The chipmaker's four business lines picked up more revenue than the company had told analysts to expect last month as it perceived a weakening PC market.
The world's largest oil and gas majors have reported bumper earnings in recent months, leading to renewed calls for higher taxes on oil company profits.
Intel said that it intends to find cost reductions and efficiencies worth up to $10 billion through 2025. But guidance for the full fiscal year came up short.
Comcast added 14,000 new broadband customers, a slight rebound from the previous quarter, when it didn't add any broadband subscribers for the first time ever.
Cigarette maker Altria Group narrowed its earnings guidance for the year as it reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that missed Wall Street estimates.
Barclays on Wednesday reported an unexpected rise in third-quarter earnings on the back of strong trading revenues, despite a continued drag from a costly U.S. trading error.