After-hours buzz: Microsoft, United, Texas Instruments & more

Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Monday:

Microsoft - Shares fell nearly 3 percent after the company reported earnings of 71 cents per share on $26.47 billion in revenue.

Wall Street had expected the tech giant to post earnings of 71 cents per share on $26.3 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters consensus estimates.

Texas Instruments - The stock declined modestly after the chipmaker handed in earnings of 76 cents per share or revenue of $3.27 billion, boosted by higher demand from automakers. Wall Street expected it to report profit of 69 cents per share on sales of $3.36 billion.

United Technologies - The chipmaker beat Street expectations, but shares fell about 2 percent after the firm slashed its full-year forecasts due to negative impact of a stronger dollar.

Plum Creek Timber - Shares were little changed after the Seattle-based company reported profit of 39 cents per share on sales of $428 million.

Analysts had forecast the specialty REIT to hand in earnings of 34 cents per share on $411 million in revenue.

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