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Goldman Sachs' Profit Falls Amid Huge Decline In Trading Revenue

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Facebook Shares Are Getting Sacked (FB)

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Facebook Shares Are Getting Sacked (FB)

Reuters, Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsDespite a strong earnings report, Facebook is sliding in pre-market trading.  The stock is down 7.7% to $74.52 in early morning trading.  Facebook reported that it earned $0.43 per share on $3.2 billion in revenue for the third quarter of the year. That was ahead of analyst expectations for $0.40 per share on $3.12 billion in revenue. The stock was fine on the earnings, but started to slide during the company’s earnings call. On the call, new CFO David Wehner delivered two bits of unpleasant news.  First, he said revenue for Q4 would only be up 40%-47% compared the year prior. At the mid-point, that would be below analyst expectations. It’s also a steep deceleration in growth. This quarter, revenue was up 59%, and the quarter before revenue was up 60%.  Next, he said that expenses would increase by 55%-75% next year. The increase in expenses should hit Facebook’s profitability, but it’s part of Facebook’s plan to invest for the future. This shouldn’t be a surprise. But, it was a jolt to investors. On the call, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he has a 3-year, a 5-year, and a 10-year plan for various business lines at Facebook. To execute on those plans, Facebook will need to invest. 

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Facebook Shares Are Getting Sacked (FB)

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Google earnings miss expectations

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Google earnings miss expectations

16 October 2014 Last updated at 21:38

Investors are focusing on Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and his leadership of the tech giant

Google has reported third-quarter profits of $2.8bn (£1.7bn), down 5% from the same period a year earlier.

That sent shares in the internet giant down over 3% in after-hours trading.

A closely-watched figure – the average cost-per-click that Google – decreased by 2%.

The company also missed analyst expectations for revenue, which increased by 20% to $16.52bn for the period, which was for the three months ending on 30 September 2014.

“We continue to be excited about the growth in our advertising and emerging businesses,” said Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette in a statement accompanying the earnings statement.

Google’s profits were also hit by increasing costs of real estate, such as data centres, and hardware inventory costs, which increased by 37% to $3.35bn from the same period a year earlier.

Although Google makes the majority of its revenue from the advertising it places on its search site and others, the technology giant has been looking to expand its offerings.

On Wednesday, it unveiled new models of its Nexus phone and tablet devices, as well as a new version of its Android operating system.

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GE earnings rise on emerging market growth

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General Electric Co. is reporting that net income rose 8 percent in the fourth quarter as earnings at all of the conglomerate’s industrial segments improved due to growth in developing economies.

GE, based in Fairfield, Conn., reported net income of $4 billion on revenue of $39.3 billion for the quarter. Last year during the same period the company earned $3.7 billion on sales of $38 billion. Per share earnings rose to 38 cents from 35 cents last year.

The company’s operating profit per share was 44 cents, a penny higher than analysts polled by FactSet expected. GE’s revenue also beat analyst expectations of $38.8 billion.

The company cited strong growth in emerging markets and in regions that are exploiting natural resources, including Russia, Australia, Latin America, China and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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