Manufacturing

TE reports fiscal fourth-quarter earnings per share of $2.44 from sales of $4.8 billion. Wall Street was looking for $2.29 a share and sales of $4.6 billion.

The equipment manufacturer is getting a boost from construction of artificial-intelligence data centers.

Rare-earths stocks have tumbled in recent days amid expectations that the U.S. and China will reach an agreement over export controls on the critical materials.

UPS rises after the shipping and logistics giant posts better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, and Microsoft’s market cap crosses $4 trillion for the first time.

The water-technology company reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.37 from sales of $2.3 billion. Wall Street was looking for EPS of $1.23 from sales of $2.2 billion.

Qualcomm soars after introducing new artificial-intelligence servers meant to compete with Nvidia and AMD, while MP Materials falls as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he expects China to defer its tightened export controls on rare-earth materials.

President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s meeting Thursday will be crucial for the rare-earths sector and global trade.

Morgan Stanley’s Stephen Grambling points to low pricing power and weak secular trends for his downgrade to Sell from Hold.

It's a surprise that gold prices are still sliding since the latest U.S. inflation report came in cooler than expected.

Mag 7 earnings and Fed decision headline busy week, officials talk of progress ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, Novartis agrees to buy Avidity, and more news to start your day.

Lubrizol, which Warren Buffett’s company bought in 2011, probably isn’t worth much more than the conglomerate paid.

Intel shares waver after the chip maker reports better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, while Ford Motor rises sharply after posting record record quarterly sales.

GM reports third-quarter operating profit of $3.4 billion from revenue of $48.6 billion.

Comfort Systems USA breezes past earnings expectations and grows its backlog.

The gold miner beats earnings and revenue expectations for the third quarter.

Honeywell reports quarterly earnings per share of $2.82 from sales of $10.4 billion, beating Wall Street estimates on both metrics.

Thursday morning, Dow reported an adjusted per-share loss of 19 cents from sales of $10 billion. Wall Street was looking for a 31-cent loss from sales of $10.2 billion.

Tesla rises and IBM falls after reporting quarterly earnings, while quantum-computing stocks soar on a report the Trump administration is considering taking equity stakes in several companies in exchange for federal funding. The Commerce Department denied the report.

A fatal mud rush in September at a Freeport-McMoRan mine in Indonesia led to seven deaths and a suspension of operations.

Third quarter profits far exceeded the company’s own guidance.

Netflix falls after third-quarter earnings miss analysts’ estimates while Texas Instruments tumbles following a disappointing forecast.

Vertiv raises its full-year outlook, citing its ‘strong backlog and pipelines’ in an AI-driven market.

The defense contractor says it expects lower sales in its aeronautics-systems business for the full year.

Industrial companies are following banks in topping Wall Street’s earnings forecasts.

It was another solid report for the recovering company.