Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Microsoft — Shares dropped 6% after the tech giant reported disappointing results out of its cloud business. That overshadowed beats on both lines for the fiscal fourth quarter. Advanced Micro Devices — The chipmaker jumped 5% as second-quarter results surpassed estimates. AMD posted adjusted earnings of…
Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway’s selling streak in its big Bank of America stake has extended to nine straight days, suggesting that Warren Buffett is not just trimming the longtime holding. The Omaha-based…
Illustrative image of two commemorative bitcoins seen in front of the national flag of Russia displayed on a computer screen. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Russia is considering legalizing the use of cryptocurrency for international payments as the country faces ongoing financial pressure from Western sanctions. The State Duma, which is the lower house…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : F5 — The tech stock surged 14% in after-hours trading after the company reported a blowout quarterly report. F5 posted adjusted earnings of $3.36 per share in the fiscal third quarter, compared to an LSEG estimate of $2.97 per share. Revenue of $695 million was…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: McDonald’s — McDonald’s shares jumped more than 4% even after the fast-food giant posted quarterly earnings and revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. Investors are likely relieved that the company is planning to continue to use its $5 value meals as a way to…
Companies with disappointing quarterly results are getting punished more than usual this earnings season. Second-quarter earnings misses have resulted in an average 3.8% decline for a stock from two days before the quarterly release through the two days after the report comes out, according to FactSet. That’s compared to the five-year average price decrease of…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. McDonald’s — Shares were down slightly in the premarket after the fast food giant reported second-quarter results that missed analyst expectations . McDonald’s also said its same-store sales — a key metric for restaurants — declined broadly. Revvity — Shares gained 6% after the life sciences…
China has, in its own way, signaled it wants to support specific kinds of consumer purchases. Authorities on Thursday announced the equivalent of 300 billion yuan ($41.5 billion) in special bonds would go towards trade-ins and equipment upgrades — a significant expansion of an existing program. “Compared to previous policies on equipment upgrade and consumer…
“The Big Short” traders Danny Moses, Vincent Daniel and Porter Collins are focused on one of their top long bets: gold. “I just don’t think Americans have enough gold in their portfolio,” Collins said on CNBC’s ” Fast Money ” in an exclusive interview this week . The three investors are known for their successful…
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is postponing the highly scrutinized listing of Pershing Square’s U.S. closed-end fund, according to a notice on the New York Stock Exchange’s website. The initial public offering of Pershing Square USA Ltd, with the ticker PSUS, has…
