Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Alphabet — Shares sank nearly 8% after the Google parent reported fourth-quarter revenue of $96.47 billion, short of the $96.56 billion expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Alphabet also said it will invest $75 billion in 2025 as it expands its artificial intelligence strategy, versus the…
Earnings season ramps up another notch next week to start February, forcing investors to wade through a barrage of quarterly results amid ongoing policy uncertainty that promises upheaval for an already choppy stock market. The January jobs report is also due out Friday. Next week will be the busiest stretch for fourth-quarter earnings. More than…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Dutch Bros — The stock popped more than 32% following the coffee chain’s better-than-expected third-quarter results. Dutch Bros earned 16 cents per share on revenue of $338 million for the period, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in 12 cents in earnings per share and…
A split or united government coming out of a consequential U.S. presidential election next week could hold the key to how stocks perform going forward. The Nov. 5th election is set to remove a critical overhang for markets, which have had trouble pricing in a victory for either former President Donald Trump or Vice President…