The tech giant's earnings and outlook topped forecasts amid a strong showing from enterprise services and printing. Shares jumped more than 10 percent.
Japanese stocks plunged 9 percent off intraday highs on Thursday as weak Chinese data added to growing fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve may withdraw its bond buying sooner than expected.
SolarCity, with its shares up more than 50 percent in a little more than a week, may go down as the poster child of the sizzling market for this nutty round of solar stocks.