Intel fell more than 20% in after-hours trading after forecasting fourth-quarter results well below analyst expectations, even though third-quarter revenue and earnings topped estimates.
Nucor Chairman and CEO Leon Topalian said demand for the steelmaker's products is the best he has witnessed in three decades at the firm, as third-quarter sales climbed 32% to $11.25 billion and net income more than doubled to $1.32 billion.
Samsung Electronics posted a record quarterly operating profit of 107.4 trillion won ($80.5 billion) on booming AI memory chip sales, yet its shares dropped more than 5% as chip-unit results missed estimates.
Alphabet shares fell more than 9% in after-hours trading as a shortfall in search advertising and negative free cash flow of around $9 billion outweighed Google Cloud revenue more than doubling.
Equinor reported adjusted net income of $2.86 billion for the third quarter, up sharply from $932 million a year earlier, as stronger crude and gas prices combined with better refining margins lifted results.
Italy's Eni reported a 125% jump in adjusted net profit for the third quarter, beating analyst forecasts, as refining margins and oil and gas output both strengthened. The company responded by raising its dividend and buyback plans.
Tesla's third-quarter adjusted profit of $0.48 a share beat the $0.44 consensus, helped by a wider gross margin and surprise positive free cash flow, even as total revenue of about $28.05 billion slipped just under the roughly $28.13 billion expected.
Meta Platforms reported third-quarter earnings of $3.83 per share and revenue near $64.6 billion, both ahead of forecasts, while a $9.9 billion legal charge pulled operating profit far below expectations.