The cloud over Amazon’s third quarter had a silver lining thanks to its cloud computing business.

Alphabet looked to focus on the ABCs of better-than-expected profit in an expensive third quarter.

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Industrial activity in October exceeded expectations in the US but fell short in the eurozone.

Quarterly results from Barclays and Deutsche Bank pulled investors in opposite directions.

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Caterpillar’s stock dropped thanks to higher costs and tariffs making future profit growth harder to come by.

Swiss asset manager GAM’s stock also fell – by 17% – after it said investors pulled more cash than expected from its funds last quarter.

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Fiat Chrysler agreed a $7 billion sale of its car parts business to a Japanese rival.

Currency swings took a chunk out of profits at Hasbro, Philips and Kimberly-Clark.

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China’s economy grew slower than predicted last quarter – and at its slowest rate in a decade.

French tire maker Michelin slashed its annual profit forecast thanks to poor sales in Europe and China.

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Food giants Nestlé and Unilever reported rising third-quarter sales.

It’s game on as Caesars Entertainment’s shares jump thanks to a merger approach.

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US regulators put their foot down – saying major exchanges are charging customers too much.

ASOS shares jumped 16% as sales and profit rose despite continuing high costs.

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Netflix’s third-quarter results streamed past investors’ forecasts.

Walmart warned that its profit in 2019 would be lower than it previously forecast.

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Sayonara Sears? The 125-year-old department store chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.

Bank of America banked a 32% rise in quarterly profit, helped by rising interest rates.

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Shares of US banks rose on Friday as they reported better-than-expected results.

Industrial production during August in the eurozone was higher than economists predicted, despite Germany falling flat.

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