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Gap (GPS) reports Q1 2022 earnings
Gap Inc. on Thursday slashed its profit guidance for the full year as it reported a decline in fiscal first-quarter sales, which were dragged down by its Old Navy business. Shares fell more than 10% after hours, after closing the day up 4%. An imbalanced mix of clothing sizes, ongoing inventory delays and an uptick …
Nvidia (NVDA) earnings Q1 2023
Nvidia will slow down its hiring pace and control expenses as the company deals with a challenging macroeconomic environment, its CFO Colette Kress said after the company reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Nvidia beat analyst expectations for sales and earnings, but the stock dropped more than 10% in extended trading at one point after …
Maverick’ could be Tom Cruise’s first $100 million opening weekend
Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick” Source: Paramount This weekend Tom Cruise has a chance to do something he’s never done before — open a film to more than $100 million at the domestic box office. The prolific actor, who has made a name for himself as a fearless stuntman, has generated more than $4.2 …
Starbucks will exit Russia after 15 years, closing 130 licensed cafes
A woman drinks coffee in a Starbucks in a mall in Khimki outside Moscow. Alexander Natruskin | Russia After 15 years operating in Russia, Starbucks will exit the market, joining companies like McDonald’s, Exxon Mobil and British American Tobacco in withdrawing from the country completely. The coffee giant announced Monday that it will no longer …
Peloton took $182 million impairment charge last quarter as inventories piled up
A Peloton stationary bike for sale at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton’s goodwill took a $182 million hit in its previous fiscal quarter as inventory levels ballooned and consumer demand for its bikes and treadmills waned. During the three-month period …
Upstart CEO defends increased loan balance, says the AI lending platform’s model hasn’t changed
In an interview Tuesday with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Upstart Holdings CEO David Girouard sought to downplay investor concerns about the increased loan balance held on the financial technology firm’s balance sheet at the end of its first quarter. Shares of the artificial intelligence lending platform plunged 56.42% Tuesday, closing at $33.61 apiece, one day after …
The notion that the stock market isn’t the economy just doesn’t hold up anymore
A Wall Street subway station near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock market may not literally be the economy, but the distinction between the two is getting increasingly harder to draw. With household ownership of stocks scaling new …
Bank of England hikes interest rates in bid to fight soaring inflation
BOE Governor Andrew Bailey has warned the Bank is walking a “narrow path” between growth and inflation. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday raised interest rates to their highest level in 13 years in a bid to tackle soaring inflation. In a widely expected move, policymakers at the …
Can I live without it?
A pedestrian carries shopping bags in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Calla Kessler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sandy Magny plans to take her teenage daughter to West Palm Beach, Florida, this summer, even though airfares are surging. It won’t be cheap, but Magny doesn’t want to …
President Emmanuel Macron faceoff with Marine Le Pen
The second — and final — round of voting sees centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron face off against nationalist and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French citizens are heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential election set against the backdrop of war in Ukraine and a cost …
