US Stocks gave back earlier gains on Wednesday as investors put an end to the new year’s rally, now in its third week. The latest reversal could be attributed to a combination of fluctuations as well as skittishness and profit taking.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 436 points, or 1.3%, …
Read More »Microsoft in talks to invest $10 bln in ChatGPT owner Semafor
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is in talks to invest $10 billion into OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, which will value the San Francisco-based firm at $29 billion, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The funding includes other venture firms and deal documents were sent to prospective investors …
Read More »US stocks swing as investors digest economic data, FOMC minutes
The S&P 500 was up a modest 0.1% in the afternoon, falling from a session high of more than 1% after minutes came in more hawkish than anticipated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite was roughly flat.US stocks wobbled in back-and-forth trading Wednesday as …
Read More »Netflix stock surges on latest upgrade
Netflix shares flourished on Wednesday after Atlantic Equities upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight, citing upside potential of ad-supported tier. Advertising estimates are seen as able to boost revenue by $6.7 billion over the next three years and that the average revenue.Analysts from Citigroup raised their price targets on …
Read More »Microsoft profits miss expectations
Microsoft shares fell 1% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software maker reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that failed to reach Wall Street consensus.Microsoft’s revenue and income fell short, as did the company’s revenue from Azure and other cloud services. Changing exchange rates and challenges in advertising and the PC …
Read More »US equities surge in a big earnings week
The Dow Jones Index surged on Monday as investors braced for a Fed meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to measure the impact of the stronger dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq slipped as technology firms fell.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was …
Read More »Netflix loses nearly 1 million subscribers
The media world breathed a huge sigh of relief Tuesday, especially in streaming as Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report revealed the company lost 970,000 subscribers. And while that is a big number — the biggest subscriber loss in the company’s 25-year history — it is also a little less than half …
Read More »Could Netflix, Microsoft Ads Cooperation Impact NFLX shares?
Netflix stock gained some relief on the back of news headlines announcing partnership with Microsoft for lower-cost advertising model. Netflix has been under pressure as the pandemic outperformance gradually faded with the stock down nearly 70% so far this year. It has retraced significantly below its pre-pandemic level, which was …
Read More »Microsoft Cuts Earnings, Revenue Guidance, Citing Stronger USD
Microsoft stock slips to become the latest company to warn of the US dollar’s impact on financials. The Tech giant also dropped its gross-margin guidance.Microsoft cut sales and earnings guidance for the current quarter, citing the impact of foreign exchange rates as the stronger dollar takes a toll. The software …
Read More »Growth stocks push Wall Street higher in choppy trade; eyeing NFP data
US stock indexes rose in choppy trading on Thursday led by Tesla and other growth stocks, with investor focus on Microsoft’s forecast cut and comments from a Federal Reserve official ahead of a key jobs report due on Friday.The S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, …
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