Wall Street analysts don’t expect the same performance in Lazard’s results, due out Thursday. Analysts expect the bank to report net income of $48 million on a U.S. GAAP basis, a 25% drop from a year earlier.

The Atlanta homebuilder logged net income of $913.2 million, or $4.43 a share, compared to about $711 million, or $3.28 a share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.26 a share. Revenue rose to $4.92 billion from $4.29 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.64 billion.

Microsoft said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its artificial intelligence technology.

U.S. stocks were traded mixed on Wednesday morning with markets in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the first Federal Reserve interest-rate decision of 2025. Investors also were getting ready for quarterly earnings from some of the Big Tech companies,

Tesla’s fourth-quarter net income fell 71% from a year ago when results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit. The latest results fell short of Wall Street forecasts.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has lagged behind the NASDAQ over the past year but is off to a strong start in 2025, outperforming the broader market.

General Motors swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on an increasingly difficult environment in China, but still topped profit and revenue expectations on Wall Street

General Motors swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on huge charges related to China, but still topped profit and revenue expectations on Wall Street

UPS's stock tumbled 17% in midday trading, putting it on track to break the current record selloff of 12.1% seen on July 23, 2024. It was by far the biggest decliner in the S&P 500 index SPX and was also trading at the lowest prices seen since June 2020.

The company lost 139,000 subscribers in its residential broadband business during the fourth quarter, when factoring in some negative impact associated with hurricanes Milton and Helene. Analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting the company to shed 105,000 subscribers.

The iPhone maker reports quarterly results after the closing bell today. Here’s what investors will be looking out for. Apple is expected to earn $2.35 a share for its fiscal first-quarter, which ended in December,

Flagstar Financial shares rose 17% after the company said losses narrowed for the quarter and outlined a path to profitability this year. The Hicksville, N.Y.-based bank posted a loss of $160 million in the fourth quarter.