Microsoft (MSFT) Q3 earnings 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2023.Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft will report financial results for its fiscal third quarter after the market close on Thursday.Here is what analysts are looking for, according to LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.82 expectedRevenue: $60.80...

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Southwest weighs seating changes to drive up revenue

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 7, 2023.Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines is weighing changes to its cabin that could involve abandoning its single-class, open-seating system to drive up revenue, CEO Bob Jordan told...

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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) earnings Q1 2024

The Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBristol Myers Squibb on Thursday reported first-quarter revenue that topped expectations as its blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis and several new drugs posted sales growth.But...

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Economy increased at a 1.6% rate

U.S. economic growth was much weaker than expected to start the year and prices rose at a faster pace, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.Gross domestic product, a broad measure of goods and services produced in the January-through-March period, increased at a 1.6% annualized pace when adjusted for seasonality and...

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Meta, Merck, Southwest and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Meta Platforms — The Facebook parent company plunged more than 14% after issuing lighter-than-expected second-quarter revenue guidance . However, first-quarter earnings and revenue both came above analysts' estimates. Honeywell — The industrial stock rose 2.2% in premarket trading after the...

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