Business headlines from the Apex backend, organized by sectors and major public companies for faster market scanning.
Microsoft says it is reducing its workforce by about 4,800 positions, including 3,200 roles tied to a restructuring of its Xbox organization, as its gaming business faces renewed pressure to return to growth.
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A new Yahoo Finance market article highlights that Comcast shares (CMCSA) are among the most searched by investors on Zacks.com, underscoring how closely traders are watching the cable and media group’s near-term outlook.
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Yahoo Finance reported Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been among the most searched stocks on Zacks.com, prompting a refresher on the company’s near-term outlook and what investors are watching ahead of results.
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A fresh market note highlighted as “trending” points to the figures investors are likely to focus on, including expected quarterly earnings and year-over-year growth, alongside the broader question of how Salesforce’s customer-relationship software continues to translate into results.
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Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) has been among the most searched stocks recently, a sign that retail and other market participants are closely tracking the company despite a crowded landscape of high-expectation healthcare names.
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A wave of former engineers considering a return to work is colliding with a common worry: whether earning extra wages will reduce Social Security benefits. For some retirees past full retirement age, that earnings test does not apply.
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The railroads used Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, billed as the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary at a public event tied to the America250 Block Party.
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The expansion of Broadcom’s custom-chip partnership with Apple was cited as a relief for chip-market investors seeking more visibility into long-duration demand, as AMD and Intel also gained early in the session.
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The analyst firm lowered its valuation for Microsoft after raising assumptions about fiscal 2027 capital spending driven by steeply higher memory costs for AI infrastructure.
