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Lyft CEO Logan Green (R) and President John Zimmer (2nd R) speak before the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Lyft seesawed in extended

The Glu Mobile Inc. logo is displayed on for a photograph an Apple Inc. iPhone in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Avid Technologies jumped almost 7% in extended trading Monday after the technology company announced an

A trader works ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 12, 2019 in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images A trade agreement between the U.S. and China could be a strong catalyst for stocks, even though analysts say the market may

Denis Doyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Qualcomm dropped as much as 5% in extended trading Wednesday despite the semiconductor company’s better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. Qualcomm reported earnings per share of 77 cents on revenue of $4.98 billion. Wall Street expected earnings per share of

The Apple logo is seen on the window at an Apple Store on January 7, 2019 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Apple soared more than 5% in extended trading Tuesday following the release of the tech giant’s better-than-expected earnings for the

Google’s New York City office in lower Manhattan. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Alphabet tanked more than 6% in extended trading Monday following the release of the tech giant’s mixed first-quarter results. Alphabet reported earnings per share of $11.90 on revenue of $36.34 billion.

Hotter-than-expected first quarter growth is likely to revive the debate within the Federal Reserve about the direction of policy, but Fed officials are likely to be content to stay on the sidelines for now, particularly with inflation so low. The economy grew at a surprising rate of 3.2% in the first quarter, well above the

Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Ford — Ford jumped 9.73% after the car manufacturer reported better than expected first-quarter earnings on Thursday. Ford reported earnings of 44 cents per share, 17 cents higher than expected, and revenues of $37.24 billion, $160 million higher than expected. High demand for pickup trucks and SUVs

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to emphasize the Fed will continue to be patient and hold back from raising interest rates, but there is a risk the Fed could inject some volatility into markets in the week ahead. The Fed meets Tuesday and Wednesday, in a week heavy with earnings news and some

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Amazon initially jumped 2% in extended trading Thursday before giving up those gains following the release of the e-commerce giant’s strong first-quarter earnings. Jeff Bezos’ company reported earnings per share of $7.09 on revenue of $59.70 billion. Wall Street expected earnings per share of

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Facebook popped more than 7% in extended trading Wednesday following the release of the social media giant’s first-quarter earnings. Facebook reported earnings per share of 85 cents, which was not comparable to analysts’ estimates due to a $3 billion legal expense related to a

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Snap soared as much as 10%, before paring gains to trade just 1% up, in extended trading Tuesday following the release of the company’s strong first-quarter earnings. Snap, the maker of Snapchat, reported a 10 cent loss per share, compared to the estimated loss

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Whirlpool soared as much as 9% in extended trading Monday following the release of the home appliance company’s mixed first-quarter earnings. Whirlpool posted earnings per share of $3.11 on revenue of $4.76 billion. Wall Street estimated earnings per share of $2.86 on revenue of

First quarter growth perked up late in the quarter, to well above 2% after looking to be 1% or less when the economy was being hit by winter storms and the government shutdown. Economists surveyed by CNBC/Moody’s Analytics Rapid Update raised their growth estimates by 0.3 percentage points to a median 2.4% Thursday, following a

Check out the companies making headlines midday Thursday: Zoom Video Communications — Shares of the videoconferencing software company Zoom surged 80% on Thursday, its first day of trading. The stock traded as high as $66, compared with its initial price of $36. The bump gave Zoom a market cap of $16.7 billion. Pinterest — Pinterest

Earnings season shifts into a higher gear in the week ahead, as investors also watch for fresh economic data that could show that the economy is pulling out of a temporary rut. Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and ExxonMobil are among more than 140 S&P 500 companies reporting quarterly results. According to Refinitiv, 74% of the companies

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Intuitive Surgical plummeted more than 6 percent in extended trading Thursday following the release of the company’s disappointing first-quarter earnings. Intuitive Surgical posted earnings per share of $2.61, missing Refinitiv estimates of $2.70. Revenue was in line with estimates at $974 million. Pinterest shares

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Las Vegas Sands jumped more than 4% in extended trading Wednesday following the release of the company’s first-quarter earnings. Beating on the top and bottom lines, the casino company posted earnings per share of 91 cents on revenue of $3.65 billion. Wall Street estimated

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Netflix shares dropped as much as 8% in extended trading Tuesday after posting better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and disappointing second-quarter guidance. The streaming platform posted earnings per share of 76 cents, beating estimates of 57 cents. Revenue was $4.52 billion, topping Wall Street’s estimates of $4.5 billion,

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of J.B. Hunt sank more than 4% in extended trading Monday following the release of the transportation company’s first-quarter results. J.B. Hunt reported earnings per share of $1.09 on revenue of $2.09 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $1.26 on revenue

Stocks are at a pivot point, and it could be first-quarter earnings that help drive the market back to all-time highs in the near future. The S&P 500 burst through 2,900 Friday morning, a level that has been seen as a point of resistance, on the road to the all-time high of 2,940, reached on

Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Wells Fargo — The beleaguered bank’s stock dropped more than 2% after CFO John Shrewsberry warned of a net interest income fall that could range between 2% and 5%. Shrewsberry’s warning overshadowed better-than-expected earnings. J.P. Morgan Chase — Shares of J.P. Morgan Chase rose 4% after the

It’s now up to corporate America to reveal whether the U.S. economy simply hit a soft patch this winter, as many suspect, or is on the verge of falling into an even deeper rut. Earnings from a broad swath of industries, like financials, technology, transportation and consumer products roll out in the coming week as

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Boeing ticked higher in extended trading Thursday on news that the aircraft-maker completed 96 flights testing performance of the 737 Max with updated software. The company is working to fix the aircraft’s MCAS flight control software and improve pilot training, according to Boeing CEO

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond initially jumped before reversing to trade 6% lower after hours Wednesday following the release of the retailer’s mixed fourth quarter earnings. Bed Bath & Beyond posted earnings per share of $1.20 on revenue of $3.31 billion. Wall Street projected earnings

Consumer inflation probably got a boost from rising gasoline prices in March, but it should not break out above the subdued pace that encouraged the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold when it met last month. Both the consumer price index and minutes from that March meeting are scheduled to be released Wednesday.

Morgan Stanley is calling for a full-blown earnings recession, while many other analysts see one negative quarter and a return to positive profit growth by the second quarter. Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, says he’s looking for two or more quarters of negative or flat growth, meeting the technical definition of a

Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday: Boston Beer — The Sam Adams brewer dropped nearly 4% after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to sell from buy, citing an intensifying beer market throughout the remainder of 2019. Anheuser-Busch InBev — Shares of Anheuser Busch Inbev rose 1.52% after Bank of America upgraded the beer

President Donald Trump’s potential nominations of Stephen Moore and Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve could be the beginning of a politicization of the central bank, according to Barclays’ chief U.S. economist. “When it comes to nominees, most people that get nominated to the board, regardless of what party is in power, they tend to

The worst earnings season in nearly three years is about to begin, but stock strategists say the market should be able to look right past declining profits and continue to reach for all-time highs, as long as trade talks between the U.S. and China continue to show progress. Stocks were higher in the past week,