Amazon and iRobot announced it is acquiring the Roomba maker for $61 a share in an all-cash deal valued at $1.7 billion, as Amazon pushes its presence in consumer robotics.

Shares of financial technology giant PayPal Holdings Inc. surged more than 12% in premarket trading Wendsday after the company announced better-than-expected second-quarter results and said it made significant progress in terms of capital efficiency.

After a three-day bombardment of earnings reports from mega-cap tech companies last week, Amazon was the big winner, posting better-than-expected results that spurred a sharp rise in the stock on Friday.

On Thursday, investors were encouraged by Apple's quarterly results that were "just good enough" to ease concerns about a strong dollar, inflation, chip shortages, and COVID-19 precautions in China.

Driven by demand for cloud computing services, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday forecasted revenue this fiscal year would grow by double digits in sales and operating income in fiscal 2023.

Last week, shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) plunged to their biggest drop in 14 years after the company said cash-strapped customers and stiffer competition would pressure its business through the end of the year.

On Monday, International Business Machines, better known as IBM, reported better-than-expected quarterly revenues, rising 9% year-over-year to $15.5 billion on strong demand for the company's AI and hybrid cloud products.

On Tuesday, Netflix, whose stock has had a rough 2022, said it had lost fewer subscribers in the second quarter than previously anticipated, sending shares up 8% in after-hours trading.

Electric-vehicle leader Tesla on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings after the bell that beat analysts' expectations again. Despite facing several challenges, including limited production and shutdowns in Shanghai for the majority of the second quarter, Tesla reported revenues of $16.93 billion.

On Tuesday, Electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc. signed a definitive agreement with Walmart to buy at least 4,500 of its upcoming electric delivery vans, a significant win for the embattled vehicle maker.

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Elliott Management Corp., known for its activist investments, has taken a major stake in Pinterest Inc., citing people familiar with the matter.

After much-awaited vehicle production and delivery figures, Rivian Automotive said Wednesday it manufactured 4,401 electric vehicles at its Illinois plant in the second quarter.

On Friday, General Motors offered lackluster guidance for its second quarter as continued supply chain disruptions impact its wholesale volumes.

In a deal that gives the e-commerce giant the option to acquire a stake in the company, Amazon agreed to add Just Eat Takeaway.com NV's Grubhub to its suite of Prime services in the U.S.

On Tuesday, CEO Elon Musk of Tesa said the electric vehicle maker would be cutting its salaried workforce by 10% over the next three months.

Shares of the leading supplier of memory and storage chips, Micron, fell 5.8% in Friday trading after the company reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results, but guidance missed analyst views.

Earlier this week, Twitter announced that Shopify's merchant customers would be able to connect their Twitter accounts to their Shopify accounts.

On Tuesday, Roku shares jumped 8% after an analyst at Needham outlined reasons she thinks the company can benefit from Netflix's planned push into selling ads.

On Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook parent, Meta Platforms, told CNBC's Jim Cramer that the defining trait of the metaverse is the ability to feel a sense of presence.

On Tuesday, Coinbase Global Inc. added to a further wave of reckoning through the cryptocurrency industry after the company said it would cut almost a fifth of its staff.

Last week, Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio reported disappointing first-quarter results, having lost $281.2 million, broader than the $68.8 million it lost a year ago.

In an effort to expand vehicle production, Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it plans to add 6,200 union manufacturing jobs and invest $3.7 billion into plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri.

Intel is joining other companies in reassessing priorities amid global economic uncertainty as it adjusts near-term spending plans.

At the company's recent Investor Day, music streaming service Spotify said it expects revenue to increase tenfold in the coming decade.

Next week, Apple Inc. is expected to announce significant changes to the iPad's software which will likely morph the tablet into more of a computer and less of a phone, according to people familiar with the matter.