than win over Dortmund with Ballon d'Or looming

The Brazilian was at his best on Tuesday in the Champions League

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Coinbase drops 15% after earnings, posts worst day in more than two years

Coinbase slid a day after reporting weak earnings and gave a tepid revenue outlook.

Business - CNBC - 18 hours ago

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