Microsoft – the US’s biggest public company – reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit.

Morgan Stanley and Bank of America’s second-quarter results beat investors' predictions.

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Netflix reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit – but its stock fell 10%.

Swiss watchmaker Swatch’s stock ticked 6% higher after its latest earnings update.

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US banking giants Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Chase reported mixed second-quarter results.

Shares of Scottish drink maker AG Barr dropped 30% after a profit warning – and the British pound had a rough day too.

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China’s economic growth last quarter was the slowest in almost 30 years.

Gilead Sciences kicked off a fresh 10-year drugmaking partnership with Galapagos in style – upping their investment by a tidy $5 billion.

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Companies will begin reporting second-quarter results in earnest this week – and analysts are predicting an earnings recession.

The initial public offering of the world’s biggest brewer’s Asian subsidiary hit a major and unexpected speed bump.

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Delta Air Lines reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its forecast for the rest of the year.

Unenthusiastic investors caused a major UK insurance company to become the latest firm to shelve a planned initial public offering.

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With recession fears rising, authorities around the world are reassessing the stability of their banking systems.

UK economic growth picked up in May – but the economy probably shrank over the second quarter as a whole.

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PepsiCo reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit.

BASF, the world’s largest chemicals company, said its annual profit would be 30% lower than last year’s.

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Morgan Stanley’s warning investors off global stocks – so it’s just as well WeWork’s got a plan to raise money in other ways.

Fresh questions are being raised about Chinese corporate governance just as international investors gear up for greater access.

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The US economy just added way more jobs than expected – and investors think the Federal Reserve’s less likely to lower interest rates as a result.

German factory orders fell much more than expected in May, putting the entire eurozone economy under further pressure.

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