When a company performs well and I interview its CEO on CNBC, I consider the stock’s performance before fashioning my questions. When a chief executive is hitting it out of the park, the interview is going to be easy. My main objective is to find out if the great numbers …
At American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending firm Upstart, there’s a strong interest in microloans as cash-strapped Americans try to scrape by. That juxtaposition underscores the growing picture of bifurcation among income brackets in America. And adds …
A customer walks through The Home Depot store on February 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The state of the consumer in 2024 is already taking shape — even before the country’s major retailers begin to report first-quarter earnings, starting with Home Depot and Walmart next …
As investors say farewell to a week marked by a Federal Reserve meeting, surprise labor market data and the latest corporate earnings, they’re left trying to figure out what it all means for a stock market that’s still deciding where it wants to go. All three of the major market …
Starbucks shares plummeted Tuesday evening by roughly 11.5% after the coffee giant delivered a much weaker-than-expected quarter. The company also cut its outlook for fiscal 2024, leaving little room for optimism of a quick rebound in traffic at its stores. Revenue fell 2% year over year to $8.56 billion in …
Stocks that have been under pressure this week could be primed for a rebound. The major averages rose on Friday, attempting a comeback from the prior session’s losses and the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s worst day since March 2023. Despite the recovery attempt, all three indexes are tracking for a …
McDonald’s is planning to sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts at its restaurants nationwide by the end of 2026, the chains announced Tuesday. The rollout will start in the second half of this year, but it will take roughly two and a half years as Krispy Kreme more than doubles its distribution …
