International Companies
BHP Group inks deal to supply Tesla with nickel for EV batteries
BHP Group will supply Tesla with the nickel needed to produce the batteries required by its electric cars.
Tesla beats on sales and profits in Q2 amid record deliveries
Tesla delivered better-than-expected profits and margins for its second quarter on the back of record sales of its vehicles.
France fines Google €500m in copyright infringement case
France's antitrust watchdog fined Google €500m on Tuesday for failing to comply fully with temporary orders it had given to the company over a case involving national news publishers.
Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos will step down on Monday from his position as chief executive officer at Amazon, leaving the role to Andy Jassy.
Goldman Sachs posts better-than-expected Q2 results
Shares of Goldman Sachs were rising in premarket trading after the iconic investment bank bested analysts' forecasts for both its top and bottom lines in the second quarter.
Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 shot effective against Delta variant
Johnson&Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine provides protections against all variants, including the increasingly predominant Delta variant.
3M beats Q2 estimates, guides higher on full-year EPS
3M delivered better-than-expected second quarter sales and profits and raised its full-year guidance.
Microsoft delivers better than expected results, cloud sales stay strong
Microsoft delivered better than expected quarterly profits and sales on the back of another strong showing for its 'cloud' business.
Pentagon cancels $10bn cloud-computing deal with Microsoft, announces new contract
The US Defense Department canceled its $10bn JEDI cloud-computing project on Tuesday which was awarded by the Trump administration.
UnitedHealth ups FY profit outlook following Q2 beat
Insurance giant UnitedHealth raised its 2021 profit outlook on Thursday after its second-quarter results topped analysts' estimates.
Second-quarter revenues beat forecasts at IBM
Second-quarter revenues at IBM have come in ahead of expectations, after strong client demand for cloud services.
JPMorgan Chase beats Q2 estimates on better-than-expected loan losses
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase beat quarterly estimates on Tuesday as a result of a big-time benefit from better-than-expected loan losses throughout the period.
Apple posts bumper sales growth, but component shortages set to impact on Q3
Apple soundly beat earnings estimates on the Street on the back of bumper sales of its iconic iPhones, but put a damper on things by guiding lower for the next quarter.
FAA says Boeing to fix production defect on 787 Dreamliners before resuming deliveries
The US Federal Aviation Administration said late on Monday that Boeing will fix a manufacturing defect found in the 787 Dreamliner model before resuming its deliveries.
Boeing posts massive second quarter earnings beat
Boeing was among the top gainers on Wall Street on Thursday after the aerospace giant blew past the Street's estimates with a surprise profit.
Verizon beats expectations on revenue and earnings
American communications giant Verizon beat earnings expectations for the second quarter on Wednesday, reporting adjusted earnings of $1. 37 per share.
SEC halts China IPOs seeks to tighten guidance on risk disclosures
America's financial markets' watchdog has halted registrations for Chinese corporates seeking to list on US stock markets.
China's Didi denies report it's considering going private
China’s Didi Global has denied rumours that it is considering going private to placate Chinese regulators and compensate investors for losses incurred since its US listing.
Airbus upgrades guidance after flying higher in first half
Airbus reported a 30% rise in revenue for its first half on Thursday, to €24. 6bn (£20. 94bn), which it put down to a higher number of commercial aircraft deliveries compared to the first six months of 2020.
Santander on track to beat full-year earnings estimates
Santander beat analysts' estimates for second quarter profits and said that it might surpass its own guidance for the full-year.