Spotify Technology missed quarterly revenue expectations on Wednesday and forecast a soft current quarter, due mainly to a decline in ads as the Covid-19 pandemic kept advertisers at bay.
Two competing narratives are battling it out this earnings season. One says the recovery is in trouble, another says the second quarter was the bottom.
Pfizer reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its outlook for 2020, despite a 32% drop in profit as demand fell for some of its drugs during the coronavirus pandemic.
Industrial conglomerate 3M reported a 12% drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday as demand for its products took a hit due to the global economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Diagnostics testing company Laboratory Corporation of America reported a 21.6% rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, boosted by a $55.9 million government stimulus income related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Harley-Davidson on Tuesday reported an unexpected quarterly loss due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, sending its shares sliding 4% in pre-market trade.
Marlboro maker Altria said it expected full-year earnings to rise as much as 4% from last year and announced plans to expand the availability of its iQOS heated-tobacco devices in more markets in the U.S.
The coronavirus pandemic brought the U.S. automotive industry to a standstill. Investors will see just how bad the damage is when all three Detroit carmakers report earnings this week.
Store closures, product shortages and lower retail inventory hampered Hasbro in the second quarter, as the company posted weaker-than-expected earnings on Monday.