Earnings Roundup: Meta, Microsoft & Qualcomm

Listen for instant reaction and analysis of megacap tech earnings from Meta, Microsoft and Qualcomm.

Meta Platforms gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the current quarter, intensifying investor concerns about the social media giant’s unprecedented spending on artificial intelligence and sending shares lower afterhours. Microsoft’s cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years, suggesting that the company’s computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence services continue to make inroads with businesses. Shares of Microsoft rose in extended trading. Qualcomm, the largest maker of smartphone processors, gave a weak profit forecast for the current quarter, signaling that component shortages and rising costs are taking a toll on its main market. The company’s stock fell afterhours.

To break down all of this, Bloomberg Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec speak with: