
EarningsLinde (LIN) Tops Q3 Estimates as Higher Prices Lift Sales 9%
Linde's adjusted EPS of $4.59 beat the $4.52 expected on sales of $9.4 billion, and it nudged up its 2026 forecast. The stock slipped 1.0% on Thursday.

EarningsLinde's adjusted EPS of $4.59 beat the $4.52 expected on sales of $9.4 billion, and it nudged up its 2026 forecast. The stock slipped 1.0% on Thursday.

The Nasdaq fell 1.38% and the S&P 500 slipped 0.30% as Alphabet had its worst day since Google's 2004 listing, while small caps rose 1.01%. Intel plunged and Amazon slid after hours.

EarningsAWS grew 39%, ahead of estimates, but Amazon missed on earnings per share and ads and guided Q4 operating income below forecasts. The stock slid 6.5% after hours as of 5:20 p.m. ET.

EarningsIntel beat on profit and grew data-center sales 78%, but guided Q4 revenue to $15.0–16.0 billion, short of the $17.07 billion expected. The stock plunged 19.6% after hours as of 5:20 p.m. ET.



Big moversIntel plunged 19.6% after hours on a weak forecast, Reddit 16.7% on soft guidance and a traffic warning, and Amazon slid 6.5% after missing on earnings per share and ads.

Apple and Palantir report on Monday, AMD on Tuesday, and Arm and Qualcomm on Wednesday. In between come the midterm elections and, on Friday, 6 November, the October jobs report.

Earnings previewAMD reports after the close on Tuesday, 3 November. Analysts expect revenue of about $13.1 billion, up 41%, and its forecast for the quarter when its Helios AI racks ramp up may matter more.

Earnings previewPalantir reports after the close on Monday, 2 November. Analysts expect revenue of $2.17 billion to $2.18 billion, up about 84% and above the top of its own forecast.

Earnings previewApple reports after the close on Monday, 2 November. Analysts expect revenue of about $113 billion, up 10%, in the upper half of Apple's own forecast, with the stock at a record.


Earnings previewChevron reports before the open on Friday. Analysts expect adjusted EPS of $4.78, up from $1.85 a year ago, after a second quarter that beat estimates by 50 cents a share.


Earnings previewExxon reports before the open on Friday. Analysts expect adjusted EPS of $3.90, double a year ago, and the company has flagged a $4.5 billion lift from refining.

Earnings previewShopify reports before the open on Tuesday, 3 November. Analysts expect revenue of $3.70 billion to $3.74 billion, at least 30% more than a year ago, after a quarter that sent the stock up 17%.