News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
January 19 2022 - 11:30AM
Dow Jones News
Morgan Stanley Profit Rises 9%
The bank joined its peers in posting gains in investment banking
but a decline in trading revenue.
Bank of America's Quarterly Profit Rises 28%
Higher interest income and record investment banking revenue
pushed the lender to higher earnings, bucking the trend at some
other large U.S. banks.
Sony Braces for Microsoft's 'Pay-to-Win' Strategy
Sony shares dropped nearly 13% after Microsoft's announced
megadeal for Activision. Its investors are right to be
concerned.
State Street Profit Rises on New Business, Market Gains
The financial holding company's net income rose 30% to $697
million in the fourth quarter.
Microsoft's Activision Deal to Power Its Netflix-of-Gaming Aspirations
With its $75 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, Microsoft
aims to shake up the gaming industry by building out its library of
blockbusters and bolstering its efforts to entice consumers onto
its cloud-gaming service.
P&G Says Shoppers Unbowed by Higher Prices
Quarterly sales rose 6%, led by health and cleaning products,
with price increases accounting for half of the jump.
UnitedHealth Logged Steady Revenue Growth to Close 2021
The healthcare and health-insurance company showed little sign
of serious impact from costs tied to soaring levels of Covid-19
cases that the Omicron variant brought last month.
Fetch Rewards Hires Facebook Retail Executive as Its First Customer Chief
Fetch Rewards, a SoftBank-backed consumer rewards company, has
named David Sommer as its first chief customer officer. He was
previously head of industry at Facebook parent Meta Platforms.
Covid-19 Claims a Big Cruise-Line Victim
The insolvency of Genting Hong Kong's shipbuilding unit put $2.8
billion of the company's debt in cross default.
Richemont Climbs as Sales Rise Suggests Earnings Upgrades
UPDATED: Richemont shares surged after the luxury-goods group
posted consensus-beating quarterly sales, with analysts predicting
upgrades to the company's earnings estimates for fiscal 2022.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 19, 2022 11:15 ET (16:15 GMT)
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