* Alphabet's strong cash flow supports capital spending * Investors cautious of AI investments with unclear returns * Zuckerberg acknowledges risks of over-investing in AI (Updates share movement in paragraph 4) By Deborah Mary Sophia, Akash Sriram and Jaspreet Singh Oct 30 (Reuters) - Three of the biggest U.S. technology companies flagged plans on Wednesday to accelerate capital spending over...

10:29 AM EDT, 10/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Mastercard's ( MA ) third-quarter results came in stronger than Wall Street's expectations as cross-border volume surged amid resilient consumer and business spending. The payment company's adjusted per-share earnings rose to $4.38 for the September quarter from $3.89 a year earlier and surpassed the FactSet-polled consensus of $4.32. Revenue jumped 17% to $8.60...

Howmet Aerospace Inc. ( HWM ) shares traded higher on Thursday after the company announced record third-quarter 2025 results that topped Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year outlook on all metrics. The Pittsburgh-based aerospace components manufacturer reported adjusted earnings per share of 95 cents, beating the 91 cents estimate, and revenue of $2.089 billion, surpassing the $2.042 billion estimate, as strong aerospace...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Core Scientific, Inc ( CORZ ). (“Core Scientific” or the “Company”), a leader in digital infrastructure for high-density colocation services and digital asset mining, previously announced that at a special meeting of Core Scientific ( CORZ ) stockholders, the Company did not receive the votes necessary to approve the previously announced merger agreement with CoreWeave, Inc. (“CoreWeave”)....