Amazon beats earnings; Barclays shares jump; ExxonMobil’s profit plummets

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Amazon (AMZN) – The online retail giant beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom line, posting earnings per share of $1.78 and revenue of $30.4 billion. This marked the company’s fifth-straight quarter of profitability. Amazon stock is up more than 40% over the past year.

Barclays (BCS) – Investors are cheering as the British bank makes progress in restructuring its business to focus on the UK and US businesses. Barclays CEO Jes Staley said the company’s “non-core” unit should be closed by 2017.

ExxonMobil (XOM) – The oil giant’s quarterly profit plunged nearly 60% from one year ago. Exxon reported adjusted earnings per share of 41 cents on revenue of $57.69 billion.

Alphabet (GOOGL) – The parent company of Google topped analysts’ expectations, reporting earnings of $8.42 on revenue of $21.5 billion. Sales from Google’s “other bets” hit $185 million, more than double from one year ago.

Xerox (XRX) – The company reported year-over-year earnings per share growth and margin expansion, reporting adjusted EPS of 30 cents on revenue of $4.4 billion. Xerox reaffirmed its full-year 2016 guidance and noted significant progress during the quarter on its separation and strategic transformation.

Facebook (FB) – The social media giant is now the fifth most valuable company in the world. Facebook passed Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway this week with a market cap just under $364 billion. Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and ExxonMobil are the four companies with a larger market cap than Facebook.

Pandora (P) – Corvex Management, the activist investors that are pressuring Pandora to consider a sale, has petitioned the SEC to increase its stake to nearly 15%. Corvex Management currently has a 9.9% stake in the company.

UPS (UPS) – The company reported second-quarter earnings in line with analysts’ estimates and a beat on revenue. UPS posted earnings per share of $1.43 on revenue of $14.63 billion.