Reactions have split on what spending buys. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) fell about 5% on April 30 after a $190 billion capex plan and closed at $532.95 on October 21, while Meta (NASDAQ:META) reported third-quarter free cash flow of negative $2.12 billion. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) rose about …
Four of the market's most closely watched AI spenders report over two days. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) release results after the close on Wednesday, October 28, with Microsoft's call at 2:30 p.m. Pacific and Alphabet's at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.
The week's reporters beat on profit and still met mixed reactions. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported on Tuesday, October 20, with earnings of $0.87 per share against $0.82 expected, but shares fell 5.31% to $65.04 on October 21 as its 2026 advertising forecast was cut to …
What Are the Biggest Biotech Catalysts This Week, From Kidney Week Data to FDA Holds and Medicare Rates?
It appears to be a recurring pattern in small and mid-sized biotech, and the absence of a headline is not by itself a warning. Shares of companies with no sales are priced on expectations for trials and regulators, so they can move when holders …
Biotech shares are reacting this week to a rare stacking of catalysts: a large medical meeting, a regulatory reversal and a filing decision, all inside a few trading days. The American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week runs from October 21 to 25 in Denver …
Bitcoin was trading near $81,500 on Friday, October 23, which is roughly 35.4% below the record of about $126,200 set on October 6, 2025. The gap reflects a year in which the largest cryptocurrency spent much of 2026 in a bear market, then staged …
US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $635.6 million on Thursday, October 22, the day bitcoin dipped below $80,000 for the first time in about a month. It was the largest daily withdrawal since the $484.9 million recorded on October 7, and it …
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) reports fiscal second-quarter 2027 results on Friday, October 23, with a call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time. The focus is whether revenue can stabilize after the first quarter, when it fell 4.2% to $2.80 billion even as adjusted EPS rose …
Several companies paired third-quarter results with new repurchase authorizations this week, though not every program is new. General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced a multi-year $20 billion authorization with no expiration date on Tuesday, October 20. It follows a separate $6 billion program announced in January.