By Anna Tong, Aditya Soni and Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Big technology companies including Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are stepping up spending to build out AI data centers in a rush to meet vast demand, but Wall Street is hungry for a quicker payday on the billions invested. Microsoft and Meta both said on Wednesday…
By Arriana McLymore and Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Amazon’s push to offer more everyday essentials like toothpaste is hurting its average selling prices, but it is also a guard against rivals such as Temu and Shein who offer rock bottom prices on goods they ship from China. People are shopping more frequently at Amazon,…
Thursday, October 31st, 2024 Following a robust Q3 earnings release, Twilio’s (TWLO) stock shot up over 11% in post-market trading to $78.90. Investors are now weighing whether this surge marks sustainable growth or if it’s just short-lived hype. Let’s break down the details that will influence TWLO’s trajectory. Earnings Highlights and Forward Guidance Twilio’s Q3…
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares fell on Thursday, after Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Microsoft both warned of rising costs for artificial intelligence, while evidence of strong U.S. economic growth helped support the dollar. Big Tech’s warnings stoked worries among investors that the pay-off for heavy spending on AI may take longer than…
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -More than 500 Amazon.com employees sent a letter on Wednesday to the CEO of its AWS unit urging reversal of a full return-to-office policy and rejecting his assertion that the rule had broad support and opponents should leave Amazon Web Services. “We were appalled to hear the non-data-driven explanation you gave…
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump’s end-of-campaign arguments to voters choosing between him and Democrat Kamala Harris have focused on an old standby in U.S. politics: Asking voters whether they are better off now than they were four years ago. He may want to check his dates….
(Reuters) -Pfizer raised its full-year profit forecast after better-than-expected sales of its COVID-19 treatment helped it beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Shares of the U.S. drugmaker rose 3.2% to $29.81 in premarket trading. Pfizer now expects annual profit to be in the range of $2.75 to $2.95 per share, compared to…
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways forecast a bigger-than-expected fall in 2024 revenue amid a moderation in domestic travel demand ahead of the upcoming U.S. elections, sending its shares down 4.5% before the bell on Tuesday. Election-related uncertainty is expected to weigh on travel demand as consumers prefer to be home and hold off on major discretionary…
(Reuters) – AT&T said on Monday it had struck a $1 billion multi-year deal with Corning to buy fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions, as the U.S. telecom giant looks to expand its high-speed internet services. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT With the U.S. wireless market facing a slowdown, telecom companies such as AT&T and rival Verizon have…
By Manya Saini (Reuters) – Robinhood announced the launch of U.S. presidential election event contracts on Monday, enabling customers to trade based on their prediction for the tightly contested race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Markets will be watching the Nov. 5 contest closely and analysts expect volatility across asset…
