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Construction equipment company Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) reported Q4 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 18% year on year to $19.13 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $5.16 per share was 9.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Global payments technology company Mastercard (NYSE:MA) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 17.6% year on year to $8.81 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.76 per share was 12.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Paint and coating manufacturer Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) reported Q4 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 5.6% year on year to $5.60 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.23 per share was 3.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Telecommunications and media company Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 1.2% year on year to $32.31 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.84 per share was 10.8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Water heating and treatment solutions company A.O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales flat year on year at $912.5 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $3.96 billion at the midpoint came in 1.3% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.90 per share was 6.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

E-commerce florist and gift retailer 1-800-FLOWERS (NASDAQ:FLWS) met Wall Streets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales fell by 9.5% year on year to $702.2 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.20 per share was 39.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Financial advisory firm Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) reported Q4 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 14.4% year on year to $929.4 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.80 per share was 16.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Industrial products company CSW (NASDAQ:CSW) fell short of the markets revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales rose 20.3% year on year to $233 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.42 per share was 24.3% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Multiple brokerages cut Microsoft’s price target, citing soft Azure growth.

Artificial intelligence (AI) software upgrades and the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone 18 are top of mind for Apple investors in 2026.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are up +0.17%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are up +0.19% this morning as investors digest earnings reports from big U.S. tech companies.

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U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday following Wednesday’s mixed close. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher.

Viking Global Investors' billionaire boss sent shares of two trillion-dollar club members to the chopping block and made another of the stock market's largest companies a top-five holding.

LinkedIn partners with AI companies to verify real-world skills and shift hiring focus from degrees to practical ability.

Retail sentiment on major ETFs such as SPY and QQQ remains ‘extremely bearish’ on Stocktwits.

Despite volatility from Microsoft and Meta earnings, the index is navigating a sub-minuette wave 4 correction, with gold and silver continuing their vertical, record-breaking rallies.

Microsoft shares slid more than 6% after hours despite a strong earnings beat as investors questioned the near-term return on the company's surging AI-driven capital spending.