Capital One shares rose on Tuesday evening despite the company reporting an extremely noisy second-quarter result due to the Discover integration. Still, we like where the company is headed with this game-changing acquisition. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 increased 31% year over year to $12.5 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $12.7…
A Delta Air Lines plane takes off at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 24, 2021. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images For United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, there’s his airline, his carrier’s main rival, Delta Air Lines, and then everyone else. Delta and United accounted for more than 86% of the…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Netflix — Shares fell 2% after Netflix warned that operating margin in the second half of 2025 will be lower than the first half because of higher content amortization, as well as sales and marketing costs, because of a larger slate of content. Otherwise, the streaming…
A Boeing 767-332(ER) from Delta Air Lines takes off from Barcelona El Prat Airport in Barcelona on Oct. 8, 2024. Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines trimmed its 2025 profit forecast as it deals with lower-than-expected demand this year and the industry manages a glut of flights, but the carrier’s outlook…
It’s been a week of records for the U.S. stock market — and for several stocks in the CNBC Investing Club’s portfolio. The S & P 500 jumped to an all-time high of 6,187.68 Friday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose to a new record of 20,311.51. Both benchmark gauges advanced around 4% from last…
Anna Barclay | Getty Images The long-running rivalry between the country’s top premium credit cards is about to heat up again. JPMorgan Chase announced last week that a refresh of its Sapphire Reserve — the travel and dining rewards card that went viral when it arrived in 2016 — was imminent. In response, American Express…
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airplane tickets are getting cheaper, but it’s getting more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge. Capital One is the latest company to limit access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding. Starting Feb. 1, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will no longer be able…
In a year that hasn’t been kind to many big-name stocks, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is standing near the top. Berkshire shares have posted a 17% return year-to-date, while the S&P 500 index is down 6%. That performance places Berkshire among the top 10% of the U.S. market’s large-cap leaders, and the run has been…
American Express‘s affluent cardmembers are showing few signs of curbing their spending, and younger customers drove growth in first-quarter transaction volumes, Chief Financial Officer Christophe Le Caillec told CNBC. Billed business on AmEx cards rose 6% in the period, or 7% when adjusted for the impact of leap year, the company reported Thursday, which shows that the…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Verizon Communications — The telecommunications giant saw shares climb 1% after the firm posted its strongest quarterly wireless subscriber growth in five years, boosted by solid demand for its customizable offerings such as myPlan. Verizon reported earnings of $1.10 per share last quarter, matching an average…
