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Chevron (NYSE:CVX) reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $12.1 billion, or $6.11 per share, as higher upstream realizations, production volumes and refining margins lifted results. Adjusted earnings were $12 billion, or $6.06 per share, while cash flow from operations excluding working capital to
Amazon stock is racing toward its best trading day in more than a decade following its Q2 results. A strong performance from its cloud-computing division is helping ease fears that the tech giant could lose ground to rival offerings from Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet. "Amazon Web Services finally saw the long-awaited growth inflection, shooting to the top of the cloud wars as AI quarter-to-quarter revenue mimics Anthropic's meteoric rise," Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik wrote to clients Friday following Amazon's report.
Microsoft faces an August 11 Copilot lawsuit deadline, days after the biggest one-day market cap gain in US history.
One market level could validate Microsoft's renewed momentum
Wall Street sees stronger returns behind massive infrastructure spending
Over the past two days, four of the trillion-dollar tech giants have reported earnings. Each day, there's been one clear winner and one clear loser. Today, Amazon stock is winning while Apple is down.
Apple (AAPL) stock continues to drop on Friday while shares of Amazon (AMZN) surge since the two tech giants posted earnings results yesterday. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley and Trustless Media Founder Zack Guzman take a closer look at the key figures that Apple reported in its earnings release.
Everyone knows that interest rates affect stock prices. The Fed’s decision Wednesday to keep overnight rates unchanged sounds like it would have been clearly bullish, but stocks sold off just after Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference. Also following Warsh’s Q&A, long-term Treasury yields hit a 19-year high.
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. employment data and a batch of corporate results this coming week will keep equity investors on edge over the direction of the stock market, which
$450 billion That's the amount of market capitalization gained by Microsoft yesterday, the largest one-day gain in market value by any U.S. business, ever. The tech giant's stock surged 16% after its earnings quelled concerns that investments on data centers, chips and more would outpace the company’s ability to generate cash.
July 31 (Reuters) - European shares hit a record high on Friday, powered by improving investor appetite for tech shares globally, while corporate earnings buoyed markets through a week of central bank
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, July 31 (Reuters) - Asian markets rallied hard with Wall Street on Friday as South Korea's battered market made a record comeback, stirring hopes that a recent rout in AI-related
Sony on Friday hiked its full-year operating profit forecast by 8% to 1.72 trillion yen ($10.72 billion), citing the strength of its gaming business. The Japanese conglomerate has received plaudits for its pivot to entertainment, but the market is concerned about the impact of AI and a memory chip price boom on its business. In the April-June quarter, group operating profit rose 40% to 476.5 billion yen, beating analyst estimates, due to the strength of the gaming and image sensors businesses.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares jumped Thursday after the company delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, with investors and analysts praising accelerating Amazon Web Services profitability as evidence that returns on artificial intelligence investments are beginning to materialize. Cramer Calls Amazon ‘Astonishing’ After AWS Delivers CNBC host Jim Cramer called the results “astonishing,” in a post on X, though he said Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) remains the standout am
July 31 (Reuters) - Indian shares were expected to open higher on Friday, supported by a rebound in Asian markets and renewed foreign buying that improved sentiment towards domestic equities.
South Korean stocks jumped 17%, leading the region’s equity markets higher, as chip and technology shares climbed.
Tension between Silicon Valley’s astronomical AI spending and Wall Street fears that it won’t pay off had been sending markets on a wild ride. The company’s stock surged 16% after its earnings quelled concerns that investments on data centers, chips and more would outpace the company’s ability to generate cash. Microsoft’s $450 billion one-day gain in market capitalization was the largest by any U.S. business, ever.
Amazon stock jumped after the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant reported second-quarter results. The closely-watched Amazon Web Services business grew 37% to $42.4 billion. Analysts were forecasting 31.3% growth for AWS prior to the report.
Amazon.com topped market expectations for quarterly cloud revenue growth on Thursday on the back of surging enterprise AI spending, signaling the company's hefty investments were bearing fruit. Revenue at its cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, jumped 37% to $42.2 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, compared with analysts' consensus estimate of a 31.21% increase, according to data compiled by LSEG. Amazon said it burned $7.6 billion of cash on a trailing twelve months basis in the second quarter, compared to $18.2 billion in free cash flow a year earlier.
Gabriela Borges, Goldman Sachs managing director and senior software equity research analyst, joins Bloomberg after raising her price target on Microsoft, saying the software giant is showing stronger signs that its AI investments are translating into revenue. She discusses Azure growth, improving adoption of Copilot, Microsoft's AI strategy, and why she believes investors are only beginning to appreciate the company's progress. She joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
Vertiv (VRT) stock is rebounding after the company reported quarterly earnings. Vertiv CEO Giordano "Gio" Albertazzi sits down with Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman to discuss Vertiv's demand from AI hyperscalers, data center backlash, and more.
Meta (META) stock continues to plunge after the company reported its second quarter earnings results on Wednesday. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley and BD8 Capital Partners CEO and CIO Barbara Doran chat with Morning Brief host Julie Hyman about the results, the stock reaction, and their outlook for Meta.
Scott Melker discusses the Federal Reserve's latest decision to hold interest rates steady, Meta (META) and Microsoft's (MSFT) increasing AI expenses, but only one stock is getting punished. Meanwhile, bitcoin (BTC-USD) continues to hover around $64,000, Melker explains why the cryptocurrency's resilience is a bullish sign despite the broader market uncertainty. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.
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