Month: April 2021

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, speaks during an Apple Event on April 20th, 2021. Source: Apple Inc. Apple reports its second fiscal quarter earnings on Wednesday after markets close. Here’s what Wall Street expects, per Refinitiv consensus estimates: Earnings: 99 cents per share Revenue: $77.36 billion The company is coming off of its biggest quarter
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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes told CNBC on Wednesday he believes the U.S. government should take a more active role in building an economic system that delivers broad prosperity. In an interview on “Squawk Box,” Hughes said the new kind of capitalism he envisions is hardly an outlier position following decades of widening disparities between rich and
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President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Leigh Vogel | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden will formally unveil his new tax plan during his first presidential address on Wednesday that includes a key campaign promise — no one making $400,000 or less
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In this article ENPH Solaray Director Jonathan Fisk moves a solar panel at the solar power installation company’s Sydney facility. Jason Reed | Reuters Shares of Enphase Energy dipped more than 14% on Wednesday after the company warned about the ongoing impacts of the chip shortage. For the first quarter the company, which makes microinverters
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With more than 50% of the U.S. population having at least one Covid-19 vaccination, we are starting to see the outlines of a post-pandemic economy.  For all of the virus’ deadly effects (including horrific death rates in India and elsewhere), we are seeing a stronger economic recovery, fueled in part by President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus.  But the President wants to
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In this article MSFT Microsoft shares moved 3% lower in extended trading Tuesday after the software maker announced fiscal third-quarter earnings and quarterly revenue guidance that came in stronger than analysts had expected. The company’s operating margin narrowed somewhat as cloud became a larger part of its business. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $1.95
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