News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
January 26 2022 - 5:30PM
Dow Jones News
Intel Earnings Drop, Revenue Edges Higher
The semiconductor maker's net income fell 21% in the fourth
quarter at a time of booming demand in the chip industry.
Tesla Posts Record Annual Profit
Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker posted a $5.5 billion annual
profit on $53.8 billion of sales last year, up from $721 million in
profit and $31.5 billion in sales in 2020.
BJ's Wholesale Is Buying Up Distribution Centers
The acquisition from distribution services provider Burris
Logistics marks the latest move by retailers to take over
management of their supply chains.
AARP, Google to Launch Digital Skills Program for Older Workers
The advocacy group said a new program, aided by a grant from
Google, will aim to train low-income people ages 50 and older on
helping them with their careers.
AT&T Cautions Wireless Industry's Gains Will Slow
The telecom company swung to a fourth-quarter profit as it
improved its wireless revenue and shed the burden of its
customer-losing pay-TV business in 2021.
China Evergrande Promises to Play by the Book in Debt Restructuring
The developer said that within six months, it aims to release a
global restructuring plan that would respect offshore creditors'
rights, after a group of bondholders threatened to sue the company
for failing to engage with them.
Abbott's Rapid Covid-19 Tests Boost Quarterly Sales Growth
The company's rapid-test brands sold $2.1 billion of diagnostics
in the last quarter of 2021, but demand is expected to be lower
this year.
Kimberly-Clark's Costs Are a Problem. The Stock Is Tumbling.
The company posted net profits of $357 million, below analysts'
expectation for $421.9 million, but raised its dividend for the
50th consecutive year.
Verizon's TracFone Customers Complain of Phone-Number Thefts
Verizon says it has addressed issues that appeared to affect
about 6,000 TracFone customers who have had their phone numbers
commandeered.
Boeing Reports Loss as 787 Charges Mount
The plane maker expects to deliver more of its 737 MAX and
Dreamliner jets this year and iron out the production problems that
have hamstrung its business.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 26, 2022 17:15 ET (22:15 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.