After Walt Disney Co. reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday and wiped out about $15 billion in market value, the company said it plans to cut marketing and content budgets.

While Activision Blizzard posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings Monday, all eyes were on the video game publisher's all-cash deal to be acquired by Microsoft for $69 billion.

Following the results of its third-quarter earnings report Thursday, shares in PayPal Holdings Inc. were down as much as 13% in aftermarket trading despite beating earnings and revenue expectations.

Shares of the world's biggest maker of smartphone processors, Qualcomm Inc., fell sharply in after-hours trading on Wednesday after giving far weaker guidance than expected.

On Tuesday, Airbnb shares fell after the company gave a fourth-quarter revenue forecast below market estimates, suggesting that consumer preferences are moving away from higher-cost rentals and back to urban and cross-border destinations.

On Wednesday, Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, gave a weak fourth-quarter forecast below analysts' estimates and a significant rise in cost next year, sending shares down nearly 20%.

After significant losses in its previous quarters, streaming giant Netflix snapped back to subscriber growth in the third quarter, giving the company a jump as it works to execute its latest strategic shift.

Shipping giant United Parcel Services reported third-quarter earnings on Tuesday that came in better than expected as higher delivery prices offset softening e-commerce demand.

Significantly outperforming expectations, BP posted its second-highest quarterly profit on Tuesday and declared a further quarterly share buyback of $2.5 billion after repurchasing $7.6 billion so far this year.

Though Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday said third-quarter profit margins might narrow because of programming costs, the music-streaming giant posted a better-than-expected rise in revenue and users despite market headwinds.

Shares of Snap plunged over 26% in after-hours trading Thursday after posting a further slowdown in sales growth and signaling the digital-ad market could remain lackluster for some time in a disappointing third-quarter report.

US equity futures fell after post-market slumps in mega-cap technology shares dampened the mood of a three-day rally on Wall Street and raised new doubts about whether this year's $5.5 trillion selloff is nearing the bottom.

On Friday, Verizon Communications Inc. reported it lost 189,000 monthly bill-paying phone subscribers in its consumer business and added fewer-than-expected wireless subscribers in the third quarter.

After the bell Wednesday, Tesla reported its highly-anticipated third-quarter earnings, in which the company addressed a broad range of questions, including Chief Executive Elon Musk's pending Twitter takeover.

With consumer appetite for travel showing no signs of slowing down despite a run-up in ticket prices, United Airlines said Tuesday it expects its operating profit margin to surpass pre-pandemic levels in the final quarter of 2022.

PepsiCo on Wednesday got a lift from an upbeat sales outlook and profit on the back of fresh price increases for its sodas and snacks to fight rising costs while signaling resilient demand.

Shares of Denbury soared to an all-time intraday high, climbing as much as 12% on Monday after Bloomberg reported Exxon Mobil was considering a takeover of the oil-recovery specialist.

Nike on Thursday said after two years of not having enough inventory, the athletic apparel company now has too much and taking aggressive steps to lower them.

In its most recent quarter, Costco Wholesale Corp. posted higher sales, with revenues rising 15% to $72.09 billion, the latest indication that the warehouse retailer remains a haven for consumers dealing with ongoing inflation.

Last week, FedEx surprised investors by announcing its quarterly results sooner than expected, which quickly turned out to be unpleasant. The shipping giant withdrew its full-year guidance and warned its fiscal first quarter would come in well below expectation.

Technology giant Adobe Inc. agreed Thursday to acquire design-software startup Figma Inc. in a deal valued at roughly $20 billion as it expands its range of creative tools for professionals.

Meme stock favorite, GameStop Corp., reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday and announced it has partnered with crypto exchange FTX US to increase its presence in the cryptocurrency space.

For the first time, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. posted a decline in revenue and issued a muted outlook as it competes with rival TikTok.

On Tuesday, HP Inc. Chief Executive Enrique Lores said he sees indications that commercial customers are spending more cautiously on PCs, joining a growing list of companies to report a slowdown.

Graphics chip designer Nvidia on Wednesday issued a weak forecast for the third quarter on the back of a weakening gaming industry, sending its shares down 4.7% in after-hours trading following the results.