Apple now has $192.8 billion cash on hand, according to the company’s fiscal second-quarter earnings report released Thursday. That’s down 7.4% from its fiscal first quarter of 2020, when the company reported a $207.06 billion cash pile. Apple has continuously hosted one of the largest cash piles among U.S. companies but is facing pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Source: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Restaurant Brands posted an over 26% jump in first-quarter comparable sales at Popeyes on Friday, but it said that sales at its breakfast and coffee chain Tim Hortons were hit due to coronavirus-led restrictions. The company, however, warned of a more significant impact from the pandemic on its
A pigeon flies over a Exxon mobil gas station on October 25, 2018 in Gutenberg New Jersey. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Exxon Mobil reported a loss in the first quarter as oil prices dropped to historic lows. The oil giant lost $610 million in the first quarter due to writedowns tied to
Family Dollar Store, anti-bacterial wipes and cleaning products. Jeff Greenberg | Getty Images Clorox on Friday reported that its fiscal-third quarter sales climbed 15% as consumer demand for its cleaning products soared in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Shares of the company rose 3% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported for the quarter
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 3, 2019. Mason Trinca | Reuters Apple shares were down slightly in extended trading on Thursday after the company’s second-quarter earnings in which it reported $58.3 billion in revenue, a slight year-over-year increase, during a quarter in which supply
Comcast reported a nearly 40% drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday, despite significant bumps in its cable and broadband divisions as coronavirus restrictions kept customers at home. The company reported headwinds in its film and theme park divisions, and warned of more pressure to come as global lockdowns and economic downturns pressure profits. Shares of Comcast
McDonalds and other local stores remain shuttered due to COVID-19 at Times Square on April 13, 2020 in New York, NY. Eduardo Munoz | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report earnings before the bell Thursday. Wall Street is anticipating earnings per share of $1.57 on revenue of $4.65 billion, based on a survey of
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tobias Schwarz | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft shares rose 2% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fiscal third-quarter sales growth of 15%, fueled by its cloud business. The company said in a statement that the coronavirus “had minimal net impact on the total company revenue” in the
Sundar Pichai, Alphabet CEO. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Alphabet climbed 8% during premarket trading Wednesday after the company reported earnings that beat revenue expectations, easing investors’ fears about the pandemic’s impact on advertising. The stock move is set to add over $70 billion to its market cap, bringing it
The Spotify app on an iPhone. Fabian Sommer | picture alliance | Getty Images Spotify Technology reported a 22% jump in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday as the music streaming company beat analysts’ expectations to reach 130 million paid subscribers for its premium service. Revenue rose to 1.85 billion euros ($2.01 billion) for the three-months ended