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Aug 19, 2025
  • Palo Alto Networks Inc. rose 4.9% to $184.80 after the cybersecurity company reported a slight increase in revenue and a 29% decrease in profit in the latest quarter.

    Consolidated revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in July increased to $2.5 billion from $2.2 billion, net income dropped to $253.8 million from $357.7 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 36 cents from 51 cents a year ago.

    Palo Alto guided fiscal 2026 first quarter revenue to rise by 15% to between $2.45 billion and $2.47 billion, and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $0.88 and $0.90, using 709 million to 712 million shares outstanding.

    Palo Alto guided full-year revenue to rise 14% to between $10.47 billion and $10.52 billion, and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $3.75 and $3.85, using 710 million to 716 million shares outstanding.
  • Aug 18, 2025
    • Advance Auto Parts Inc. advanced 0.7% to $49.50 after the automotive aftermarket parts provider company reported a 67% drop in quarterly profit from a year ago.

      Consolidated revenue edged down to $2 billion from $2.2 billion, net income dropped to $15 million from $45 million, and diluted earnings per share fell to 25 cents from 75 cents a year ago.

      The company's board declared a regular cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on October 24 to shareholders on record on October 10. 

      During the second quarter the comparable store sales increased by 0.1%.

      Advance Auto Parts guided full-year revenue to be between $8.4 billion and $8.6 billion, and adjusted diluted earnings per share for continuing operations between $1.2 and $2.20.
    • Aug 14, 2025
      • Dillard’s Inc. gained 15 cents to $498.73 after the department store chain reported a slight increase in revenue and a marginal decline in net income in the second quarter.

        Consolidated revenue edged higher to $1.53 billion from $1.51 billion, net income fell to $72.8 million from $74.5 million, and diluted earnings per share declined to $4.66 from $4.59 a year ago.

        During the second quarter, the company purchased approximately 24,500 shares of Class A shares for $9.8 million, at an average price of $398.67 per share.

        During 26-week period ending on August 2, the company purchased $107.8 million, approximately 300,000 shares of Class A shares, at an average price of $359.16 per share.
        • Applied Materials fell 15% to $161.84 despite the semiconductor equipment and materials engineering company reporting an increase in revenue and earnings in the fiscal third quarter ending on July 27.

          Consolidated revenue increased to $7.30 billion from $6.78 billion, net income inched higher to $1.77 billion from $1.70 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to $2.22 from $2.05 a year ago.

          During the quarter, Applied Materials returned a total of $1.42 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.05 billion shares of common stock. 

          Applied Materials guided fiscal fourth quarter revenue to be $6.7 billion, with a band of $500 million, compared to $7.30 billion and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to be $2.11, with a band of 20 cents, compared to $2.48 a quarter earlier, respectively.

          “We are expecting a decline in revenue in the fourth quarter driven by both digestion of capacity in China and nonlinear demand from leading-edge customers given market concentration and fab timing,” said Brice Hill, Senior Vice President and CFO.
          • Brinker International decreased 0.3% to $157.38 despite the parent company of the Chili's restaurant chain reporting an 88% jump in its earnings in the fourth quarter.

            Consolidated revenue inched higher to $1.5 billion from $1.2 billion, net income jumped to $107 million from $57 million, and diluted earnings per share soared to $2.30 from $1.24 a year ago.

            Comparable restaurant sales increased by 21.3%, driven by a 23.7% increase at Chili's and a 0.4% decrease at Maggiano's restaurant chains.

            During the fourth quarter, Brinker returned a total of $507 million to shareholders through share repurchases.

            Brinker International guided full-year revenue to be between $5.60 billion and $5.70 billion and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share between $9.90 and $10.50.

            Chili's franchisees generated sales of approximately $262.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 compared to $230.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.
            • Cisco Systems Inc. fell 0.03% to $70.37 despite the networking company reporting a 30% increase in net income in the fourth quarter.

              Consolidated revenue increased to $14.7 billion from $13.6 billion, net income advanced to $2.8 billion from $2.2 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 71 cents from 54 cents a year ago.

              During the fourth quarter, Cisco returned a total of $2.9 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 1.3 million shares of common stock. 

              The company's board declared a cash dividend of $0.41 per share.

              The company guided net sales in the next quarter to range between $14.65 million and $14.85 million, and GAAP EPS between $0.63 and $0.68.

              "The AI infrastructure orders we received from webscale customers in fiscal 2025 were more than double our original target, indicating a massive opportunity ahead as we lead the required architectural shift and build the critical infrastructure needed for the AI era," said Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO of Cisco.
            • Aug 12, 2025
              • CoreWeave Inc. fell 10.4% to $133.25 despite the AI-focused cloud infrastructure provider saying net loss shrank in the June quarter.

                Consolidated revenue in the June quarter increased to $1.21 billion from $395 million, net loss decreased to $291 million from $323 million, and diluted losses per share declined to 60 cents from $1.62 a year ago.

                CoreWeave guided third-quarter revenue between $1.26 billion and $1.30 billion, compared to $1.21 billion, and adjusted operating income between $160 million and $190 million, compared to $200 million a quarter earlier, respectively.

                The company guided full-year revenue between $5.15 billion and $5.35 billion and adjusted operating income between $800 million and $830 million.

                CoreWeave has announced a $4 billion expansion deal with OpenAI, building on the previously disclosed $11.9 billion agreement.

                CoreWeave announced its acquisition of Core Scientific in a $9 billion all-stock transaction, aiming to vertically integrate its AI infrastructure by gaining ownership of 1.3 GW of data center capacity and eliminating approximately $10 billion in future lease obligations.

                The company said it raised $2 billion through the sale of 9.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030, to finance its cloud computing infrastructure development. 
              • Aug 11, 2025
                • Trade Desk Inc. dropped 38.6% to $54.23 despite the advertising technology company reporting a slight increase in revenue and net income in the latest quarter.

                  Consolidated revenue in the June quarter increased to $694 million from $585 million, net income inched higher to $90 billion from $85 billion, and diluted earnings per share rose to 18 cents from 17 cents a year ago.

                  During the second quarter, the company repurchased $261 million of its Class A common stock, and as of June 30, $375 million remained available under the share repurchase program.

                  For the third quarter, the company estimated revenue of "at least $717 million" and anticipates adjusted EBITDA of approximately $277 million.
                  • GoDaddy Inc. plunged 11.25% to $133.35 despite the domain registrar reporting a 37% increase in net income in the fiscal second quarter.

                    Consolidated revenue in the June quarter edged higher to $1.21 billion from $1.12 billion, net income advanced to $199.9 million from $146.3 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.41 from $1.01 a year ago.

                    Year-to-date through August 6, GoDaddy returned approximately $906 million to shareholders through the repurchase of 5.2 million shares of common stock at an average price of $174.42 per share.

                    The company guided revenue in the third quarter to range between $1.22 billion and $1.24 billion. and full-year revenue to be between $4.89 billion and $4.94 billion, an increase of 7%, respectively. 
                    • Expedia Inc. jumped 4.1% to $195.26 after the online travel booking platform operator reported more than a two-and-a-half-fold jump in earnings in the second quarter. 

                      Consolidated revenue in the June quarter inched higher to $3.7 billion from $3.6 billion, net income climbed to $322 million from $125 million, and diluted earnings per share soared to $2.48 from 96 paisa a year ago.

                      During the second quarter, Expedia returned a total of $627 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, including the repurchase of 3.8 million shares in the second quarter and 5.6 million shares for $957 million for the first half of 2025. 

                      For the second quarter of 2025, the company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per share payable on September 18.

                      The company estimated third-quarter revenue to rise between 4% and 6%, driven by the increase in gross bookings to between 5% and 7%.