What To Know: Salesforce posted excellent second-quarter earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported quarterly earnings of $2.12 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.90, a 78.15% increase over earnings of $1.19 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.60 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $8.52 billion, a 11.40% increase over sales of $7.72 billion the same period last year.