Text size It is the busiest week of the second quarter earnings season, with 171 S&P 500 companies slated to report. Things start slowly on Monday, before 3M, Advanced Micro Devices, eBay, McDonald’s, Pfizer, Starbucks and Visa reported on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Boeing, Facebook, General Electric, PayPal Holdings, Qualcomm and …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the Apple 2020 World Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft / Apple Inc / Brochure via Reuters Intel said in its earnings report Thursday that it is delaying its new 7-nanometer processors in approximately …
Read More »Apple reportedly delays launch of new iPhone 5G until October
An Apple store in Sydney, Australia. Bloomberg news Apple is reportedly delaying a fall launch event for its next batch of iPhones until the “second half of October.” The tech giant was forced to delay its traditional September opening speech due to production delays caused by the coronavirus, according to …
Read More »Microsoft shares pull back from record as sole analyst downgrades after strong quarter
Shares of Microsoft Corp. retreated from record levels on Thursday when an analyst downgraded the shares despite Wall Street’s general agreement that the software giant was well diversified to handle the challenges posed by COVID-19. Microsoft MSFT, -4.12% Shares fell to an intraday low of $ 204.42 and last lost …
Read More »Microsoft’s earnings beat estimates, thanks to “at home” trend
Text size Denis Charlet / AFP via Getty Images Microsoft released better-than-expected financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter as demand for its cloud-based software increased amid the pandemic-induced change to work and learn from home. For the quarter ended June 30, Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) posted revenue of $ 38 …
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