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Starbucks' (SBUX) second-quarter fiscal 2024 results are likely to reflect robust comparable sales growth.

ONEOK's (OKE) first-quarter earnings are likely to have continued to gain from fee-based contracts and increased natural gas gathering and processing volumes.

GrafTech International (EAF) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.10 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.18. This compares to loss of $0.02 per share a year ago.

Civeo (CVEO) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.26 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.20. This compares to loss of $0.42 per share a year ago.

NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) shares are nearing a five-year-high after jumping around 6% on the back of a strong first-quarter update and news the government has further sold its stake. After reporting its results, the lender revealed the government's stake in it has dropped below 28% as part of the ongoing sale strategy which was launched in August 2021.

The London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE:LSEG) received a mixed reaction from City analysts following its first-quarter results. The capital markets and data analytics big cap's revenues were mostly in-line with consensus, though the key Data & Analytics business grew less than expected.

U.S. stock futures rose in premarket trading Friday, boosted by blowout earnings reports from Google and Microsoft and an unsurprising inflation report.

Uber's foreseeable future could be just as impressive as its past, but for a slightly different reason. Alibaba's shares have been in a serious slump, but there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel.

The company appears to be in the early innings of a long cycle of investment in data centers. Vertiv sailed past earnings estimates and raised full-year guidance, and there's more to come in 2025 and beyond.

Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT stock entered a correction before the Q3 earnings release, setting it up for a trend following signal that is now in play. The Q3 results reveal a classic supply-and-demand imbalance underpinning results, leading to outperformance and driving the market higher.