Facebook beat Wall Street estimates on Q4 earningsJohn Freeman, vice president of equity research at CFRA and Kevin Landis, Firsthand Capital Management CIO, break down Facebook’s Q4 earnings report on “Closing Bell.”

Michael Flynn, former national security advisor for President Donald Trump, claims in a new legal filing that he is innocent as he seeks to undo his guilty plea for making false statements to the FBI about his talks with Russia’s ambassador to the United States in the weeks before Trump’s inauguration. The filings came two weeks after Flynn formally petitioned Sullivan to withdraw his guilty plea. “I am innocent of this crime, and I request to withdraw my guilty plea,” he wrote in the filing Wed

Fourth quarter GDP growth readingWe’ll find out how much the U.S. economy grew last quarter and last year on Thursday with the release of gross domestic product data. Economist polled by Dow Jones are expecting fourth-quarter GDP growth of 2.1%, the same as the third quarter. But forecasts for fourth-quarter GDP growth range from 1.4% and 2.5% annually, which could cause some volatility in the markets around the official reading. Amazon reportsE-commerce giant Amazon reports fourth quarter earni

UPS, which sees electric vehicles as a key part of its sustainability efforts, will purchase 10,000 electric vehicles from U.K.-based startup Arrival and take a minority stake in the company. UPS’ fleet currently has more than two dozen different model vehicles. “UPS continues to build an integrated fleet of electric vehicles, combined with innovative, large-scale fleet charging technology,” said Juan Perez, UPS chief information and engineering officer. Last year, UPS and Arrival partnered on a

Berkshire bought dozens of small daily and weekly newspapers, mostly through a $142 million deal with Media General in 2012. He delivered The Washington Post as a child, bought a very profitable Post stake in the 1970s, had a close friendship with Post publisher Katherine Graham, and reads five newspapers daily. In 1968, Berkshire bought The Omaha Sun. When Berkshire bought The Buffalo News in 1977, he asked Lipsey to help run it. CNBC’s Warren Buffett Archive has a collection of video clips of

Then-US National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks during a media conference in Kiev. John Bolton arrived to Kiev to meet with the top Ukrainian officials. Bolton’s attorney, Charles Cooper, did not immediately reply to an email from CNBC seeking Bolton’s response to the White House letter or the president’s comments about his book. But fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina stopped short of attacking Bolton as Trump and Paul had done. Instead, he cautioned that if “John Bolto

Microsoft – Shares of the technology company rose 3% in extended trading after its second-quarter results beat analysts’ estimates. PayPal – Shares of the online payments system dropped about 4% in extended trading after the company reported strong fourth-quarter earnings but offered weak first-quarter guidance. The company beat earnings per share estimates by 3 cents, reporting a quarterly EPS of 86 cents. Tesla – The automotive company’s stock surged 11% in extended trading after it reported s

Fourth quarter growth is expected to have been 2.1%, according to Dow Jones. That prompted some economists to trim fourth quarter growth forecasts. Swonk expects fourth quarter growth at about 1.7% and said the economy is sliding into a softer period for a number of reasons. The wide range of forecasts for fourth quarter GDP growth could make for some market volatility around the official reading when it is released Thursday. Fourth quarter growth is in line with the third quarter, and also the

But a few key swing votes in the GOP could still change the trajectory of the impeachment trial, when the Senate votes on whether to call witnesses or subpoena additional documents. The senators submitted their questions in writing to Chief Justice John Roberts, who read them aloud in the chamber. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) speaks to reporters as she arrives for the continuation of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. T

Former White House chief strategist and avowed China hawk Steve Bannon is producing a new documentary that will take aim at Chinese President Xi Jinping in the thick of U.S. negotiations with the Chinese government over a “phase two” trade deal. Bannon has also nonetheless previously praised Xi’s rule over the nation, aligning himself with Trump’s view of the leader. He really understands what’s in the best interests of his people,” Bannon told the South China Morning Post just after he departed

Now, the Shark has some advice for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as the couple a step away from their roles as working senior royals. Cuban believes there is a potential for the couple to make “an ungodly amount of money” in their new life. The couple reportedly earned more than $65 million for their joint book deal with Penguin Random House, according to the Financial Times. Some experts say Prince Harry and Markle have the potential to earn even more. “Harry and Meghan are incredibly marketab

After 22-year-old tennis star Alexander Zverev won his first round match at the Australian Open last Tuesday, he pledged to donate $10,000 for every match he wins at the tournament to help victims of the Australia wildfires. 7 seed told the crowd in his post-match interview, “but if I win this event, I’ll donate every single cent to the bushfires.” A week later, after dismantling former champion Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals, Zverev is through to his first ever Grand Slam semifinal. He’s tw

Google is temporarily closing its China offices and restricting travel amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. The shutdowns, first reported by The Verge, will affect Google’s offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The company has also placed temporary travel restrictions on workers flying to China and Hong Kong. Google has at least four offices in China’s mainland and five in Taiwan, according to Google’s website. The offices in mainland China focus on sales and engine

Now, Facebook has rolled out a tool that lets users see exactly which third-party apps and websites share their data with Facebook. You can tap on each app for additional information about how it is sharing data with Facebook, what type of data it is sharing, and what Facebook is doing with that data. But this will do little to stop the apps from sharing information with Facebook going forward. To prevent future data sharing, you can either turn everything off or you can turn off data sharing ap

Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis is re-cutting its Super Bowl ad days before it airs in the game to remove the appearance of a stationary helicopter, following a helicopter crash Sunday that killed retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna along with seven others. The spot, which stars Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, premiered on Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday. A spokesman for Genesis said the brand was re-cutting the ad to remove the stationary helicopter that appear

Amazon has started restricting employee travel to China as the coronavirus continues to spread, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. Amazon said it’s banning all non-essential travel to the country, but if employees must travel to China, they have to receive approval first. The company does not have offices in Wuhan, China, where the majority of coronavirus cases have been reported. More than 100 people have died from the disease, while total confirmed cases have risen to more than 6,000. The major

Microsoft doesn’t disclose Azure revenue in dollars. Microsoft stock moved 4% higher in extended trading on Wednesday after the company announced stronger-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and revenue guidance for the next quarter. Microsoft also stopped supporting the Windows Server 2008 operating system in mid-January, six months after it ended support of the SQL Server 2008 database software. End of support for Windows Server 2008 contributed to the Intelligent Cloud growth, Microso

Revenue: $21.08 billion vs. $20.89 billion forecast by Refinitiv. $21.08 billion vs. $20.89 billion forecast by Refinitiv. Daily active users (DAUs): 1.66 billion vs. 1.65 billion forecast by FactSet. 1.66 billion vs. 1.65 billion forecast by FactSet. 2.5 billion vs. 2.5 billion forecast by FactSet.

Tesla has reported fourth-quarter results, and it’s a beat on earnings. Here’s how the company did versus expectations: Earnings: $2.14 adjusted vs. $1.72 per share expected. The company said it had already begun a production ramp for Model Y, its newest crossover SUV, at its Fremont, California car plant. The company also has plans to build the Model Y eventually at a factory it plans to build in Brandernburg, Germany in 2021. Tesla shared a photo of the production version of the Model Y in its

Netflix is quickly becoming the Disney of anime and manga, aggressively remaking classic series into live-action form. On Wednesday, the streaming service announced a live-action adaptation of popular manga and anime One Piece. This comes after a 2018 announcement that Netflix would distribute a live-action adaptation of popular manga and anime Cowboy Bebop, which came after a frankly bad (and whitewashed!) Netflix adaptation of popular manga and anime Death Note. The One Piece live-action serie