Britain’s Science and Innovation Secretary Peter Kyle addresses delegates at the 2023 Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Paul Ellis | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — British tech bosses and venture capitalists are questioning whether the country can deliver on its bid to become a global artificial intelligence hub after the government set out plans to […]
BlackRock’s iShares is trying to appeal to investors who want to diversify beyond from the so-called Magnificent Seven. The firm launched the iShares Top 20 U.S. Stocks ETF (TOPT) this month. It doesn’t just hold the Magnificent Seven — Apple, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. It’s made up of the 20 largest U.S. […]
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Amazon — The e-commerce giant popped 4.7% after beating earnings expectations on both lines in the third quarter. Amazon reported $1.43 earned per share on revenue of $158.88 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $1.14 and $157.2 billion, respectively. The firm said both its cloud […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Peloton — Shares soared 28% after the exercise equipment company posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter and raised its full-year profit outlook. Peloton also announced that Ford executive Peter Stern will serve as its next CEO starting January. Carvana — The used car platform […]
Check out the companies making headlines before the market open. Carvana – Shares surged more than 19% on the heels of a third-quarter earnings and revenue beat . For the period, Carvana earned 64 cents per share on $3.65 billion in revenue, above the 25 cents per share and $3.45 billion that analysts surveyed by […]
Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Block, the payments company owned by tech billionaire Jack Dorsey has launched its corporate card service in the U.K. in a bid to deepen its expansion into the country and take on big incumbents like American Express. The firm’s business-focused payments arm, Square, told CNBC that it […]
Chinese smartphone company Honor has released devices that fold up to be nearly as thin as an iPhone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Honor on Thursday announced backing from new investors as the Huawei spinoff prepares for an initial public offering. The new backers are: China Telecom — one […]
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Microsoft — The technology giant added about 1% after surpassing Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines in the fiscal first quarter . Microsoft reported earnings per share of $3.30 on revenue of $65.59 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG forecast $3.10 in earnings […]
Three stocks are generating buzz among day traders banking on a Donald Trump victory next week. Retail investors have increasingly focused in on Trump Media & Technology , Rumble and Phunware as stocks that can benefit if the Republican presidential nominee for president prevails. That’s already sent the names on wild moves — and they […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Reddit – Shares soared 41% after the social media company reported a blockbuster third-quarter report . Reddit reported earnings of 16 cents per share, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected a loss of 7 cents. The company’s $348.4 million revenue also exceeded consensus estimates of […]
