Earnings Report

Altria Group (MO) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $1.94 billion.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $1.9 billion.

Quarterly advertising revenue jumped 29 percent from a year earlier to $650 million.

Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday, led by declines in semiconductor makers and other technology-oriented shares, after another torrent of selling on Wall Street.

Revenue from high-speed internet rose 9.6 percent to $4.32 billion in the quarter.

Cable company Comcast says its net income rose 9 percent in the third quarter as more high-speed internet customers offset a decline in video customers.

Sales in its key networks business reversed a negative trend and started to grow amid 5G order momentum.

AB InBev's beer sales have declined in the United States, the company’s key market.

UBS reported $1.25 billion in net profit, bea8itng estimates.

U.S. stocks declined in early trading Wednesday, adding to losses from a day earlier.

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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.