Earnings Report

Tesla is showing some promising signs that it will make money as advertised in the third quarter, but Wall Street isn't buying it.

When Ford Motor Co. reports third-quarter earnings Wednesday afternoon, investors will be looking for details on how the company plans to remake itself.

Microsoft Corp.'s expansion beyond its empire in personal computer software paid off again in its fiscal first quarter as it mined new revenue sources in online subscriptions, gaming and its LinkedIn professional networking service.

The wave of volatility sweeping through U.S. financial markets has investors anxious.

Payment processing giant Visa Inc. is saying its fiscal fourth quarter profits rose by 33 percent from a year earlier, helped by a lower tax rate and more payments processed on its signature network.

The company’s bottom line took a hit from tariff-related costs.

___ Tech companies lead another steep sell-off in US stocks NEW YORK (AP) —Another torrent of selling gripped Wall Street Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting more than 600 points and extending a losing streak for the be nchmark S&P 500 index to a sixth day.

Stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street Wednesday, led by a swoon in technology companies that erased the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average's gains for the year.

Tesla has spent aggressively to develop the Model 3, its first attempt at a mass-market sedan.

The Latest on Tesla's quarterly results (all times local): 4:57 p.m. Tesla Motors delivered on CEO Elon Musk's promise to make money during its latest quarter after fulfilling his pledge to boost production of its first electric car designed for the mass market.

The shipping giant is hiring 100,000 seasonal employees and increasing capacity to handle the volume.

The Latest on Ford's third quarter earnings (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Ford Motor Co.'s net profit fell 37 percent in the third quarter as sales slowed in the U.S. and China.

Boeing is topping expectations for the third quarter and raising its outlook for the year on burgeoning defense spending.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $702 million.