Amazon cut 67,000 jobs in 2022, the first yearly decline in 20 years
Amazon.com Inc. had a pretty bad year in 2022, with the e-commerce and cloud giant recording its biggest loss ever, and with its stock suffering a yearly record loss. Its employees had a bad year, too: For the first time in 20 years, the company shrank its workforce. According to Amazon’s 2022 annual report, released […]
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AMZN, GOOGL, AAPL
Workers load packages into Amazon Rivian Electric trucks at an Amazon facility in Poway, California, November 16, 2022.Sandy Huffaker | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Amazon – The e-commerce giant’s stock tumbled 8.4% despite a revenue beat. Late Thursday, Amazon issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the current period. The company also reported a […]
Stocks moving big after hours: META, ALGN, ELF
Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in after-hour trading.Meta — The Facebook parent jumped 17% after the company announced a $40 billion stock buyback when reporting quarterly results. Meta beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter revenue, according to Refinitiv. Meta also said it lost $13.7 billion in […]
UPS foresees ‘mild recession’ in 2023 and posts first revenue decline since the 2008 financial crisis
Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. rallied Tuesday, even after the package-delivery giant reported a surprise decline in fourth-quarter revenue, missing Wall Street expectations for the first time in 12 quarters, and warned of the first yearly decline in revenue in 14 years. Investors expressed relief, however, as UPS beat fourth-quarter profit expectations, raised its […]
Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google face earnings test amid Big Tech layoffs
In the biggest week of the holiday-earnings season, Big Tech results will receive the spotlight amid thousands of layoffs that could only be the beginning.After tech stocks were decimated in 2022, investors will be looking for signs of a turnaround in holiday reports and potential forecasts for the year ahead from three of 2022’s top […]
Labor board upholds Amazon union victory at Staten Island warehouse, after months of wrangling
A U.S. labor representative on Wednesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc.’s objections to a historic union-election victory at a warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y. last year, following months of aggressive efforts by the online retailer to squash the organizing effort. Amazon said it would appeal the decision, which came from a regional director of the National Labor […]
Dozens in Congress beat stock market in 2022 despite downturn on Wall Street: analysis
The House truly always wins.More than two dozen members of Congress beat the stock market last year despite Wall Street suffering its worst year since 2008, according to an analysis by a stock-trading site. But there was one notable loser last year: Nancy Pelosi. The former House speaker’s portfolio dropped 19.8% in 2022 — worse […]
Silvergate, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walgreens and more
Signage outside a Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in New York, Aug. 25, 2022.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Silvergate — Shares of the crypto-focused bank tumbled more than 42% after Silvergate disclosed massive customer withdrawals during the fourth quarter. The bank said it $3.8 billion […]
Silvergate Capital, Walgreens, Amazon and more
People walk by a Walgreens, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in New York City, November 26, 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines and moves in premarket trading.Walgreens Boots Alliance — The drugstore stock fell about 2% in premarket even after the company reported fiscal first quarter earnings that beat analyst […]
Tesla, Wynn, Traeger, Amazon and more
Tesla charging stations at a car showroom in the morning light. The expansion of the charging infrastructure is still not progressing as desired. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Tesla – Shares of Tesla shed 12.2% after the company announced fourth-quarter vehicle deliveries that fell short of […]