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You heard that song on TikTok first, or was it Roblox?

by Jasmine Garsd
Feb 2, 2021
Warner Music's quarterly report shows that social media and gaming platforms are increasingly important to the industry.
When it comes to music during the pandemic, apps like TikTok are front and center.
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Google's parent company releases earnings

by Erika Beras
Feb 2, 2021
Alphabet finished 2020 strong despite facing three antitrust lawsuits.
Did Google's three antitrust lawsuits affect its earnings and business model?
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United, weighed down by losses, aims to nimbly navigate COVID storm

by Andy Uhler
Jan 21, 2021
The airline expects first-quarter operating revenue to shrink as much as 70% from the same period two years ago.
A closed United Airlines kiosk at San Francisco International in July. The carrier and its industry have been piling up losses.
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Kai Explains

Where do earnings expectations come from?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Oct 29, 2019
Analysts estimate how a company will perform.
A trader works during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange,
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PG&E blackouts have Californians scrambling for generators

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 28, 2019
The planned outages by California’s PG&E left hundreds of thousands without power this fall, and at least one company is benefiting.
A restaurant in Sonoma, California during the planned power outage by Pacific Gas & Electric in early October, 2019.
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It's windy in corporate America!

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 24, 2019
Ford, Stanley Black & Decker and Twitter were among 18 companies citing "headwinds" in earnings reports. What are they talking about?
What do we mean when we say "headwinds?"
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The Season

Hasbro's poor earnings report tells a trade war story

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 22, 2019
Tariff-related uncertainty caused chaos on the cusp of the company's most important season.
Hasbro toys on display at a Target store in 2019 in San Rafael, California.
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Best Buy to announce earnings amid looming tariff threats

by Scott Tong
Aug 28, 2019
Best Buy reports quarterly earnings, as the shadow of tariffs looms against consumer electronics made in China.
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Revenue from services drives Apple earnings

by Andy Uhler
Aug 1, 2018
The tech giant posted Q3 revenue growth in services of 30 percent compared to a year ago, but tariffs could pose headwinds in Q4.
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What CEOs are saying on earnings calls this month

by Amy Scott
Jul 30, 2018
The execs are stuck between tariffs and shareholders right now. They’re hoping you will save them.
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange in the financial district of Manhattan in 2012.
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