Latest in third quarter results

Apple beat Wall Street estimates for its third-quarter earnings and revenue, but sales of the iPhone — which still accounts for roughly half of all company revenue — came in lower than expected. Earnings came in at $2.18 a share, well ahead of analysts’ consensus for $2.10 a share, though the profit still slipped from…

UPDATED with details from the earnings call Google parent Alphabet beat Wall Street’s earnings expectations in its third quarter, but fell short on revenue. That miss caused the company’s stock to drop more than 5% in after-hours trading. Alphabet reported per-share earnings of $13.06, well above analysts' consensus…

Twitter shares rose 16% in early morning trading as the company reported stronger-than expected results for its third quarter, even as its efforts to crack down on abuse of the platform cost it millions of monthly users. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 21 cents, well above Wall Street’s projections…

Netflix demonstrated that its second-quarter miss was an anomaly, reporting record third quarter subscriber growth. The company added 7 million subscribers in the September, exceeding its conservative forecast for 5 million net additions to the service in the third quarter. Netflix added 1.09 million subscribers in…