PepsiCo (PEP) Q1 2024 earnings

PepsiCo (PEP) Q1 2024 earnings

Bottles of Pepsi soda are seen on display at a Target store on February 09, 2024 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images PepsiCo on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, despite a recall of some Quaker Foods cereal and bars that dented volume. […]

All the market-moving Wall Street chatter from Tuesday

All the market-moving Wall Street chatter from Tuesday

(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Tuesday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) A solar energy company and a video game maker were highlighted by analysts Tuesday. KeyBanc downgraded Sunnova to sector weight from overweight. Meanwhile, JPMorgan upgraded Roblox to overweight from neutral, and […]

SoftBank to invest millions in AI push, tapping Nvidia’s chips: Nikkei

SoftBank to invest millions in AI push, tapping Nvidia’s chips: Nikkei

Signage at a SoftBank Corp. store in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank is looking to develop a “world-class” Japanese-language-specific generative artificial intelligence model, and plans to invest $960 million in the next two years to bolster its computing facilities, according to a Nikkei report.  […]

Drugmaker Novartis climbs 4.4% after guidance rise on sales of blockbuster drugs

Drugmaker Novartis climbs 4.4% after guidance rise on sales of blockbuster drugs

Signage for Novartis AG at a building in the company’s headquarters campus in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Swiss drugmaker Novartis climbed as much as 4.8% in early deals on Tuesday, after the company raised its full-year guidance following better-than-expected first-quarter results. Stock pared gains […]

China’s ‘Netflix’ iQiyi pivots toward an aging population in an AI era

China’s ‘Netflix’ iQiyi pivots toward an aging population in an AI era

IQiyi, sometimes dubbed the “Netflix” of China, swung to a profit in 2023 for the first time since it listed in the U.S. in 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi is turning its attention to the country’s aging population, while using artificial intelligence tools to bolster content […]

AUKUS won’t trigger a nuclear arms race in the region

AUKUS won’t trigger a nuclear arms race in the region

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Partnership as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia participate at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California, United States. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The trilateral defense and security […]

Novartis lifts guidance after first-quarter results beat expectations

Novartis lifts guidance after first-quarter results beat expectations

Signage is displayed on the exterior of the Novartis AG Institutes for BioMedical Research building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Scott Eisen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Tuesday raised its full-year guidance after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results. In a statement, it said 2024 net sales would likely […]

Renault first-quarter sales rise 1.8%, helped by financing business

Renault first-quarter sales rise 1.8%, helped by financing business

A Renault Scenic electric vehicle (EV) at the Munich Motor Show (IAA) in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images French car maker Renault said on Tuesday its first-quarter revenue grew 1.8%, with good performance in its financing business offsetting a drop in turnover in core automotive sales. The group sold […]