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Amgen results beat estimates, cancer drug shows wider activity

Amgen results beat estimates, cancer drug shows wider activity

Amgen Inc on Tuesday said its second-quarter revenue fell 3% due to more competition for its older off-patent drugs, but rising sales of newer medicines helped its results exceed Wall Street forecasts.



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Trump warns China against delaying trade deal as talks resume

Trump warns China against delaying trade deal as talks resume

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned China against waiting out his first term to finalize any trade deal, saying if he wins re-election in the November 2020 U.S. presidential contest, the outcome will be worse for China.



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Apple wants to make high-end computers in U.S., needs tariff relief - Cook

Apple wants to make high-end computers in U.S., needs tariff relief - Cook

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Tuesday said that the desire to keep Mac Pro computer production in United States was behind the company's recent request for tariff exclusions.



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Apple forecasts strong revenue even as iPhones drop to under half of sales

Apple forecasts strong revenue even as iPhones drop to under half of sales

Apple Inc iPhone sales dropped to less than half of quarterly revenue for the first time in seven years, but CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday described the change as successfully diversifying away from a single product and forecast results above Wall Street targets.



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Amgen quarterly results beat estimates, but revenue dips 3%

Amgen quarterly results beat estimates, but revenue dips 3%

Amgen Inc on Tuesday said its second-quarter revenue fell 3% due to more competition for its older off-patent drugs, but rising sales of newer medicines helped its results exceed Wall Street forecasts.



7 years ago
Mondelez raises full-year organic sales forecast

Mondelez raises full-year organic sales forecast

Cadbury chocolate maker Mondelez International Inc raised its 2019 organic sales forecast on Tuesday, as the company benefits from efforts to tailor its products to the tastes and trends of certain geographies.



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Merck profit beats on strong demand for Keytruda, vaccines

Merck profit beats on strong demand for Keytruda, vaccines

Merck & Co Inc reported higher-than-expected second-quarter profit on Tuesday, powered by strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda and vaccines, sending its shares up 3% in early trading.



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Huawei warns on U.S. ban after China smartphone sales drive first-half revenue

Huawei warns on U.S. ban after China smartphone sales drive first-half revenue

Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies warned on Tuesday a U.S. trade blacklisting will impact short-term revenue growth, even as its half-year revenue surged 23% thanks to soaring smartphone sales at home.



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Eli Lilly tops revenue estimates on boost from diabetes drugs

Eli Lilly tops revenue estimates on boost from diabetes drugs

Eli Lilly and Co beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday and raised its full-year earnings forecast, as higher sales of diabetes drugs Trulicity and Basaglar offset competition for its erectile dysfunction drug, Cialis.



7 years ago
Texas shale pioneers struggle to appease investors

Texas shale pioneers struggle to appease investors

Seven years ago, Diamondback Energy Inc went public with a modest parcel of drillable land in the Permian Basin of West Texas.



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Under Armour cuts North America revenue forecast; shares fall 10%

Under Armour cuts North America revenue forecast; shares fall 10%

Sportswear maker Under Armour Inc on Tuesday cut its full-year revenue forecast for North America, its biggest market, in the face of stiff competition from bigger rivals Nike Inc and Adidas AG , sending its share down 10%.



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ConocoPhillips adjusted profit falls on lower crude prices

ConocoPhillips adjusted profit falls on lower crude prices

Independent oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips reported an 11.6% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday, as fears of slowing global economy weighed on crude prices.



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Procter & Gamble sales, profit beat expectations; shares rise

Procter & Gamble sales, profit beat expectations; shares rise

Procter & Gamble Co's quarterly revenue and profit beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, boosted by price hikes and strong demand for its beauty products such as SK-II and Olay, sending its shares up about 4% before the opening bell.



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Capital One shares dive after data breach affecting 100 million

"This headline is not good one for Capital One," says one analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

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Sony surprises with record profit as image sensor demand offsets weak gaming

Sony surprises with record profit as image sensor demand offsets weak gaming

Japan's Sony Corp surprised the market by reporting on Tuesday a record first-quarter operating profit despite the slowing gaming business, as strong demand for multiple-lens camera systems for smartphones boosted sales of image sensors.



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