At The Motley Fool, we know our readers like to be informed. Here's a quick look at today's most relevant financial news, boiled down to what you need to know. In today's video, we cover the following:
- UPS
is optimistic about future cash flows and share repurchases this year after reporting strong earnings for the fourth quarter.(NYSE: UPS) - Chip maker ARM Holdings
also showed up big with a 40% climb in pre-tax profit for its fourth quarter. In the year ahead, ARM faces competition from tech giant Intel(Nasdaq: ARMH) as it attempts to steal customers from ARM in the mobile chip market.(Nasdaq: INTC) - Pfizer
reported its first earnings since the patent expired on its leading drug, Lipitor.(NYSE: PFE) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly
also announced earnings, which saw a 27% drop in net income for the period.(NYSE: LLY)
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