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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Text size Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Coca-Cola shares are rising early Wednesday morning, a day after launching better-than-expected earnings. The reason: An update from Morgan Stanley, which argues that stocks have become too cheap. Analyst Dara Mohsenian raised its rating on Coca-Cola (ticker: KO) shares to Equal Weight’s Overweight, …
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Text size Héctor Retamal / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk has done it again, exceeding Wall Street expectations for Tesla‘s earnings significantly for the fourth consecutive quarter. The electric vehicle manufacturing company (ticker: TSLA) reported adjusted earnings per share of $ 2.18, and a profit under generally accepted accounting …
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Text size William Ackman Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for The New York Times A special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, sponsored by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday in the largest initial public offering of blank checks. The offering …
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Tom DeMark says the S&P 500 index has more room to run, according to a Bloomberg News report on Tuesday. The technical analyst and market timekeeper says the broad market stock index is likely to hit 3,500 as the general stock market tries to catch up to the dizzying pace …
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