Tesla stock rises on optimism over the electric-vehicle maker’s growth projections, Microsoft’s Azure growth misses estimates, Meta’s fourth-quarter profit handily tops forecasts, and UPS says it will be reducing volume with Amazon.

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IBM surpassed fourth-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday, driven by robust demand in its software unit as businesses ramped up IT spending, sending the company's shares soaring about 10% in extended trading.

Microsoft shares slumped on Thursday after the company's earnings left investors disappointed overnight. Meanwhile, Meta and Tesla traded higher, having shaken off the initial weakness that greeted their latest results.

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TSLA, META, MSFT, IBM, NVDA were among the stocks that dominated investor attention on the day Federal Reserve chose to keep the interest rates steady.

SP500 gains ground despite the weaker-than-expected GDP Growth Rate report. The report showed that GDP Growth Rate declined from 3.1% to 2.3%, compared to analyst consensus of 2.6%. Initial Jobless Claims report showed that 207,

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Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday, driven by post-earnings advances in Meta and Tesla, although Microsoft's weak cloud forecast and downbeat results from Cigna dampened investor enthusiasm. Microsoft MSFT.O dropped 4.7% after forecasting disappointing growth in its cloud computing business.

Tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 12.3% year on year to $69.63 billion. Its GAAP profit of $3.23 per share was 4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher after a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies