Critical chip firm ASML, caught in China export restrictions, posts 38% rise in profit
ASML said second-quarter net profit totaled 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion), marking a 37.6% year-on-year rise.
The retailer's fourth-quarter results were mixed, but we have more conviction in Costco's appeal to shoppers.
Shares of H&M tumbled 7% on Thursday after the world's second-largest listed fashion retailer posted a miss on operating profit.
Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal first quarter.
Our companies' performances were reflective of the S&P 500 firms in aggregate.
Adobe reported third-quarter results on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings.
Oracle is projecting higher revenue and capital expenditures as its cloud-computing arm grows.