Earnings Report

Amazon's first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, blowing past Wall Street expectations.

For Microsoft, Windows is no longer a core business so much as a complement to the company's other offerings.

The e-commerce giant has more than 100 million global Prime members.

Starbucks has drawn scrutiny in recent days for its handling of an incident at a Philadelphia store location.

Southwest Airlines Co. on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $463 million.

Union Pacific Corp.'s first-quarter earnings chugged ahead 22 percent as the railroad hauled 2 percent more freight and increased its prices.

Earnings narrowly beat estimates while revenue misses.

U.S. stocks are rising Thursday morning as Facebook leads a big rally for technology companies.

General Motors' first-quarter net income fell 60 percent, but the company handily beat Wall Street estimates as U.S. sales rose.

American Airlines Group Inc. is reporting first-quarter profit of $186 million.

United Parcel Service Inc. is reporting first-quarter earnings of $1.35 billion.

The company's stock has also risen as it has prioritized shareholder returns over production increases, an approach increasingly favored by Wall Street.

Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has reported a 60 percent rise in net profit for the first quarter of 2018.

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $50.2 million.

Nintendo Co. reported solid sales and profit for the fiscal fourth quarter, powered by brisk demand for its Switch machines.

PepsiCo Inc. on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $1.34 billion.

Asian share benchmarks were mixed on Thursday as investors digested the latest quarterly corporate earnings.