Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Amazon, Apple, GE Aerospace, UnitedHealth & more
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“UnitedHealth — Shares popped more than 6% after UnitedHealth reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analyst expectations. The company earned $7.23 per share, adjusted, on revenue of $11.72 billion. Analysts expected a profit of $6.57 per share on revenue of $109.57 billion. UnitedHealth also hiked its full-year earnings outlook.”
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The specific financial figures ($7.23 EPS on $11.72B revenue vs. $6.57 EPS on $109.57B revenue) and the details of the outlook hike are not corroborated by the provided web search results. The web results discuss general earnings calls and guidance but do not match the precise figures provided in the claim. Therefore, the claim relies heavily on the initial reporting context.
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— Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One) is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q1_(building)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q1_(building)
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— The following is a timeline of the first presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2017, beginning from his inauguration as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017, to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_first_Trump_pr…
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— The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2025. The timeline begins with Trump's January 20, 2025 inauguration as the 47th president of the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
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“3M — Shares fell slightly after the manufacturing giant posted lackluster guidance and mixed Q1 results. The company sees earnings per share between $8.50 and $8.70. Analysts polled by FactSet expected guidance around $6.50 per share.”
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The claim specifies 3M's expected Q1 EPS range ($8.50 to $8.70) and the analyst expectation ($6.50). While one web result mentions the company expects adjusted EPS of $8.50 - $9.00 vs. a consensus of $8.60, the specific analyst expectation of $6.50 is not corroborated by multiple sources, making the claim's precise figures single-sourced.
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— Q1 of Hamlet (also called the "First Quarto", full title The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke) is a short early text of the Shakespearean play. The intended publication of the play is e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_Q1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_Q1
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— The following is a timeline of the first presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2017, beginning from his inauguration as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017, to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_first_Trump_pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_first_Trump_pr…
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— The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2025. The timeline begins with Trump's January 20, 2025 inauguration as the 47th president of the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
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“Amazon — The online retailer popped 3% after Amazon agreed to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic as part of an expanded agreement to build out AI infrastructure. This comes on top of the $8 billion Amazon has already invested in the artificial intelligence startup in recent years. In turn, Anthropic said in the Monday announcement that it's committed to spending more than $100 billion on Amazon Web Services technologies over the next 10 years.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the core elements: Amazon investing up to $25 billion in Anthropic, building on previous investments, and Anthropic committing to spending over $100 billion on AWS technologies. This is reported across different search snippets.
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— Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed cloud computing service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables developers to build and scale generative artificial intelligence applications. Launched in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Bedrock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Bedrock
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— Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services
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— Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco. It has developed a range of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and focuses on AI safety.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic
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“Apple — The tech stock fell less than 1% in extended trading after Apple announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on Sept. 1. Cook will assume the role of executive chairman and will be replaced by John Ternus, an insider who served as senior vice president of hardware engineering.”
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Multiple web search results independently report that Apple announced Tim Cook will become executive chairman and John Ternus will replace him as CEO, effective September 1st. This information is consistent across multiple sources.
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— Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services. Founded in 1976 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
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— John Ternus (born May 1975) is an American engineer and business executive who has served as the senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple Inc. since 2021, reporting to the company's CEO,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ternus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ternus
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— Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple since 2011. He had previously been the company's chief operating o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook
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“Alaska Air Group — The airline fell more than 1% after it pulled its 2026 forecast due to the uncertainty around fuel costs. In the first quarter, Alaska Air lost $1.68 per share, after adjustments, on revenue of $3.3 billion. Both numbers fell short of estimates. According to LSEG, analysts anticipated the airline would lose $1.35 per share on revenue of $3.31 billion.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Alaska Air Group pulled its 2026 forecast due to fuel cost uncertainty. The claim's specific Q1 loss ($1.68) and revenue ($3.3B) are consistent with the general reporting of missing estimates, and the context of fuel costs is repeatedly cited.
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— The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— Beginning in late January 2026, the United States carried out its largest military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, deploying air, naval, and missile defense assets amid esc…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_military_bu…
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“GE Aerospace — Shares jumped nearly 3% after GE Aerospace reported first quarter earnings of $1.86 per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $11.61 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $1.60 on revenues of $10.72 billion.”
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The specific figures ($1.86 EPS on $11.61B revenue vs. $1.60 EPS on $10.72B revenue) are presented in the claim but are not corroborated by the provided web search results. The web results mention earnings beats for other companies (MAN, PepsiCo) but do not confirm these specific figures for GE Aerospace.
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— For GE Aerospace focused investors click here.
https://www.geaerospace.com/investor-relations
https://www.geaerospace.com/investor-relations
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— ManpowerGroup MAN reported impressive first-quarter 2026 results, with both earnings and revenues beating the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/mans-q1-ea…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/mans-q1-ea…
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— Adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share also beat the $1.55 analysts had penciled in.This division includes PepsiCo’s main cola, Starry, and the new addition Poppi. Net profit for the quarter was $2.33 b…
https://qz.com/pepsico-q1-2026-earnings-revenue-beat-snack-p…
https://qz.com/pepsico-q1-2026-earnings-revenue-beat-snack-p…
“RTX — Shares jumped more than 2% after the company reported an earnings and revenue beat for the first quarter. RTX delivered earnings of $1.78 per share and revenue of $22.08 billion, better than FactSet estimates of $1.51 in earnings per share and $21.46 billion in revenue. And after a strong quarter for its defense business, it hiked its full-year earnings and sales outlook for 2026.”
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The specific figures ($1.78 EPS on $22.08B revenue vs. $1.51 EPS and $21.46B revenue) are not corroborated by the provided web search results. While the general narrative of RTX beating estimates and hiking outlook is plausible based on the search results' context, the precise numbers are unique to the claim.
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— The company's data center segment reported second-quarter revenue of $1.75 billion beating estimates of $1.71 billion, according to FactSet data.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-beats-estimates-data-c…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-beats-estimates-data-c…
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— The company’s top-line revenue of $5.41 billion for the first quarter of 2026 compares favorably to the $4.792 billion generated in the same period last year. The bank did not disclose its earnings pe…
https://www.edgen.tech/news/post/bny-mellon-q1-revenue-jumps…
https://www.edgen.tech/news/post/bny-mellon-q1-revenue-jumps…
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— Netflix made $45.18 Billion In Revenue In 2025. Netflix’s revenue increased by $6.18 billion, which is about 15.84% growth from 2024. The platform announced Earnings per share (EPS) were $5.13, which …
https://www.demandsage.com/netflix-subscribers/
https://www.demandsage.com/netflix-subscribers/
“Zions Bancorp — Shares slipped almost 3% after the regional bank reported net interest income in its first quarter of $662 million, coming in below the $674.5 million analysts polled by StreetAccount had anticipated. However, Zions' earnings of $1.56 per share beat the consensus forecast of $1.42 per share, according to LSEG.”
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The claim provides specific figures ($662M NII vs. $674.5M anticipation, $1.56 EPS vs. $1.42 consensus). While the structure of the report (NII missing, EPS beating) is common in financial reporting, the exact figures are not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the evidence provided.
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— Jan 22, 2025 · W 2025 roku podstawy do wyliczenia składki zdrowotnej wzrosła o 10%, a to oznacza wyższe stawki składki zdrowotnej w 2025 r. W przypadku pierwszego progu – do 60 tys. zł – miesięczna sk…
https://www.infakt.pl/blog/skladka-zdrowotna-dla-ryczaltu-w-…
https://www.infakt.pl/blog/skladka-zdrowotna-dla-ryczaltu-w-…
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— Jan 12, 2025 · Rok 2025 przynosi ważne zmiany w rozliczeniach ryczałtowców. Nowe progi przychodowe i podwyższone stawki składki zdrowotnej oznaczają realne konsekwencje dla portfela przedsiębiorcy.
https://podatkomat.pl/skladka-zdrowotna-na-ryczalcie-w-2025-…
https://podatkomat.pl/skladka-zdrowotna-na-ryczalcie-w-2025-…
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— Jan 30, 2025 · Podstawę wymiaru składki na ubezpieczenie zdrowotne w 2025 r. dla: osób, które prowadzą pozarolniczą działalność albo korzystają z ulgi na start i osiągają przychody z działalności gosp…
https://www.zus.pl/-/informacja-w-sprawie-podstawy-wymiaru-s…
https://www.zus.pl/-/informacja-w-sprawie-podstawy-wymiaru-s…
“Steel Dynamics — The steel producer added less than 1% after posting mixed first-quarter results. Revenue of $5.20 billion outpaced the $5.10 billion analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting. However, Steel Dynamics reported earnings of $2.78 per share, a penny below the expected $2.79 per share.”
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No evidence was found in the search results or Wikipedia entries pertaining to Steel Dynamics' Q1 2026 performance, revenue, or earnings.
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