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<keyword id="20069374" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IT-services" source="keywords">IT services</keyword> firm <keyword id="19924892" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tech-Mahindra" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tech Mahindra" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tech Mahindra">Tech Mahindra</keyword> on Saturday reported a more than two-fold jump in its consolidated <keyword id="19942166" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="net-profit" source="keywords">net profit</keyword> to Rs 1,250 crore for the July-September quarter, driven by special income from the sale of assets. The Mahindra Group company posted a net profit of Rs 493.9 crore in the year-ago period, according to an exchange filing. Revenue rose by 3.49 per cent to Rs 13,313.2 crore in the second quarter of 2024-25 compared to Rs 12,863.9 crore in the same quarter of 2023-24. "Other income includes gain on sale of property of Rs 4,502 million which comprises of freehold land and its related buildings along with the furniture &amp; fixtures sold for a consideration of Rs 5,350 million, receivable over a period of four years along with interest of 8.2 per cent p.a," the company filing said. Sequentially, net profit rose by 46.81 per cent and revenue by 2.36 per cent. "We continue to progress on our strategic improvement efforts even as the overall IT services industry has remained soft. "We have focused on strengthening client relationships and expanding the partner ecosystem while maintaining a sharp focus on operational excellence through project Fortius, which has resulted in an expansion of margins for the third sequential quarter," Tech Mahindra CEO Mohit Joshi said. The CEO unveiled Project Fortius in April, a three-year plan to achieve a 15 per cent operating margin with a focus on organic growth. "This quarter we see consistent performance around increasing deal wins, <keyword id="19965932" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="revenue-growth" source="keywords">revenue growth</keyword>, cost optimisation and steady free cash flow generation as we continue our journey towards FY27 stated targets. In line with our capital allocation policy the board has declared an interim dividend of Rs 15 per share," Tech Mahindra CFO Rohit Anand said. The company's TCV (<keyword id="23580531" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Total-Contract-Value" source="keywords">Total Contract Value</keyword>), or net new deal wins, stood at USD 603 million in the second quarter of FY25. Joshi further said the company is on the right path for a long-term sustainable transformation, with its leading indicators moving in the right direction, and its 'Scale at Speed' narrative resonating in the market. "We have invested in strengthening the capabilities in the focus service lines by broadening the leadership and investing in technical specializations. "We continue to invest in strengthening our fresher hiring program, building the right mindset and future skilling and associates, by building capabilities in AI-first and cloud-first skill sets," he told reporters. Investments shall continue in creating and sustaining an outcome-driven learning organisation and cultivating a high-performance culture based on the pillars of simplifying, clarifying, innovating and driving a high-performance orientation, he added. This year could be volatile because we are in the turnaround phase, Joshi said. "I am confident, however, that the platform is being set for a long-term, valuable franchise thanks to a high-calibre and united leadership team and a clearly articulated strategic plan," Joshi said. The Pune-headquartered firm added 6,653 employees during the quarter under review, bringing the total staff count to 1,54,273. Shares of Tech Mahindra settled at Rs 1,688 apiece on the BSE on Friday, down 0.68 per cent from the previous close. 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Tech Mahindra profit jumps over 2-times to ₹1,250 crore in Jul-Sep quarter

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Coca-Cola reported a decline in revenues in its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.</li><li>Despite the slide, revenue was higher than analysts' expectations.</li></ul>Coca-Cola posted its first quarterly decline in revenue this year in its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.Net revenues fell by 1% to $11.9 billion for the three months to September 30. The results beat analysts' predictions, which had forecast revenues of $11.65 billion for the beverage giant.Earnings per share declined 7% to $0.66, lower than the analyst consensus of $0.74.Shares dipped more than 2% in premarket trading, but the stock is up 16% this year.Coca-Cola said its slightly better-than-expected revenue performance had been driven by a 10% jump in price/mix, the amount the company adjusts prices, versus a 2% decline in concentrate sales.The results were boosted by an 11% jump in sales of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar across all markets."Our business continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of a dynamic external environment," said CEO James Quincey."We are encouraged by our year-to-date performance and our system's ability to manage near-term challenges while also remaining focused on long-term growth opportunities."The soda giant also signaled that there was growing potential in the non-carbonated drink market, pointing to its success as an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-coca-cola-company-2024-olympics-marketing-strategy-powerade-athletes-2024-7">official sponsor</a> of the 2024 Paris Olympics."During the opening and closing ceremonies in Paris, a special-edition smartwater gold bottle for athletes quickly garnered 42 million impressions and contributed to smartwater gaining both volume and value share during the quarter," the company said.Powerade, Fuze Tea, and Topo Chico were also highlighted as regional leaders in its plans to evolve a "total beverage portfolio."In recent quarters, strong international sales have helped boost Coca-Cola's results, offsetting weaker consumer demand in the US. However, in its third quarter, unit case volume declined in Europe, Middle East &amp; Africa and Asia Pacific, and remained even in Latin America.Investors will look to the soft drink maker's earnings for insight into consumer spending behavior heading into the year-end.US consumers are thought to have spent excess savings from the pandemic and are now grappling with accumulated price increases driven by global inflation.In September, core retail sales in the US grew by 2.4%. However, many <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-are-doubling-down-on-loyalty-programs-2024-8">retailers have taken creative approaches</a> to incentivizing spending, including loyalty programs and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/consumer-spending-decline-how-retailers-respond-inflation-prices-walmart-costco-2024-6">exciting product offerings</a>.Retailers, including Costco, PepsiCo, and Walmart, have been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-offer-fewer-deals-under-new-ceo-2024-10">cutting prices</a> amid a pattern of more cautious consumer spending this year.The results come after Coca-Cola's rival PepsiCo posted weaker-than-expected sales for the second quarter in a row. PepsiCo lowered its full-year organic sales outlook, saying it now expects a low-single-digit rise, down from the previously forecast 4% growth.PepsiCo executives said the "cumulative effects of inflationary pressures continue to impact budgets and spending patterns."

Coke Zero sales jump, helping Coca-Cola beat forecasts despite revenue dip

India's largest airline with a market share of 62.5% and Asia's biggest carrier by market valuation, <keyword id="19899182" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="IndiGo" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="IndiGo" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="IndiGo">Indigo</keyword>, posted a net loss of Rs 986.7 crore for the last quarter ended September 30, 2024. Indigo's profits during this quarter in 2023 were Rs 188.9 crore. The main reason behind the carrier running into reds during the second quarter of FY25 was high <keyword id="21353061" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fuel-costs" source="keywords">fuel costs</keyword>. Per the airline, its fuel costs jumped by 12.8% to Rs 6,605.2 crore, compared to Rs 5,856 crore in the year-ago period. Another expense area that witnessed an exponential surge was aircraft and engine rentals, which rose to Rs 763.6 crore in the second quarter. This stood at Rs 195.6 crore in the year-ago period. All in all, the company's total expenses burgeoned 22% to Rs 18,666.1 crore during the previous quarter. Indigo's <keyword id="20066400" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="revenue-from-operations" source="keywords">revenue from operations</keyword>, while down by 13.3% on a QoQ basis, from Rs 19,571 crore in June 2024 to Rs 16,970 crore as of September 2023, jumped 13.6% on a YoY basis. The company's revenue from operations during the September quarter in 2023 stood at Rs 14,944 crore. Indigo’s consolidated top line also jumped 14% YoY to Rs 16,970 crore, which included Rs 14,359 crore of <keyword id="23687772" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ticketing-revenue" source="keywords">ticketing revenue</keyword> and Rs 1,875 crore earned from ancillary services. At the end of September 2024, Indigo had a fleet of 410 planes. For the last quarter, Indigo was plagued by mass groundings of its aircraft due to faulty engines manufactured by <keyword id="21405019" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pratt-and-Whitney" source="keywords">Pratt and Whitney</keyword> Group. This had forced the airline to ground around 75 planes, or about 1/5th of its fleet. However, in the earnings call today, the management noted that the worst was behind them. Indigo expects the number of non-operational planes to drop below 60 by the end of this year and further dip to 40 by March 2025. Already, the number of grounded aircraft had come down to the high 60s. IndiGo’s cost per available seat kilometer (<keyword id="23687771" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="CASK" source="keywords">CASK</keyword>)—a useful metric to assess an airline's operational efficiency—also inched up 12% YoY to stand at Rs 4.69. The company expects this figure to inch up to double digits by the next quarter. Indigo's stock was down by 3.23% during the day, closing the week at Rs 4,373.70.

IndiGo's bottom-line turns red for Q2, high fuel costs, and forced groundings main reason

<ul class="summary-list"><li>British Airways owner IAG reported profits were up 15% from the same period last year.</li><li>One analyst said the group avoided being affected by Boeing delivery delays like some rivals.</li></ul>The owner of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/british-airways-airbus-a380-premium-economy-review-upgrade-cost-2024-10">British Airways</a> posted bumper profits as it reported its third-quarter earnings on Friday that sent its stock higher.International Airlines Group posted an operating profit of 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) for the three months to September 30, 15% higher than the same period last year. Revenue rose 7.9% to 9.32 billion euros."This is due to the effectiveness of our strategy and group-wide transformation," said IAG <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/neither-boeing-nor-airbus-won-this-years-farnborough-airshow-2024-7">CEO Luis Gallego</a>. "Demand remains strong across our airlines and we expect a good final quarter of 2024 financially."Sean Doyle, the CEO of BA, said in a LinkedIn post that the carrier had "faced a challenging operating environment this summer, driven by air traffic control restrictions, adverse weather and engine supply delays" and thanked customers for their understanding when delays have occurred. "We're already working hard with our industry and government partners to improve resilience across the sector ahead of next summer."Julie Palmer, partner at management consultancy company Begbies Traynor, told industry outlet ARGS: "In contrast to its peers, heavily affected by Boeing delivery delays and falling ticket prices, the British Airways owner was able to materially increase passenger revenues leading to a near 8% uptick in overall revenues."Analysts at Peel Hunt said the better-than-expected results were due to robust cash generation, the buildup of excess cash, and confidence in the strategy and long-term group prospects, and hailed a surprise 350 million buyback. "The outlook is positive, with sustainable demand for travel and attractive margins," they added. The stock jumped more than 6% in London, bringing the year-to-date rise to almost 50% and valuing IAG at just over 11 billion euros.The group also owns Iberia, Aer Lingus, and the budget carrier Vueling.Europe's biggest airline, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryanair-earnings-profits-drop-boeing-delays-criticism-consumer-2024-11">Ryanair</a>, said on Monday that profits were down 18%. The budget carrier criticized Boeing, saying it relied on fuel savings to offset higher spending caused by delivery delays.Problems with engines powering Airbus jets have also affected European carriers. Wizz Air reported that profits were down a fifth, as it grounded dozens of planes for inspections on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airlines-scramble-for-spare-parts-amid-pw-engine-recall-2023-8">Pratt &amp; Whitney engines</a>.<h2 id="91bd5365-9f2f-4eb8-b5cf-e7efe2e11646">Route cuts </h2>Some issues still lie ahead for British Airways.Due to delays to Rolls-Royce engine parts for its Boeing 787 jets, the airline has canceled flights between London Gatwick and New York JFK from December to March.It also plans to stop flying to Dallas-Fort Worth due to the same supply-chain issues, Simple Flying reported.Nonetheless, BA announced that next summer, it will operate a record number of flights to North America.Flights to the North Atlantic region made up the highest proportion, or 31.7%, of IAG's airline seat kilometers in the last quarter. British Airways' revenue in the region was "particularly strong," the company said.

Profits jump at British Airways' owner as rivals struggle with Boeing delivery delays

<ul class="summary-list"><li>US stocks gained as investors adjust their portfolios to a second Trump presidency.</li><li>Investors will turn their attention to inflation this week, with October CPI set to be released on Wednesday.</li></ul>US stocks gained on Monday, extending the postelection rally as investors adjust their portfolios to prepare for a second Donald Trump presidency.Everything from bitcoin to Tesla to the US dollar rallied Monday morning. The world's largest cryptocurrency hit an all-time high above $82,000 as investors continued to celebrate Trump's win, which the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/bitcoin-price-crypto-industry-donald-trump-election-reserve-regulation-sec-2024-11">market expects to be a positive</a> catalyst for crypto. Tesla stock rose over 8% to about $348.50. The stock reclaimed a $1 trillion market cap at the end of last week for the first time since April 2022. Tech analyst Dan Ives said in a note Monday morning that the Trump win was a "game changer," and raised his price target to $400 a share. Investors' top concern this week is inflation data, with consumer price index data for the month of October set to be released Wednesday morning.Economists expect a 2.5% year-over-year jump in CPI, compared to a rise of 2.4% in the prior month.Investors will get more inflation data on Thursday when the producer price index is released. Economists expect it to rise 0.2% month over month compared to a flat reading in September.In addition to inflation data, corporate earnings remain on investors' radars, though they are starting to wind down.So far, 91% of S&amp;P 500 companies have reported third-quarter results. Of those companies, 77% beat profit estimates by a median of 6%, while 59% beat revenue estimates by a median of 6%, according to data from Fundstrat.Nvidia is the last big company that will report earnings The chip giant is scheduled to report its third-quarter results after the market close on November 20.Here's where US indexes stood shortly after the 9:30 a.m. opening bell on Monday:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&amp;p_500?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">S&amp;P 500</a>: 6,015.56, up 0.33%</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/dow_jones?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a>: 44,384.62, up 0.90% (+395.63 points)</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_composite?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Nasdaq composite</a>: 19,339.95, up 0.28%</li></ul>Here's what else is going on:<ul><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-election-win-high-inflation-risk-tariffs-deportations-taxes-2024-11">Economists say Trump could give Americans the very thing they voted against.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/bitcoin-reaches-80000-for-first-time-trump-election-crypto-2024-11">Bitcoin surged past the $80,000 price level over the weekend and hit a high of $82,500.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/retirement-saving-inflation-cost-of-living-crisis-investing-401k-pensions-2024-11">Americans' cost-of-living anxiety is creating a population of oversavers.</a></li></ul>In commodities, bonds, and crypto:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price">West Texas Intermediate</a> crude oil declined 2.76% to $68.44 a barrel. <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price">Brent crude</a>, the international benchmark, was lower by 2.52% to $72.01 a barrel.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/gold-price">Gold</a> dropped 2.07% to $2,639.00 an ounce.</li><li>The 10-year Treasury yield was flat at 4.310%.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/btc-usd">Bitcoin</a> gained 1.80% to $81,875.</li></ul>

Stock market today: Indexes jump as post-election rally continues ahead of inflation data

<keyword id="19899187" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="InterGlobe-Aviation" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="InterGlobe Aviation" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="InterGlobe Aviation">InterGlobe Aviation</keyword>, the parent of the country's largest airline <keyword id="19899182" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IndiGo" source="keywords">IndiGo</keyword>, on Thursday reported more than doubling of profit after tax to Rs 1,894.8 crore in the three months ended March 2024. The airline had a profit after tax of Rs 919.2 crore in the year-ago period, according to a statement. In the fourth quarter of the last financial year, total income jumped to Rs 18,505.1 crore from Rs 14,600.1 crore. "FY24 has been a year of many remarkable achievements and milestones. For the full financial year 2024, we reported our highest ever total income of around 712 billion rupees (Rs 71,200 crore) with a net profit of around 82 billion rupees (Rs 8,200 crore) and a net profit margin of 11.9 per cent. The 4th quarter financial results were positive, making it all four quarters in FY24 profitable," IndiGo CEO <keyword id="20307450" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pieter-Elbers" source="keywords">Pieter Elbers</keyword> said. He also said the strong execution of the company's strategy has yielded consistent results. At the end of March, the airline had a fleet of 367 planes, including 13 on damp lease.

IndiGo Q4 profit jumps to Rs 1,895 crore; Strong execution of company strategy key, says CEO

<ul class="summary-list"><li>US stocks rise as key earnings and economic data are anticipated this week.</li><li>Major tech firms, including Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple, are set to report earnings.</li></ul>US stocks jumped on Monday ahead of what's shaping up to be a pivotal week for earnings and economic data.More than 90 <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&amp;p_500">S&amp;P 500</a> companies are set to report results this week, and investors will be keenly focused on third-quarter updates from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/meta-stock">Meta Platforms</a>, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/msft-stock">Microsoft</a>, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/AAPL-stock">Apple</a>, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/amzn-stock">Amazon</a>, and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/googl-stock">Alphabet</a>.Combined, these five mega-cap tech giants are worth about $12 trillion.So far, 37% of S&amp;P 500 companies have reported earnings results. Of those companies, 78% beat profit estimates by a median of 6%, while 58% beat revenues estimates by a median of 2%, according to data from Fundstrat.In the oil market, crude prices plunged more than 6%, representing the biggest one-day decline since September 2022 after Israel's attack against Iran over the weekend avoided oil facilities.It's a big week for economic data as well, with third-quarter GDP set to be released Wednesday morning. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow Tracker suggests growth of 3.3% in the quarter, while economists expect growth of 3.2%.Investors will also get a look into inflation with the release of the PCE index on Thursday, which is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge.According to economist estimates, the year-over-year PCE Index is expected to be 2.1%, a slight decrease from last month's reading of 2.2%.Finally, investors will turn their attention to the October jobs report on Friday. Economists expect 110,000 jobs added to the economy last month, a big decline from the September employment report, which came in hot with 245,000 new jobs.Here's where US indexes stood shortly after the 9:30 a.m. opening bell on Monday:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&amp;p_500?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">S&amp;P 500</a>: 5,834.93, up 0.46% </li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/dow_jones?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a>: 42,414.07, up 0.71% (+299.67 points)</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_composite?utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest%3Futm_source%3Dmarkets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Nasdaq composite</a>: 18,634.68, up 0.59% </li></ul>Here's what else is going on:<ul><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/market-impact-presidential-election-scenarios-trump-harris-stocks-bonds-crypto-2024-10">Here's what is at stake for your investments in next week's Presidential election.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/gold-price-record-high-became-etf-interest-rates-trump-costco-2024-10">Gold has become one of the world's hottest investments as it outperforms the S&amp;P 500. Here's why.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-deportation-immigration-policy-election-housing-home-prices-construction-costs-2024-10">Donald Trump's proposed immigration crackdown could make housing more expensive by depleting the construction workforce.</a></li></ul>In commodities, bonds, and crypto:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price">West Texas Intermediate</a> crude oil plunged 6.39% to $67.19 a barrel. <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price">Brent crude</a>, the international benchmark, was lower by 6.05% to $71.45 a barrel.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/gold-price">Gold</a> was lower by 0.21% to $2,748.80 an ounce.</li><li>The 10-year Treasury yield was flat at 4.240%.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/btc-usd">Bitcoin</a> increased 1.46% to $68,936.</li></ul>

Stock market today: US stocks jump ahead of crucial week of earnings and data

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Amazon rose as much as 7.6% on Friday, its biggest intraday gain since early February.</li><li>The stock surge was driven by better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, as well as a strong outlook.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/amzn-stock">Amazon</a> stock saw its best day in nine months on Friday.It climbed as much as 7.6% to $200.50, its steepest intraday gain since Feb. 2, after a strong third-quarter earnings report. Shares traded around $199 as of 12:30 p.m. in New York, less than 1% from all-time closing highs set in July.The tech titan <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-stock-earnings-report-call-live-updates-2024-10">beat estimates</a> for both revenue and earnings-per-share, led by strength in cloud computing and cost-efficiency efforts. It also forecasted fourth-quarters sales in line with Wall Street expectations.In a turnaround from last year's record low sales growth, Amazon Web Services — the firm's AI-driven cloud platform — maintained stable momentum. Cloud revenues rose 19%, and CEO Andy Jassy indicated that Amazon's blowout $75 billion investment for 2025 will largely benefit AWS.During the firm's earnings call, Jassy explained that AI was driving the investment boost.He expressed that the technology is "a really unusually large, maybe once-in-a-lifetime type of opportunity. And I think our customers, the business, and our shareholders will feel good about this long term; that we're aggressively pursuing it."The company's cost cutting efforts have allowed the firm to pursue larger investments in these areas. With more efficiencies suggested ahead, Bank of America expects continued margin expansion through 2025.Amazon also delivered a retail beat, despite low expectations. Although Wall Street was concerned that headwinds would weaken the firm's consumer base, its online store grew 7% year-over-year, outpacing consensus estimates of 4%.According to the bank, efficiencies in the cost of servicing customers and ad growth helped drive the estimate-beat.

Amazon stock jumps most in 9 months as cost cuts, cloud spark earnings beat

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Expedia stock climbed 8% while Uber stock fell more than 3% in premarket trading on Thursday.</li><li>Uber spoke with advisors about a potential takeover in recent months, The Financial Times reported.</li></ul>Expedia stock jumped as much as 8% in Thursday's premarket, while Uber tumbled more than 3% following a report the ride-hailing giant recently explored a takeover of the travel group.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/5-reasons-why-uber-is-now-profitable-2024-8">Uber</a> met with advisors in recent months to discuss whether an Expedia acquisition would be feasible and how it might be structured, The Financial Times reported late Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the talks.A third party raised the idea of buying Expedia to Uber, sources told the FT, adding that merger talks were nascent and a deal might not materialize. One source told the newspaper that Uber hasn't formally approached Expedia, and there were no ongoing discussions between the two companies.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-happiest-workplace-in-the-uk-where-staff-can-get-a-14000-travel-allowance-2016-3">Expedia</a>, which owns the eponymous travel-booking website as well as Hotels.com and Vrbo, would be Uber's biggest acquisition. The company was worth nearly $20 billion at Wednesday's close, less than one-eighth of Uber's $172 billion valuation.The flights-and-hotels specialist generated close to $13 billion of revenue and just over $1 billion of operating income last year, as more than 350 million room nights were booked using its platforms. Uber posted $9.9 billion of revenue and $652 million of operating income in 2023, as users booked more than 2.6 billion trips.A merger would contribute to Uber's ambition of becoming a "<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-amazon-of-transportation-inside-effort-2021-9">super app</a>." Previous acquisitions such as Postmates and Transplace have allowed it to offer car, plane, train, and boat rides on its platform, as well as restaurant and grocery delivery. It has also moved into corporate logistics and advertising.Notably, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-helped-turn-billion-dollar-profit-2024-2">Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi</a> ran Expedia between 2005 and 2017 and remains a non-executive director, suggesting any deal would likely be friendly rather than hostile.

Expedia stock jumps on report that Uber explored a takeover of the travel platform

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Nvidia stock rose as much as 5% on Thursday after CEO Jensen Huang noted strong demand for its Blackwell GPU.</li><li>Huang confirmed Blackwell chips are in full production despite earlier redesign delays.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/nvda-stock">Nvidia</a> stock jumped as much as 5% on Thursday following comments from CEO Jensen Huang about the strong demand the company is experiencing for its next-generation Blackwell GPU chips.The stock pared some gains and was up about 3% to trade at $122.47 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Shares of Nvidia have been on a tear, rising 149% year-to-date, making it <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/best-performing-sp500-stock-utility-vistra-energy-ai-power-electricity-2024-10">the second-best-performing S&amp;P 500 stock this year.</a>"Demand for Blackwell is insane," Huang said in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday after the market close.Huang addressed the state of production for the Blackwell chip, as <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-ai-chip-blackwell-delay-new-annual-product-launch-2024-8">reports of small redesigns to the chip earlier this year</a> led to slight delays in its rollout to customers."Blackwell is in full production, Blackwell is as planned," Huang said. "Everybody wants to have the most and everybody wants to be first."Those comments align with the comments of some of Nvidia's biggest customers, including <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/orcl-stock">Oracle</a> cofounder Larry Ellison.Earlier this month, Ellison said <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-elon-musk-jensen-huang-gpus-dinner-oracle-nvidia-2024-9#:~:text=The%20Oracle%20cofounder%20and%20chairman,Elon%20begging%20Jensen%20for%20GPUs.%22">he and Elon Musk "begged" for more GPU chips</a> during a dinner with Huang.Ellison said they told Huang, "Please take our money. We need you to take more of our money."In the CNBC interview on Wednesday, Huang also reiterated that the company is on track to deliver a faster and more efficient GPU chip to customers every year."If we can increase the performance as we've done with Hopper to Blackwell by two to three times each year, we're effectively increasing the revenues or the throughput of our customers on these infrastructures by a couple times each year, or you could think about it as decreasing costs every two or three years," Huang said.He added: "We're on a path to do that and everything's on track."Huang emphasized in the interview that Nvidia has its fingerprints all over various layers of the computing stack, from GPU chips to software to networking components."This is a brand new way of doing computing, and we're dedicated to build the entire stack and reinvent every layer of the technology stack so that... every company in the world can benefit from this revolutionary new technology we call AI," Huang said.

Nvidia stock jumps after CEO Jensen Huang says 'demand for Blackwell is insane'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Intel lost its chipmaking lead years ago and is struggling to regain it.</li><li>Qualcomm could sell parts of Intel to other buyers, WSJ reported.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-is-in-our-dna-says-qualcomm-cmo-don-mcguire-2024-6">Qualcomm</a> is interested in acquiring <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-turnaround-plan-aws-2024-9">Intel</a>, the Wall Street Journal <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/qualcomm-approached-intel-about-a-takeover-in-recent-days-fa114f9d">reported</a> Friday. It's the latest potential development in the sad decline of a US tech powerhouse. A deal is not a certainty, and could face antitrust hurdles, WSJ explained, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Qualcomm could sell parts of Intel to other buyers to get any deal done, the newspaper added. Intel shares surged about 10% in afternoon trading on Friday, following the WSJ report. It closed up 3.3% on the day, and added a little more in after-hours action. Intel was once the world's largest chipmaker and a US technology powerhouse. Around 2018, this leadership began to crumble as <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-power-players-14-execs-leading-worlds-biggest-chipmaker-2024-9">TSMC</a> steadily took over as the chip manufacturer of choice for most big tech companies, including Nvidia, Apple and Qualcomm. Qualcomm makes chips used in smartphones, including Apple iPhones, a market Intel <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-turnaround-plan-aws-2024-9">missed out on</a>. Intel mostly sells chips for PCs and data center servers, although Nvidia's GPUs have made serious inroads into this lucrative data center business. <h2 id="293ee582-19df-4433-9b2e-8e64315e92bf">An "odd" fit</h2>Semianalysis chief analyst Dylan Patel said Qualcomm and Intel would be an "odd" fit."It would result in a lot of duplicate intellectual property, so there would need to be significant cost cutting," he told Business Insider."Furthermore, Qualcomm has no ability to turn around the data center business, which is the most important one," he continued.Qualcomm would also struggle to improve Intel's Foundry business, Patel added. This foundry business makes chips for other companies and competes (ineffectively so far) with TSMC, which is now the clear world leader.An Intel spokesperson declined to comment. Qualcomm did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication.<a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intel-ceo-chip-largest-silicon-manufacturing-location-plant-ohio-2022-1">Pat Gelsinger</a> took over Intel as CEO in 2021 and attempted to reverse the tech giant's downward slide. The company's revenue has declined in recent years while rivals like Nvidia, TSMC, and Broadcom are riding the artificial intelligence wave to new heights. So far, Gelsinger has been perceived as unsuccessful and the company announced plans for 15,000 layoffs last month.On Monday, Intel announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services in which the chipmaker will produce custom designs for the cloud giant in what the companies called a "multi-year, multi-billion-dollar framework." Intel's stock shot up on Monday's announcement.Intel has mostly missed the AI boom. Its Gaudi 3 AI chip, intended to compete with Nvidia and AMD, is expected to generate just $500 million in sales this year. Nvidia will pull in many billions of dollars in the same period. Qualcomm has made moves toward competing more directly with Nvidia in the age of AI. The company joined a coalition called the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-face-first-major-threat-rivals-software-cuda-ai-chips-2024-3">UXL Foundation</a> last year, along with Google and Intel with the objective of making hardware-agnostic software to go up against <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-cuda-software-gpu-ai-chips-cerebras-ipo-2024-6">Nvidia's dominant CUDA platform.</a>

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