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Nasdaq 100 has lightened up on Big Tech stocks, but investors don’t seem to care

Recent 'special rebalancing' is unlikely to hurt the performance of the index itself or the stocks that are affected.

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Walmart, Amazon and Apple are becoming a threat to bank-stock investors

Retail giants want to be big in banking without becoming banks, selling financial services in addition to consumer goods.

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Live Nation says concert industry will stay hot for at least 2 more years

Executives at Ticketmaster parent and concert-venue operator Live Nation Entertainment Inc. see strong concert demand for another two years.

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Roku’s stock races higher after earnings as revenue blows past estimates

The streaming-media company easily topped expectations with its latest results while offering upside with its forecast.

Coursera shares surge after Q2 revenue growth, raised outlook

Shares of Coursera were rising in the after-hours session Thursday, following the company's release of second-quarter financial results which showed revenue growing in the period.

Juniper Networks’ stock is down after it offers weak revenue forecast

Shares of Juniper Networks Inc. JNPR dropped more than 6% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported quarterly results and warned it expects “continued weakness in bookings, particularly with our Cloud and, to...

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Meta’s stock jumps after AI, ad momentum drive earnings, revenue jump

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is raking in digital ads, as its earnings attest, and Wall Street is rewarding it. The company's stock initially is up more than 7% in after-hours trading Wednesday.

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EBay stock slips as earnings outlook comes up short

EBay Inc. shares fell in the extended session Wednesday after the online marketplace's earnings outlook fell short of the Wall Street consensus.

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Zuck beats Musk at his own game with Meta’s year of efficiency

Meta is growing revenue and building new products — all with a leaner operation.

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Everything new coming to Max in August 2023 — and what’s leaving

Get ready for new seasons of 'Winning Time' and 'Hard Knocks,' an 'Adventure Time' spinoff and more

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Here’s everything coming to Amazon’s Prime Video and Freevee in August 2023

Sigourney Weaver in 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,' the rom-com 'Red, White & Royal Blue' and 'Cocaine Bear' are the month's highlights

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Am I being tricked into overtipping when I eat out? Should I tip before or after sales tax is added?

‘As far as restaurants go, 15% is the starting point and I will go up from that as warranted,' one reader says.

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Alphabet earnings push stock up 6%; CFO Ruth Porat to become president, chief investment officer

Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s stock jumped 6% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company beat estimates on the top and bottom line, and announced the transition of Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat to president and ...

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Sales forecast sinks Snap stock, and execs say more investments are likely ahead to improve platform

Shares of Snap Inc. slid in after-hours trade on Tuesday after the social-media platform forecast third-quarter sales that were below expectations.

Amazon offers to change marketplace rules in the U.K. to address concerns from the competition authority

Amazon.com Inc. AMZN has offered to change its own marketplace rules regarding third-party sellers in the U.K. to address concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA, the regulator said in a statement....

LinkedIn sheds nearly 200 in Bay Area job cuts: report

Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT LinkedIn laid off nearly 200 workers in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of a larger workforce reduction, according to a published report Tuesday in the San Jose Mercury News. The layoffs reported ...

Teladoc Health shares rise 5% following improved outlook

Teladoc Health shares rose 5%, to $23.94, in aftermarket trading Tuesday following its latest quarterly results and current outlook.

Elon Musk’s X social-media site offers ad price sale: WSJ

Elon Musk’s X, the social-media site formerly known as Twitter, is cutting ad prices in a bid to bring advertisers back to the site, according to the Wall Street Journal late Tuesday. According to emails sent to advertiser...

Amazon cuts price for iRobot acquisition after robot maker’s debt deal

Amazon.com Inc. AMZN intends to pay a lower price to acquire iRobot Corp. IRBT, the companies said Tuesday. The two companies announced that Amazon now plans to pay $51.75 a share to acquire the maker of robotic vacuums an...

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Digital ads are coming back, but are there enough for Snap?

Snap Inc. could be the odd man out in the realm of digital advertising when the company reports fiscal second-quarter results on Tuesday.