Why Eli Lilly’s earnings are no sure thing for traders despite obesity drug momentum

Eli Lilly appears to be making as much of its popular obesity and diabetes medicines as it can, but shortages are worsening , putting the company's earnings at risk, analysts say. Tirzepatide is the active ingredient in both Eli Lilly's diabetes treatment Mounjaro and its anti-obesity drug Zepbound. The...

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GOOGL delivers the quarter we’ve been waiting for — with a dividend cherry on top

Alphabet on Thursday delivered a knockout first-quarter report, with sales, operating margin and profits all topping Wall Street expectations. The search giant also reloaded its stock buyback program and initiated a quarterly dividend for the first time in its history. Total revenue in the three months ended March 31...

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Microsoft shares jump 4% after the AI winner delivers in right places

Microsoft delivered picture-perfect earnings after the bell Thursday, calming the market's brief fears about runaway spending on AI infrastructure without the cloud revenues to show for it. Revenue increased about 17% year over year, to $61.86 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $60.8 billion, according to data from...

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Snap (SNAP) Q1 2024 earnings

Snap reported first-quarter results on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates and showed a return to double-digit revenue growth. Shares soared more than 25% in extended trading.  Here's how the company did: Earnings per share: 3 cents adjusted vs. a loss of 5 cents expected by LSEGRevenue: $1.19 billion vs. $1.12 billion...

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We’re lowering our Honeywell price target after earnings. The risk-reward is still favorable

Honeywell shares are under pressure Thursday, despite the industrial conglomerate exceeding expectations for first-quarter sales and earnings. The culprits: Softer guidance for the current quarter and some uncertainty about a recovery in some of its key businesses. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 totaled $9.1 billion, topping...

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