In this article QSR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Burger King’s plan to revive its U.S. business is already showing signs of improved franchisee profitability, on top of stronger sales. “We’ve moved sales back in the right direction, but we’ve already started to move franchise profitability meaningfully higher,” Josh Kobza, CEO of parent company
A view of the Starbucks vending van during its debut in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Long Wei | Future Publishing | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Starbucks — Starbucks shares lost nearly 3% after a union representing workers said strikes are slated to begin Friday
Bret Shuford and Stephen Hanna knew from early on in their relationship they wanted to raise a child together. But the married couple didn’t think a biological child was a possibility. As freelancers in the creative arts, income isn’t always steady for Shuford and Hanna, even when working on Broadway. The Houston-based couple, known as
Oddity Il Makiage Coutesy: Oddity Beauty and tech company Oddity, which runs the Il Makiage and Spoiled Child brands, filed to go public Friday as the once-frozen IPO market warms up. The Israel-based company plans to trade on the Nasdaq using the ticker ODD. The company didn’t immediately disclose how the offering would be priced
In this article JCI KR TSN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A robot plays the piano at the Apsara Conference, a cloud computing and artificial intelligence conference, in China, on Oct. 19, 2021. While China revamps its rulebook for tech, the European Union is thrashing out its own regulatory framework to rein in AI
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you sell investments this year, it’s less likely to affect your 2023 tax bill next spring, experts say. Due to inflation adjustments from the IRS, there are larger brackets for long-term capital gains, which apply to investments owned for more than one year. The changes mean it
In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Grindr at the NYSE, Nov. 18, 2022. Source: NYSE Just over half a year after Grindr‘s debut, leadership of the dating and hook-up platform focused on LGBTQ+ men is settling into life as a public company and charting a roadmap for the future. The stock initially
Uber driver uses GPS navigation. Jaden Urbi | CNBC Workers have been picking up secondary jobs to help makes ends meet amid rampant inflation. That second stream of income can also be a smart move to help workers fill income gaps after they are laid off and looking for a new opportunity. “They pick up
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In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Marchers with Starbucks pass through the landmark intersection of Hollywood and Highland during the annual Pride Parade in Los Angeles, June 12, 2022. David Mcnew | Getty Images Some organized Starbucks stores will strike across the U.S. starting Friday in Seattle after the coffee giant
In this article GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks during the 2023 Forbes Iconoclast Summit at Pier 60 on June 12, 2023 in New York City. Taylor Hill | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is likely to take a large writedown for its 2021 acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky
Artificial intelligence algorithms are increasingly being used in financial services — but they come with some serious risks around discrimination. Sadik Demiroz | Photodisc | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. From biometric identification systems that disproportionately misidentify the faces of Black people and minorities, to applications of voice recognition
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images At the midpoint of 2023, some investors see a recession storm on the horizon while others see clear skies ahead. The recession crowd is worried about negative consumer sentiment, while the no-recession camp is heartened by more-positive-than-expected data from the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey, released in June.
Blackcat | E+ | Getty Images Having ample cash set aside can help prevent an unexpected emergency from turning into a financial catastrophe. But when it comes to emergency savings, more than half of Americans — 57% — are uncomfortable with the level of money they have set aside, according to a new Bankrate survey.
In this article NSC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cleanup efforts continue on portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | AP Norfolk Southern supervisors didn’t address an engineer’s safety concerns before a train loaded with toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine,
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Marko Klaric / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images Americans are eager to travel this summer despite inflation-strapped budgets. “They’re booking flights, hotels, rental cars, vacation homes,” said Hopper economist Hayley Berg. “They are also exhibiting deal-seeking behavior.” The overall price of travel is up 16% from this time in 2019, according to the NerdWallet
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In this article SPCE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Carrier aircraft VMS Eve releases spacecraft VSS Unity before firing its rocket engine during the Unity 25 spaceflight on May 25, 2023. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic has successfully raised $300 million via an “at the market” offering of common stock, the company disclosed in a