It was a busy after-hours session in New York, with hotel group Marriott Group Inc (NYSE:MAR) still in play as it had been all day after the second quarter earnings report came out.
Shares were higher in the regular session but dropped 2% after the bell a reported earnings per share of US$1.13 and revenue of US$5.80bn, which was below analysts' expectations.
Big news yesterday was the group's tie up with Chinese tech behemoth Alibaba (NASDAQ:BABA) to expand its online-travel footprint as more Chinese tourists travel abroad.
Elsewhere, Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), the cloud communications specialist, was heading the other way, jumping over 13% to US$34.65 as it smashed through Wall Street expectations for its top and bottom lines for the second quarter.
The company reported revenue of US$95.9mln, which was an impressive 49% increase on the same period last year.
The company had its initial public offering (IPO) in June 2016, pricing its shares at US$15.
Twilio soars after revenue jumps nearly 50% https://t.co/RSR1IpvKGQ
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Meanwhile, Tenet Healthcare Corp (NYSE:THC) also dropped 8.45% to US$16.69 after hours, as it narrowly missed second quarter earnings and revenue expectations, but lowered its full-year guidance to between 69 cents and 99 cents a share.
Wall Street was anticipating US$1.12 per share.
Also higher was Lending Club Corp (NYSE:LC), which gained 8.79% in= after hours deals to US$5.46 after the online lending platform posted higher-than-expected revenue and surpassed estimates with its revenue guidance for the current quarter and the year.