Sony reports 22% jump in December-quarter profit, beats expectations and lifts full-year outlook

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The logo of Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on May 14, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Sony on Thursday reported a rise in operating profit that beat expectations, supported by favorable foreign exchange rates despite surging memory chip costs.  Here are Sony’s December […]


Warner Bros. Discovery says it’s open to a sale; shares jump 10%

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Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it’s expanding its strategic review of the business and is open to a sale, sending shares of the company 10% higher in morning trading. Earlier this year, WBD announced plans to split into two separate entities, a streaming and studios business and a global networks business. It’s also been fielding […]


Detroit auto stocks jump on report of tariff relief for U.S. vehicles

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GM Hummer EV production in Detroit. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors DETROIT — Shares of the Detroit automakers closed higher Friday following an afternoon report that President Donald Trump is considering “significant tariff relief” for the production of vehicles in the U.S. Stocks for General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis shifted […]


Retail sales jump in August on surprisingly strong back-to-school season

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US retail sales showed surprising strength during the back-to-school season – a sign that Trump’s tariffs haven’t yet cowed shoppers as the Federal Reserve weighs a decision on cutting rates. Excluding cars, retail sales rose 0.7% in August from the previous month– far above estimates of a 0.4% rise, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Overall […]


Alibaba shares jump 19% on cloud unit growth, report of new AI chip

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Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba‘s Hong Kong listed shares surged more than 19% on Monday as the Chinese tech giant’s cloud computing unit drove strong quarterly results, while details emerged over its new AI chip development. […]


WK Kellogg shares jump 40% on Ferrero deal report

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Boxes of various Kellogg’s cereals are displayed on shelves at a Walmart Supercenter on May 6, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Shares of WK Kellogg soared more than 50% on Wednesday following a report that chocolate maker Ferrero is close to a roughly $3 billion deal to buy the cereal company. […]


Nike warns of whopping $1B hit from tariffs — but shares jump

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Nike said Thursday it would cut its reliance on production in China to mitigate the impact from US tariffs on imports, and forecast a smaller drop in first-quarter revenue than expected by analysts, sending its shares up 11% in extended trading. President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on key trading partners could add around $1 billion to Nike’s costs, […]


Global Stocks Jump After U.S. and China Cut Tariffs

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Stocks surged around the world after U.S. and Chinese officials said they agreed to temporarily suspend most of the tariffs they have imposed on each other. Futures for the S&P 500 suggested that U.S. stocks would open nearly 3 percent higher when trading begins in New York on Monday morning. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq […]


Boeing shares jump as CFO says plane maker’s cash burn is easing

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Boeing workers are pictured exiting a gate below an image of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft as Boeing’s 737 factory teams hold the first day of a “Quality Stand Down” for the 737 program in Renton, Washington on January 25, 2024.  Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Boeing‘s cash burn is easing this quarter and […]


Shares of chip suppliers jump as U.S. considers toned down China curbs

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An ASML icon is being displayed on a circuit board, alongside the flags of the USA and China, in this photo illustration taken in Brussels, Belgium, on January 4, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of key global semiconductor equipment firms jumped on Thursday after a report that the U.S. is considering […]