MarketWatch First Take: Netflix is growing even faster, and streaming to record profit totals

Netflix Inc.’s stock rallies Thursday, as investors home in on earnings and subscriber beats, but Wall Street analysts take a more negative view after the streaming video giant warned that growing competition could take a bite out of future results......»»

Subscriber growth is slowing and competition is growing for the cash-burning streaming service. .....»»

Netflix Inc. has been dismissive of the anticipated impact of an onslaught of streaming competitors, but as a wave of well-financed streaming services from big-name companies is about to be unleashed, executives’ tone has changed......»»

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ATM fees hit record highs this year and faster hikes may be on the way. That's because the Fed is cutting rates, crimping bank profit margins.....»»

ATM fees hit record highs this year and faster hikes may be on the way. That's because the Fed is cutting rates, crimping bank profit margins.....»»

Barclays analysts wonder if Netflix's valuation was too high, extending a recent slide amid growing competition in the battle for streaming video viewers......»»

Target shares jumped over 18% to a record high after reporting surging profit, revenue, and same-store sales. As Fred Katayama reports, its investments in faster deliveries are paying off, attracting new customers and beefing up digital sales......»»

Target shares jumped over 18% to a record high after reporting surging profit, revenue, and same-store sales. As Fred Katayama reports, its investments in faster deliveries are paying off, attracting new customers and beefing up digital sales......»»

Microsoft Corp on Thursday beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit, driven by continued sales increases from its cloud business and sending its shares to all-time highs......»»

U.S. stock futures on Thursday head for a third consecutive loss, moving further away from record territory as investors wade through earnings, with results from streaming giant Netflix Inc., weighing somewhat on market sentiment......»»

Streaming services are growing at a breakneck pace around the world, and providers need to improve the quality of their offering to ensure they capture their share of advertising dollars, according to a new report......»»

Here's some context around the streaming giant's latest earnings blockbuster......»»

The video-streaming giant's aggressive investment in original content is working......»»

Netflix Inc. attracted a record number of paying subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, but may have accelerated profit growth that could have been spread throughout the year, and shares declined more than 3% in after-hours trading Tuesday......»»

Netflix Inc. attracted a record number of paying subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, but may have accelerated profit growth that could have been spread throughout the year, and shares declined more than 3% in after-hours trading Tuesday......»»

The streaming giant beat its first-quarter guidance, adding 9.6 million paid subscriptions worldwide during the January-March period......»»

The streaming giant beat its first-quarter guidance, adding 9.6 million paid subscriptions worldwide during the January-March period......»»

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Netflix Inc. attracted a record number of paying subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, but may have accelerated profit growth that could have been spread throughout the year, and shares declined more than 3% in after-hours trading Tuesday......»»