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Netflix Grows Subs, Ups Prices

Netflix Grows Subs, Ups Prices

Plus, Tesla’s declining net income.

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Netflix Grows Subs, Ups Prices

Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) surged by 12.83% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the streaming giant reported solid financial earnings results.

Financials: Netflix reported earnings of $3.73 per share in the past quarter, which was better than expected. Revenue reached $8.5 billion, which was expected.

Powering the Story: Netflix added 8.76 million subscribers in the past quarter, way better than expected. This was due in part to the successful rollout of its paid sharing plans. And the company expects to grow its subscriber base by similar increases in the current quarter.

Also: Netflix is raising its prices, which should bring in more revenue in the future.

Final Thoughts: Netflix is up 17% this year, but down 12% in the last 30 days. Still, Netflix is growing (in spite of the actor’s strike shutting down production in Hollywood). This shows that Netflix is still the streaming king.

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Notable IPOs Today: Eaton Vance Intermediate Municipal Income ETF (NYSE: EVIM), Eaton Vance Ultra-Short Income ETF (NYSE: EVSB), Eaton Vance High Yield ETF (NYSE; EVHY), Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSE: PAPI), Parametric Hedged Equity ETF (NYSE: PHEQ), Northann Corp. (NYSE American: NCL), Urgent.ly Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: ULY), WEBUY GLOBAL LTD. Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: WBUY).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: BeONE Sports (Netcapital), Avadain (Netcapital), Phantom Warrior Brewing Company (Honeycomb).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Philly Fed Employment (8:30 a.m. ET), Existing Home Sales (10:00 a.m. ET), Fed Chair Powell Speaks (12:00 p.m. ET).

Tesla’s Declining Net Income

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Shares of Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) dropped by 4.24% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the electric vehicle company posted disappointing financial earnings results.

Financials: Tesla reported earnings of 66 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $23.4 billion; both were below estimates.

Details: The gross profit decreased by 22% in the quarter. Net income is down 44%.

Also: Financial problems aside, Tesla still expects that deliveries for the cybertruck will begin at the end of November.

Final Thoughts: Tesla, up 124% this year, had a bad quarter. But, the company hopes to increase volumes and have better margins in the current quarter.