U.S. commercial crude inventories dropped by 1.1 million barrels a day in the week through Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration,
compared with analyst expectations for a decrease of 1.6 million barrels.
The results were i n line
with analyst expectations, as operating income was up five per cent on a constant currency basis to $ 3.9 billion as other operating expenses of $ 2.2 billion increased 5 %.
That was in line
with analyst expectations.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) fiscal first quarter results were in - line
with analyst expectations, but management's second quarter guidance was notably ahead of expectations.
Facebook's revenue in the first quarter totaled $ 1.46 billion, versus $ 1.06 billion in the year - ago period, and roughly in line
with analyst expectations.