$Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$, the parent company of Google, has announced its inaugural dividend of 20 cents per share and a substantial $70 billion stock buyback program. This decision was revealed in conjunction with the company's first-quarter earnings report, which exceeded expectations and prompted as much as a 16% increase in its share price during after-hours trading.
Alphabet now joins $Meta Platforms(META.US)$ in the realm o...

$Chipotle Mexican Grill(CMG.US)$exceeded analysts' forecasts for its quarterly financial performance, with significant earnings, revenue, and same-store sales growth. Additionally, in March, Chipotle's board sanctioned a 50-for-1 stock split, marking one of the largest stock splits in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
The stock rose over 3% in pre-market trading.
For its first quarter, revenue grew 14.1% to $2.7 billion, with sa...

$Tesla(TSLA.US)$'s stock surged more than 12% in after-hours trading following its first-quarter earnings report, despite the company's earnings-per-share falling below analysts' expectations.
The electric-car maker did, however, surpass gross margin estimates and announced plans to fast-track production of new, more affordable vehicle models. The stock had previously risen 1.8% in Tuesday's trading but has been underperforming in ...

$Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ is set to report earnings for the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal year on Thursday after the bell, when investors will likely be watching for its cloud segment growth and any artificial intelligence (AI) updates from Microsoft's OpenAI partner.
Consensus Estimates
• Analysts project Microsoft's revenue for the quarter to come in at $60.86 billion, down slightly from the previous quarter ...

$Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$, the parent company of Google, is scheduled to release its earnings for the first quarter of 2024 after the market closes on Thursday. As Alphabet's market value approached $2 trillion recently, bolstered by new announcements at its Cloud Next conference, analysts are keenly anticipating continued growth in the cloud segment and looking forward to any new developments regarding the company's artificial intelligence (AI...

$ASML Holding(ASML.US)$, the sole producer of equipment for manufacturing the most advanced chips, reported orders that were below analysts' expectations, as chipmakers in Taiwan and South Korea delayed purchases of the Dutch company's high-end machines.
The company's bookings dropped 61% to €3.6 billion in the first quarter, falling short of the anticipated €4.63 billion. This decline is attributed to major chipmakers li...