Shell beats on Q2 profits, announces $2.0bn share buyback
All of Royal Dutch Shell's key financial metrics headed in the right direction over the second quarter, with the company announcing a dividend increase and share buyback programme as a result.
London midday: Stocks steady ahead of US June jobs numbers
Stocks are holding slightly higher ahead of the release of the US non-farm payrolls report for June.
London midday: Stocks weaker as inflation hits three-year high
London stocks were in the red by midday on Wednesday, underperforming their European peers as sterling rallied after UK inflation hit its highest level in nearly three years.
BHP Group inks deal to supply Tesla with nickel for EV batteries
BHP Group will supply Tesla with the nickel needed to produce the batteries required by its electric cars.
Tesla beats on sales and profits in Q2 amid record deliveries
Tesla delivered better-than-expected profits and margins for its second quarter on the back of record sales of its vehicles.
France fines Google €500m in copyright infringement case
France's antitrust watchdog fined Google €500m on Tuesday for failing to comply fully with temporary orders it had given to the company over a case involving national news publishers.
Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos will step down on Monday from his position as chief executive officer at Amazon, leaving the role to Andy Jassy.
Bitcoin surges on reports Amazon will allow crypto payments
Cryptocurrency prices surged on Monday amid market rumours that Amazon could soon accept Bitcoin tokens as payment after the e-commerce giant advertised for a digital currency and blockchain product lead.
US durable goods orders fall short of forecasts in June, but underlying demand strong
Demand for goods made to last more than three years grew a bit more slowly than anticipated last month, but economists said that the underlying trends remained strong.
Goldman Sachs posts better-than-expected Q2 results
Shares of Goldman Sachs were rising in premarket trading after the iconic investment bank bested analysts' forecasts for both its top and bottom lines in the second quarter.
Tuesday preview: US CPI and Goldman Sachs in focus
The focus in financial markets on Tuesday will be on the US and China.
Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 shot effective against Delta variant
Johnson&Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine provides protections against all variants, including the increasingly predominant Delta variant.
3M beats Q2 estimates, guides higher on full-year EPS
3M delivered better-than-expected second quarter sales and profits and raised its full-year guidance.
Microsoft delivers better than expected results, cloud sales stay strong
Microsoft delivered better than expected quarterly profits and sales on the back of another strong showing for its 'cloud' business.
BoE warns of crackdown on cloud service providers to financial sector
UK regulators need to act to avoid banks' reliance on a handful of outside cloud computing providers (CSPs) becoming a threat to financial stability, the Bank of England said on Tuesday.
Pentagon cancels $10bn cloud-computing deal with Microsoft, announces new contract
The US Defense Department canceled its $10bn JEDI cloud-computing project on Tuesday which was awarded by the Trump administration.
UnitedHealth ups FY profit outlook following Q2 beat
Insurance giant UnitedHealth raised its 2021 profit outlook on Thursday after its second-quarter results topped analysts' estimates.
Second-quarter revenues beat forecasts at IBM
Second-quarter revenues at IBM have come in ahead of expectations, after strong client demand for cloud services.
JPMorgan Chase beats Q2 estimates on better-than-expected loan losses
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase beat quarterly estimates on Tuesday as a result of a big-time benefit from better-than-expected loan losses throughout the period.
Apple posts bumper sales growth, but component shortages set to impact on Q3
Apple soundly beat earnings estimates on the Street on the back of bumper sales of its iconic iPhones, but put a damper on things by guiding lower for the next quarter.