American Express platinum business card. Courtesy: American Express American Express on Thursday unveiled updates to its flagship credit card amid heightened industry competition over the country’s high spenders. The company said that consumer and business versions of its refreshed Platinum card now carry an $895 annual fee, about 29% higher than the current fee of…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: McDonald’s — Shares of the fast-food giant gained more than 4% after second-quarter results surpassed analysts’ estimates. McDonald’s earned $3.19 per share after adjustments on revenue of $6.84 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG were looking for a profit of $3.15 per share and revenue of $6.7…
After years of testing, robotaxis are starting to become a normal part of transportation in certain parts of the U.S. and China, where a handful of companies are competing to become market leaders. In the U.S., Alphabet’s Waymo has pulled ahead of its rivals and says it has more than 1,500 robotaxis on the road…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Carnival — The cruise line jumped nearly 7% after beating second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations. Carnival reported adjusted earnings of 35 cents per share on revenue of $6.33 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of 25 cents per share on revenue of $6.21 billion,…
Customers enter an Olive Garden restaurant in Pittsburg, California, US, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Friday beat Wall Street’s earnings and revenue estimates, while the Olive Garden parent predicted solid growth for fiscal year 2026. Shares of Darden rose more than 2% in premarket…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Home Depot — The home improvement retailer gained 2.4% after it stuck by its guidance for the full year . CFO Richard McPhail also told CNBC Home Depot doesn’t plan to increase prices due to tariffs. Viking Holdings — Shares of the cruise line fell 5.6%…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Alphabet — The tech behemoth fell 8%. Eddy Cue, senior vice president of services at Apple, said on Wednesday that Apple was “actively looking at” reshaping its Safari web browser to focus on AI-powered search functions, according to a Bloomberg report . Cue made the comments…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Disney — Shares of the media and entertainment company advanced more than 7% after surpassing Wall Street’s second-quarter estimates. Disney reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.45 on revenue of $23.62 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $1.20 per share and $23.14 billion,…
Lyft logo is seen in this illustration taken June 27, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft on Wednesday announced that it’s buying European taxi app Free Now in a 175 million euro ($199 million) deal. The company said that the acquisition — Lyft’s first in Europe — is expected to close in…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Okta — Shares surged 24% after the cloud software firm posted a fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Okta reported adjusted earnings of 78 cents per share on revenue of $682 million, while analysts polled by LSEG expected 74 cents in earnings per share and $670 million…
