Salesforce Inc. executives predicted record adjusted earnings in the second quarter and increased their guidance for record profit for the full year Wednesday, but shares still declined more than 4% in after-hours trading.
Salesforce CRMhas easily been the biggest gainer among Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIAcomponents this year, increasing more than 65% amid a wave of activist-investor activity and Chief Executive Marc Benioff’s pivot from focusing on revenue growth to expanding profit margins with layoffs and other cost…
