CNBC Earnings

The company reiterated that its dividend is a priority, and that it's taking action to sustain it over the long term.

Restaurant Brands said on Friday comparable sales at its Popeyes fast-food chain surged 26.2%, surpassing Wall Street expectations, powered by demand for its popular chicken sandwiches.

Clorox cleaning segment, which includes its namesake bleach and Pine-Sol, saw sales growth of 32%.

Amgen reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and said it plans to study psoriasis drug Otezla as a potential treatment for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Visa on Thursday decided to pull its full-year outlook on rising unemployment numbers and more people conserving cash during the Covid-19 pandemic even while posting a second-quarter profit that rose 4%.

United Airlines had reported a first-quarter pretax loss earlier this month.

Apple did not issue guidance for the quarter ending in June, as it usually does. The company withdrew guidance for its second-quarter in February as the Covid-19 coronavirus spread in China.

Apple has continuously hosted one of the largest cash piles among U.S. companies, but is facing pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Some Amazon cloud customers, like Slack and Zoom, saw record usage in the first quarter as governments directed people to stay home, with coronavirus cases proliferating.

A boost in cable and broadcast TV helped to offset headwinds in other segments that felt particular impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Tapestry Chief Executive Jide Zeitlin said the crisis materially weakened the retailer's results during the period. "No one is immune to the effects of this one hundred year storm," he said.

McDonald's said in early April that same-store sales fell 3.4% during the first quarter.

Wall Street is watching to see how much cash Ford burned in the quarter as well as any guidance for the second-quarter and beyond.

Global grains trader Archer Daniels Midland reported a drop in first-quarter revenue but topped Wall Street profit estimates, helped by growth in its nutritional businesses and as its agricultural services group got a boost from robust Brazilian farmer selling.

Nokia Oyj on Thursday reported a 2% fall in first-quarter revenue as it took a hit of about $217 million to its topline largely because the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted supply from operations in China.

The Covid-19 outbreak in China forced Tesla to stop manufacturing electric vehicles in Shanghai for more than a week in February and in the U.S. at the end of March.

Microsoft beat estimates on the top and bottom lines, and it said coronavirus impact was minimal.

Boeing lost $641 million in the first quarter as the company faces a drop in demand because of the coronavirus.

Facebook shares rose as much as 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company announced its first-quarter results.

The chip maker is being closely watched because it sells parts and licenses technology to most of the world's top smartphone makers.