Shares of video game platform Roblox climbed a staggering 26% on Wednesday, the most in nine months after the company reported bookings that topped estimates, fueled by a boom in playtime over the holiday season and a climb in active users.

After giving a sales outlook for the beginning of the year that fell short of analysts' expectations, Shopify Inc. shares headed about 11% lower in after-hours Wednesday.

Shares of Airbnb Inc. jumped as much as 12% in extended trading Tuesday after the travel giant gave a better-than-expected outlook for revenue in the first quarter, signaling that travel demand remains robust even after a record year for growth in 2022.

Shares of PayPal Holding Inc. rose 2.3% in after-hours trading after the payments fintech beat expectations for quarterly earnings and announced CEO Dan Schulman's plans to retire at the end of 2023.

Following Walt Disney's earnings beat that pushed the company's stock higher in after-hours Wednesday, Iger announced plans to reduce its workforce by 7,000 employees and cut costs by $5.5 billion.

Entering the earnings cycle and coming off a series of high-profile releases, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" and several other big titles, expectations were high for Activision Blizzard.

Citing manufacturing disruptions in China and a softening economy that hurt iPhone sales, Apple reported its worst December quarter performance in four years on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Oil major BP joined its peers by cashing in on soaring oil and natural gas prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, posting a record profit of $28 billion in 2022.

During the fourth quarter, Adult Happy Meals and other limited-edition products boosted traffic at McDonald's restaurants despite higher prices, beating Wall Street earnings and revenue estimates in its latest earnings results.

On Wednesday, shares of Meta Platforms Inc. soared 20% amid fourth-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street estimates, while Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the "Year of Efficiency."

Bolstered by high commodity prices, rising energy demand, and a well-timed strategy to invest in its Permian Basin assets, Exxon reaped a record $56 billion profit that surpassed fourth-quarter estimates, keeping the stock's upward momentum going.

As customers hold back on tech spending amid gloomy market conditions, Intel Corp. gave one of the most dismal quarterly forecasts in its history.

On Wednesday, International Business Machines Corp. delivered an upbeat annual sales forecast while joining the wave of companies making layoffs, saying it would eliminate 3,900 employees from its workforce.

Even as it gave mixed signals on the outlook for growth in vehicle deliveries, Tesla reported better-than-expected profits in the latest quarter.

On Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. sparked a relief rally for the cloud before the stock retreated after management announced lackluster guidance for the technology giant's third quarter.

On Thursday, Netflix Inc. reported earnings in the fourth quarter, announcing substantially more subscriber gains than Wall Street expected, sending its shares up 6.3% post-market despite a big earnings miss.

The main highlights in a holiday-shortened week will be US earnings and retail sales as investors closely watch to see if US companies can beat estimates amid fears that higher costs are squeezing profit margins.

Citing weak demand, Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Thursday that it expects revenue in the current quarter to drop as much as 5% and could cut this year's capital expenditures compared with the previous year.

This week, Micron Technology Inc., the largest memory chipmaker in the US, reported fiscal first-quarter results that reached the low end of its guidance for both revenue and profits.

Lifted by price increases and cost-cutting that helped make up for package volume decline, FedEx Corp. reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations.

Lauding its success in clearing through a hefty inventory pile, Nike on Tuesday reported quarterly results that easily topped analyst expectations while raising its guidance.

On Thursday, Adobe announced fourth-quarter earnings and gave guidance that exceeded Wall Street estimates. While the stock is down 42% so far this year, shares of the software company rose 6% in extended trading following the results.

On Monday, shares of Oracle Corp. climbed as much as 4% after the software company posted second-quarter revenue nearly $200 million above its own guidance.

Chipmaker Broadcom Inc. reported solid fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, with EPS of $10.45 coming in better than Wall Street estimates of $10.28, indicating that demand from the data center industry and corporate customers remain strong.

On Wednesday, meme stock GameStop reported its steepest quarterly drop in revenue, missing Wall Street projections as the gaming retailer continues efforts to boost digital purchases and turn its business around.