Stock Movers

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Alphabet (GOOG) topped projections for quarterly revenue and outlined an ambitious capital spending plan, far surpassing predictions, leveraging its growth to build out the data centers and infrastructure needed to lead in the AI age. Google’s parent company said capital expenditures will reach as much as $185 billion this year, compared with the $119.5 billion analysts expected. Fourth-quarter sales, excluding partner payouts, were $97.23 billion, surpassing the $95.2 billion average estimate, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
- Qualcomm (QCOM) the largest maker of smartphone processors, gave a lackluster revenue forecast for the current period, stoking concern that component shortages will hurt consumer demand by driving prices up. The shares dropped in extended trading.Sales will be $10.2 billion to $11 billion in the second quarter, which runs through March, the company said Wednesday in a statement. Profit will be about $2.55 a share, excluding certain items. Analysts, on average, estimated revenue of $11.2 billion and earnings of $2.89 a share, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
- Estee Lauder (EL) shares are down as the beauty company’s new annual forecasts come in below the consensus estimates at the midpoint of the projected range. The stock has climbed 14% year to date, outperforming the large-cap staple index’s 12% gain, and the S&P 500’s 0.5% advance.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Shell Plc said its fourth-quarter profit slumped, undershooting expectations as lower crude prices, a weak oil-trading performance and a struggling chemicals business dented earnings.
- Volvo Car shares plunged the most on record after the Swedish-origin automaker closed out last year with worse-than-expected earnings.
- A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to cut jobs and focus on cost discipline this year as the container giant seeks to insulate its earnings against deteriorating freight rates with Red Sea routes reopening. The shares fell.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- BNP Paribas shares rose after it beat expectations and raised some targets, boosting Chief Executive Officer Jean-Laurent Bonnafe and his plan to prop up a lender that has long lagged peers.
- Rheinmetall's stock falls 2.1% on Tradegate versus the Xetra close following a pre-close call with analysts by the German maker of tanks and ammunition, which implied downgrades to consensus numbers for 2026.
- A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to cut jobs and focus on cost discipline this year as the container giant seeks to insulate its earnings against deteriorating freight rates with Red Sea routes reopening. The shares fell.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Arm Holdings (ARM) shares tumbled in late trading after the chip designer’s sales forecast disappointed investors, who have grown more skeptical of companies tied to artificial intelligence in recent days. Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue will be about $1.47 billion, the company said Wednesday in a statement. Though analysts predicted $1.4 billion on average, some projections topped $1.5 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Profit will be 58 cents a share, excluding certain items, compared with a 56-cent estimate.
- Alphabet (GOOGL) shares rise in afterhours trading after the company topped projections for quarterly revenue and outlined an ambitious capital spending plan, far surpassing predictions, leveraging its growth to build out the data centers and infrastructure needed to lead in the AI age.
- Qualcomm (QCOM) shares sink in late trading after the largest maker of smartphone processors, gave a lackluster revenue forecast for the current period, stoking concern that component shortages will hurt consumer demand by driving prices up. The shares dropped in extended trading.
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On this episode of Stock Movers:

- Super Micro (SMCI) closed 13.78% higher today after the company gave a forecast for sales in the current quarter that signaled strong demand for its gear to run AI data centers. Revenue will be at least $12.3 billion in the period ending March 31, the San Jose, California-based company said Tuesday in a statement.

- Qualcomm (QCOM) shares dropped in extended trading as the largest maker of smartphone processors, gave a lackluster revenue forecast for the current period. It stoked concern that component shortages will hurt consumer demand by driving prices up.

- Alphabet (GOOGL) shares sank more than 7% in afterhours trading. Alphabet said it was going to spend far more than planned in 2026, shocking investors on the cost of the artificial intelligence boom.
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