Apple’s sales fell more than analysts predicted during the holiday quarter, slammed by slack purchases of iPhones and Macs. Amazon’s revenue was trimmed by soft consumer demand for products sold online and slowing growth in a once-booming business that provides remote computing power to companies. Alphabet’s results missed Wall Street estimates after customers curtailed orders for ads that appear alongside online search results.
“The war in Ukraine, inflationary pressures, economic uncertainty and macroeconomic headwinds kept the consumer sentiment weak in 2022 while smartphone users reduced the frequency of their purchases,” Harmeet Singh Walia, a senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, wrote in a report on Apple.
Economic weakness also affected business demand for ads and cloud computing, said Mandeep Singh, technology lead at Bloomberg Intelligence. The sluggish economy was most evident at Alphabet “as they called out advertisers pulling back, echoing what other ad vendors have said,” he said in an interview. “Cloud consumption is coming down, though growth rates are still higher there.”
Shares of all three companies slipped in after-hours trading, with Amazon falling 6.6% and Alphabet losing 6.4%. Apple slid as much as 5.6%. Nasdaq 100 futures were also lower, indicating a possible reversal of the Thursday rally led by Meta Platforms Inc., whose results emphasized cost cuts and tens of billions of dollars in share buybacks.
Each of the big tech companies reporting Thursday also underscored the ways they’re working to move past the slump. Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai leaned heavily into artificial intelligence as a way to improve search results and other products. Starting this year, DeepMind, a division focused on AI research, will be included in Alphabet’s corporate costs. That will show how the technology is being incorporated into other businesses — rather than just Alphabet’s “Other Bets” division — the company said.
“I’m excited by the AI-driven leaps we’re about to unveil in search and beyond,” Pichai said in a statement.
Part of Apple’s weakness last quarter was the result of supply-chain constraints, particularly in China, where Covid-related lockdowns impeded production while also keeping consumers out of stores. Apple CEO Tim Cook<\/a> said a loosening of Covid rules in China — one Apple’s biggest markets — is helping brighten his outlook.
“When you look at the opening that started happening in December, we saw a marked change in traffic in our stores as compared to November — and that followed through to demand as well,” Cook said on a conference call with analysts. Production “is now back where we want it to be,” he also said.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy zeroed in on the company’s efforts to slash costs, reversing the massive ramp-up in hiring and spending prompted by the boom in online commerce that accompanied the pandemic.
“I think probably the No. 1 priority that I spend time on with the team is reducing our costs to serve in our operations network,” Jassy told analysts on a call.
Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat also told investors that the company will “meaningfully” slow the pace of hiring this year. Both companies have also announced major layoffs<\/a> in recent weeks.
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苹果、字母和亚马逊伤害经济衰退褶的需求
世界上三个最大的科技公司,苹果、亚马逊和字母,公布了第二季度业绩截至12月31日,2022年。三家公司称在他们的主要业务需求放缓,与苹果援引中国供应链的约束和亚马逊称裁员削减成本的努力的一部分。
苹果公司,亚马逊com . n:行情)和字母公司,大型科技股总市值接近5万亿美元,周四公布的结果,显示出经济放缓是节流对电子产品的需求,电子商务、云计算和数字广告——全球科技经济的中流砥柱。
苹果的销售下跌超过分析师预计假日购物季期间,抨击了松弛购买iphone和mac。亚马逊的收入削减了软网上消费者对产品的需求和经济增长放缓在一度繁荣的业务,提供远程计算能力的公司。字母后的结果低于华尔街预期客户减少订单在线广告和搜索结果。
“战争在乌克兰,通胀压力,经济不确定性和宏观经济的不利因素保持2022年消费者信心疲弱,而智能手机用户购买的频率降低,”辛格Harmeet生活,高级分析师对比研究,在苹果公司在一份报告中写道。
经济疲软也影响企业对广告和云计算的需求,技术领先Mandeep辛格说彭博情报。经济不景气是最明显的在字母表”他们喊广告商拉回来,呼应其他广告供应商说什么,”他在一次采访中表示。“云消费下降,尽管增长率更高。”
这三个公司的股票在盘后交易中下滑,与亚马逊和字母失去6.4%下降6.6%。苹果下跌高达5.6%。纳斯达克100指数期货也较低,表明周四可能逆转的集会由元平台Inc .的结果强调削减成本和数百亿美元的股票回购。
每个大型科技公司周四报告还强调了他们工作的方式移动过去的经济衰退。字母首席执行官Sundar Pichai严重倾向到人工智能来改善搜索结果和其他产品。从今年开始,DeepMind,一个部门集中在人工智能研究中,将包括在字母表的企业成本。将显示技术是如何被纳入其他业务——而不是字母的“其他投资”部门,该公司表示。
AI-driven“我兴奋的跳跃在搜索和超越,我们即将推出“Pichai在一份声明中说。
苹果上一季度的弱点的一部分是供应链的结果的限制,特别是在中国,Covid-related封锁阻碍生产,同时保持消费者的商店。苹果公司的首席执行官蒂姆•库克说放松Covid规则在中国——苹果公司最大的市场之一——帮助照亮他的前景。
“当你看开幕式开始发生在12月,我们看到了一个明显变化的交通在我们的商店比11月之后,通过需求,”库克在与分析师的电话会议上说。生产“现在回到我们想要的,”他还说。
亚马逊CEO安迪雅西将目光锁定在该公司削减成本的努力,扭转的加速招聘和支出促使电子商务的蓬勃发展,大流行。
“我认为可能是第一要务,我花时间与团队是减少我们的成本在我们的业务网络,“雅西告诉分析师在打电话。
字母首席财务官Ruth Porat还向投资者表示,该公司将“有意义”今年招聘的步伐缓慢。这两家公司也宣布重大裁员在最近几周。
苹果的销售下跌超过分析师预计假日购物季期间,抨击了松弛购买iphone和mac。亚马逊的收入削减了软网上消费者对产品的需求和经济增长放缓在一度繁荣的业务,提供远程计算能力的公司。字母后的结果低于华尔街预期客户减少订单在线广告和搜索结果。
“战争在乌克兰,通胀压力,经济不确定性和宏观经济的不利因素保持2022年消费者信心疲弱,而智能手机用户购买的频率降低,”辛格Harmeet生活,高级分析师对比研究,在苹果公司在一份报告中写道。
经济疲软也影响企业对广告和云计算的需求,技术领先Mandeep辛格说彭博情报。经济不景气是最明显的在字母表”他们喊广告商拉回来,呼应其他广告供应商说什么,”他在一次采访中表示。“云消费下降,尽管增长率更高。”
这三个公司的股票在盘后交易中下滑,与亚马逊和字母失去6.4%下降6.6%。苹果下跌高达5.6%。纳斯达克100指数期货也较低,表明周四可能逆转的集会由元平台Inc .的结果强调削减成本和数百亿美元的股票回购。
每个大型科技公司周四报告还强调了他们工作的方式移动过去的经济衰退。字母首席执行官Sundar Pichai严重倾向到人工智能来改善搜索结果和其他产品。从今年开始,DeepMind,一个部门集中在人工智能研究中,将包括在字母表的企业成本。将显示技术是如何被纳入其他业务——而不是字母的“其他投资”部门,该公司表示。
AI-driven“我兴奋的跳跃在搜索和超越,我们即将推出“Pichai在一份声明中说。
苹果上一季度的弱点的一部分是供应链的结果的限制,特别是在中国,Covid-related封锁阻碍生产,同时保持消费者的商店。苹果公司的首席执行官蒂姆•库克说放松Covid规则在中国——苹果公司最大的市场之一——帮助照亮他的前景。
“当你看开幕式开始发生在12月,我们看到了一个明显变化的交通在我们的商店比11月之后,通过需求,”库克在与分析师的电话会议上说。生产“现在回到我们想要的,”他还说。
亚马逊CEO安迪雅西将目光锁定在该公司削减成本的努力,扭转的加速招聘和支出促使电子商务的蓬勃发展,大流行。
“我认为可能是第一要务,我花时间与团队是减少我们的成本在我们的业务网络,“雅西告诉分析师在打电话。
字母首席财务官Ruth Porat还向投资者表示,该公司将“有意义”今年招聘的步伐缓慢。这两家公司也宣布重大裁员在最近几周。
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