Business

“Sony profit slumps 29% on chip weakness but maintains 25 million unit PlayStation 5 target”

“Sony on Thursday reported a 29% drop in operating profit in the fiscal second quarter as the Japanese electronics giant suffered from weakness in its imaging sensor — or chip — business. Here’s how Sony did in the September quarter versus… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Virgin Galactic stock surges 30% after announcing plan for cost savings”

“Virgin Galactic plans to pause spaceflight operations next year to focus resources on developing its next-generation Delta-class spacecraft, the company announced Wednesday. Shares of Virgin Galactic surged as much as 30% in heavy trading volume on Thursday from its previous close… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Renault Finalizing Transfer of 28% Stake in Nissan”

“…The automakers on Wednesday announced the creation of a French trust to which Renault transferred 28.4% of Nissan shares. The companies first disclosed plans for the trust in January. Renault and Nissan now have a cross-shareholding of 15% with lock-up… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Roblox Stock Surges 20% On Strong Q3 Earnings…”

“…After Wednesday’s market open, Roblox shares soared as much as 20% after the company reported stronger-than-expected Q3 earning and sales results. The company lost 45 cents a share, vs. the 49-cent loss expected by FactSet. The company reported bookings of… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Robinhood drops 13% after reporting big declines in trading volume and revenue”

“…Robinhood also reported fewer monthly active users, which fell 16% to 10.3 million in the third quarter from the same period last year. Although third-quarter revenue rose 29% to $467 million, it fell short of the $480 million analysts were… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Warner Bros. Discovery stock sinks 15% as ad revenue falls, Zaslav warns of ‘generational disruption’”

“Warner Bros. Discovery shares fell Wednesday after the company reported a decline in advertising revenue, a bigger-than-expected loss and lackluster streaming subscriber numbers. Here’s what the company reported for the quarter ended Sept. 30, versus analysts’ estimates, according to LSEG, formerly… Continue Reading…

Business

“Intel closes up 9% after earnings beat shows progress toward $3 billion in cost savings”

“Intel stock closed up 9.3% on Friday after the company beat Wall Street expectations for profit and sales. On Thursday, the chipmaker reported earnings per share of 41 cents, adjusted, versus the LSEG estimate of 22 cents. It posted $14.16 billion in revenue… Continue Reading…

Banking, Business

“Citigroup considering at least 10% job cuts in major businesses…”

“Citigroup’s managers and consultants working on CEO Jane Fraser’s reorganization have discussed job cuts of at least 10% in several major businesses, CNBC reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the process… Last month, Citi said it would cut… Continue Reading…

Business

“Southwest Airlines quarterly profit slides 30% and says growth will slow next year”

“Southwest Airlines’ third-quarter profit fell 30% to $193 million despite record revenue as leisure travel boomed over the summer, and the airline is losing pricing power at the same time that labor costs are rising. Southwest said Thursday that it… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Palantir [Defense & AI company ]shares pop 20% after its third-quarter results beat estimates”

“…Shares of Palantir closed up 20% Thursday after the company released third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations and raised full-year revenue guidance. Here’s how the company did: Palantir’s revenue for the third quarter increased 17% to $558 million, from $478 million a year earlier.… Continue Reading…