Wall Street analysts don’t expect the same performance in Lazard’s results, due out Thursday. Analysts expect the bank to report net income of $48 million on a U.S. GAAP basis, a 25% drop from a year earlier.

The Atlanta homebuilder logged net income of $913.2 million, or $4.43 a share, compared to about $711 million, or $3.28 a share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.26 a share. Revenue rose to $4.92 billion from $4.29 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.64 billion.

Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its

Tesla’s fourth-quarter net income fell 71% from a year ago when results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit. The latest results fell short of Wall Street forecasts.

Tesla's Q4 energy generation and storage revenue of $3.06 billion rocketed 112.9% from a year ago. But that still wasn't enough to please Wall Street, as the FactSet consensus called for a 128.1% surge to $3.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has lagged behind the NASDAQ over the past year but is off to a strong start in 2025, outperforming the broader market.

General Motors swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on an increasingly difficult environment in China, but still topped profit and revenue expectations on Wall Street

General Motors swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on huge charges related to China, but still topped profit and revenue expectations on Wall Street

U.S. stocks were traded mixed on Wednesday morning with markets in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the first Federal Reserve interest-rate decision of 2025. Investors also were getting ready for quarterly earnings from some of the Big Tech companies,

Meta Platforms Inc. posted sharply higher profit and revenue for its fourth quarter on Wednesday, thanks to higher ad revenue on its social media properties

Quest Diagnostics' fourth-quarter net income and revenue rose beyond Wall Street expectations, and the medical firm forecast more growth in 2025 amid rising demand for its health-care tests.

Starbucks has reported better-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter as some of its turnaround efforts start to take hold.