Check out the companies making the biggest moves in extended trading: J.B. Hunt Transport Services — Shares of the trucking and logistics company jumped more than 12% in after-hours trading on the back of its strong results. For the third quarter, J.B. Hunt earned $1.76 per share on revenue of $3.05 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG, meanwhile, posted earnings of $1.46 per share on revenue of $3.03 billion. United Airlines — Shares of the airline fell more than 2% after hours. Although earnings came in better than expected , revenue for the third quarter came up short. United expects to…
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Oct. 14, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures are little changed Wednesday night after strong bank earnings shifted investor focus from risks both at home and abroad as a U.S. government shutdown heads into its third week and escalating trade tensions with China persist.Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose just 3 points, or less than 1%. S&P futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each add 0.1%.In after-hours trading, J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares jumped more than…
Antonio Neri, President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.Anjali Sundaram | CNBCHewlett Packard Enterprise shares sank 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company issued disappointing guidance for its fiscal 2026.At a meeting with analysts, HPE said its adjusted earnings per share for the year would be in the range of $2.20 to $2.40. Analysts were expecting earnings per share of $2.40, according to LSEG. Revenue growth, meanwhile, will be between 5% and 10%, far lower far lower than Wall Street estimates of 17%.HPE, which sells data center equipment, said it plans to focus on several “strategic priorities” aimed…
John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO, speaks to CNBC’s Sara Eisen during the Invest in America Forum on Oct. 15, 2025.Aaron Clamage | CNBCManufacturing is seeing renewed attention from corporate America, with Walmart among the major companies publicly reaffirming its commitment to domestic production. At CNBC’s inaugural Invest in America Forum, Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner said the company is increasing its investments in U.S.-made products and suppliers, describing it as part of a long-standing, strategic priority. “Investing in U.S. manufacturing and U.S. operations, sure, it’s great for business, but it’s also great for employment. It’s great for jobs. It’s great for the…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Oct. 15, 2025.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may go to the Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in the major tariffs case that could determine the fate of his protectionist trade agenda as it currently stands.”We have a big case coming up in the Supreme Court, and I will tell you, that’s one of the most important cases in the history of our country,” Trump said in the Oval Office.”If we…
Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo & Company CEO and Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman Chair & CEO speak during the Invest in America Forum on Oct. 15, 2025.Aaron Clamage | CNBCWells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sounded the alarm Wednesday over the potential for the the U.S. to lose its competitive edge to China, but said artificial intelligence could help America maintain its lead.Speaking at CNBC’s inaugural Invest in America Forum in Washington, D.C., the two executives said that while the U.S. still leads in many sectors, inconsistent policy and underinvestment is ceding…
A United Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft departs at San Diego International Airport en route to New York on Aug. 24, 2024.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines on Wednesday forecast higher-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter after a rocky start to 2025.The carrier expects to earn between $3 and $3.50 a share for the last three months of the year, compared with analysts’ estimate of $2.86 a share.United has been expanding its flying capacity, while its rivals have scaled back some of their growth plans after a glut of flights weighed on fares this year. The airline increased capacity 7%…
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Wednesday that the company is “not the elected moral police of the world” after receiving backlash over his decision to loosen restrictions and allow content like erotica within its chatbot ChatGPT.The artificial intelligence startup has expanded its safety controls in recent months as it faced mounting scrutiny over how it protects users, particularly minors. But Altman said Tuesday in a post on X…
UAE National Security Advisor, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on March 18, 2025.Courtesy: Donald J. Trump | Via Truth SocialAs artificial intelligence startups raise increasingly large sums of cash to fund their swelling infrastructure needs, they’re turning to strategic partners like Nvidia and big venture firms such as Thrive Capital, Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz.But one major financier has a name that’s less familiar in the world of tech investing: MGX.Backed by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund and launched in March 2024, MGX has emerged as a key source of…
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Anna Rose Layden | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration, for now, from firing federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown.The order came five days after the administration issued reduction-in-force notifications to more than 4,000 federal workers.”The activities that are being undertaken here are contrary to the laws,” San Francisco U.S. District Court Judge Susan Yvonne Illston told lawyers for the administration on Wednesday at a hearing where she issued the temporary restraining order.”You can’t do this in a nation of laws,”…
