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San Francisco (AFP) - Netflix topped expectations Thursday as it reported 9.3 million new subscribers and profits of $2.3 billion in the first three months of the year. Silicon Valley-based Netflix had bet heavily on its content lineup to win fans, with subscribers now totaling 269.6 million. "With more than two people per household on average, we have an audience of over half a billion people," Netflix said in a letter to investors. "No entertainment company has ever programmed at this scale and with this ambition before." Netflix shares slipped more than 3 percent to $589.64 in after-market ...
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New York (AFP) - Large American banks reported solid earnings Friday behind still-high interest rates while offering varying views on the likelihood the United States can avoid a near-term recession. JPMorgan Chase reported higher profits, citing increased asset management and investment banking fees as well as the lift from lofty interest rates, while Citigroup and Wells Fargo reported dipping profits on higher costs. Compared with a year ago, the banks have seen some uptick in write-offs for bad loans, reflecting the weaker profile of low-income consumers. However, bankers still point to a h...
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New York (AFP) - Delta Air Lines reported another round of strong earnings on Wednesday as it forecast a record second quarter based on consistently strong travel appetite. "Consumer demand is robust and premium trends remain strong," Delta President Glenn Hauenstein said on a conference call with analysts. The big US carrier described consumer taste for travel as still unwavering, with business travel taking "another meaningful step forward this year" after the doldrums of the pandemic years, said Chief Executive Ed Bastian. Delta reported first-quarter profits of $37 million compared with a ...
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Pékin (AFP) - Le promoteur chinois Vanke, un acteur clé du marché en Chine mais fragilisé par la crise de l'immobilier, a annoncé jeudi une chute de 46% de son bénéfice net en 2023, au moment où la santé financière du groupe privé préoccupe les marchés. Vanke est l'un des promoteurs les plus connus du grand public en Chine. Il était l'an dernier le deuxième plus gros promoteur du pays en termes de ventes, selon le cabinet spécialisé Cric. Mais ce secteur est ces dernières années sous pression, avec certains promoteurs au bord de la faillite et des prix en chute qui dissuadent les Chinois d'inv...
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New York (AFP) - Walmart announced Tuesday it will buy smart television maker Vizio for $2.3 billion, boosting the retail giant's advertising venture as growth slows in its legacy business from the pandemic boom. With the all-cash purchase, the US shopping behemoth gains access to Vizio's more than 18 million accounts as another source of strengthened potential connection to those households. Based in California, Vizio is known for what Walmart called "immersive entertainment" through a "customer-centric platform" that lets viewers stream content for free by watching ads. Analysts said the de...
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New York (AFP) - US automaker Ford topped earnings expectations in the fourth quarter of 2023 and is forecasting higher profits this year despite greater labor costs and losses in its electric vehicle segment, according to a financial report released Tuesday. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 29 cents for the fourth quarter, above analyst estimates, while revenue came in at $46 billion for the period. For 2024, Ford expects earnings of $10 billion to $12 billion before interest and taxes, compared with $10.4 billion reported in 2023. Ford's latest results come after the auto ...
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New York (AFP) - ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower but still strong profits Friday as they push ahead with hefty shareholder payouts and major acquisitions. The two biggest US oil companies, which have similar profiles and strategies, both saw fourth-quarter profits dip amid lower commodity prices, especially for natural gas. But both companies still scored mammoth full-year earnings: $36 billion at ExxonMobil and $21.4 billion at Chevron. Those are below the record profits of 2022, which benefited from a spike in crude prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but robust enough to e...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Meta and Amazon on Thursday blew through expectations in their latest quarterly results as Big Tech continued to impress Wall Street. Meta, the tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram, reported a profit of $14 billion in the final three months of last year, beating analyst forecasts as revenue climbed to $40.1 billion in the quarter. The company said Facebook's monthly users stood at 3.07 billion people, 20 years after the platform was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard dorm. "We had a good quarter as our community and business continue to grow," Meta CEO Zuckerberg...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft and Google delivered solid corporate earnings on Tuesday as the tech giants said demand for artificial intelligence services stoked revenue. The tech titans have made big bets on generative AI, with their cloud computing divisions seeing a boost in demand as clients seek the hefty -- and more expensive - computing power that drives the technology. Microsoft has moved the fastest and furthest into the AI space, investing in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and pushing AI across products while others chose to move more carefully. The company said sales leaped to $62 billion f...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday credited artificial intelligence with helping boost profits in the final quarter of last year. Alphabet reported a profit of $20.7 billion on revenue of $86.3 billion, with strong contributions from video-sharing platform YouTube and its cloud computing unit. "Each of these is already benefiting from our AI investments and innovation," Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai said in an earnings release. Google ads brought in a total of $65.5 billion in the quarter, compared with $59 billion in the same period the prior year, according to t...
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