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Sears Survives, NFLX & UAL Earnings, and Microsoft's Impressive Quarter

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  • (0:45) - Chipotle With More Health Scares
  • (3:35) - Sears on Amazon
  • (8:30) - Netflix Earnings Report
  • (11:15) - United Airlines Earnings Report
  • (16:10) - Microsoft Earnings Report
  • (20:00) - Episode Roundup: Podcast@Zacks.com

On today’s episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week’s biggest stories, including the rare positive week from Sears, as well as the latest earnings results from Netflix and Microsoft.

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Before diving into this week’s top stories, the hosts took some time to have a little fun with a relatively absurd report involving Chipotle (CMG - Free Report) . You may have seen the video that has gone semi-viral, but apparently, just days after an alleged norovirus outbreak in a D.C.-area restaurant, there were reports of “rodents falling from the ceiling” in a Dallas-area store.

Next, Maddy and Ryan discussed the latest in the desperate survival of Sears (SHLD - Free Report) . This week, the struggling retailer received a new line of credit from CEO Eddie Lampert’s hedge fund, and the company announced that it would begin selling its Kenmore appliances on Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) .

Get the full details here: Why Is Sears Skyrocketing?

The hosts also jumped into Q2 earnings season, starting with video streaming giant Netflix (NFLX - Free Report) . Interestingly, Netflix posted a rare earnings miss, but the stock soared on the back of better-than-expected subscriber numbers. Also, Maddy and Ryan covered the latest results from United (UAL - Free Report) , an airliner that has dominated the news for all the wrong reasons. Nevertheless, United was able to post a solid earnings beat.

Finally, the hosts covered Microsoft (MSFT - Free Report) and its incredible quarter, which saw the software giant post a massive earnings beat thanks to strong cloud growth. Maddy and Ryan discussed what went right for the company, including its continued success with Azure and LinkedIn.

Read more here: Azure, Office 365 Help Microsoft to Top Q4 Earnings

As a reminder, if you feel that we missed something, or if you want us to cover a different story, shoot us an email at podcast@zacks.com. Make sure to check out all of our other audio content at zacks.com/podcast, and remember to subscribe and leave us a rating on iTunes.

As always, thanks for listening to this episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, and check back for even more news from the investment and financial world!

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