Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images While the government cost-cutting initiative known as the Department of Government Efficiency, which resulted in thousands of federal job cuts, winds down, mass layoffs are still roiling corporate America. Companies are under increasing pressure to trim costs against the backdrop of global economic uncertainty brought on by President…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AppLovin — The mobile ad tech company jumped 12% after first-quarter results that beat analyst expectations. AppLovin also announced it would sell its mobile gaming business in a $400 million deal. Carvana — Shares jumped more than 11% after the online used car marketplace posted better-than-expected…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Spotify — Shares of the music streaming company lost 3.5% on the back of disappointing results. Spotify reported first-quarter operating income of 509 million euros, while analysts polled by FactSet expected 519.9 million euros. Spotify’s revenue of 4.2 billion euros was in line with estimates, while…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Spotify — Shares of the music streaming company lost 3.5% on the back of disappointing results. Spotify reported first-quarter operating income of 509 million euros, while analysts polled by FactSet expected 519.9 million euros. Spotify’s revenue of 4.2 billion euros was in line with estimates, while…
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images Swedish fintech firm Klarna will be the exclusive provider of buy now, pay later loans for Walmart, taking a coveted partnership away from rival Affirm, CNBC has learned. Klarna, which just…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: McDonald’s — The fast-food giant jumped 5% following its earnings announcement . While adjusted earnings came in at $2.83 per share, in line with expectations, revenue of $6.39 billion fell short of the $6.44 billion LSEG consensus estimate. The company’s same-store sales growth of 0.4% topped…
