HIMS, JOBY, LEVI and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. EVgo — Shares soared nearly 61% after the electric vehicle charger company received a $1.05 billion conditional loan from the Department of Energy. JPMorgan also upgraded EVgo to overweight . Analyst Bill Peterson pointed to EVgo’s utilization rate compared to peers as well as its owner-operator […]

Digital bank Revolut slams Meta over approach to scams

Revolut CEO, Nikolay Storonsky (L) and Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Reuters British financial technology firm Revolut on Thursday criticized Facebook parent company Meta over its approach to tackling fraud, saying the U.S. tech giant should directly compensate people who fall victim to scams via its social media platforms. A day after Meta announced a partnership […]

NVDA, LEVI, EVGO and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Wolfspeed – The semiconductor stock fell nearly 5% following a downgrade to underperform from neutral at Mizuho. The firm sees pricing for silicon carbide – a semiconductor material used in electric vehicles – being down about 10% to 20% year-over-year in 2025. Mizuho also cited lower […]

European tech brain drain ‘number one risk’ ahead of IPO

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images A European technology talent brain drain is the biggest risk factor facing Klarna as the Swedish payments company gets closer to its upcoming initial public offering, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski. […]

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: TSLA, NKE, HUM

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares declined about 4% after the electric vehicle company fell short of third-quarter delivery estimates . Deliveries came in at 462,890, versus a FactSet estimate of 463,310. Nike — The athletic apparel and footwear stock lost 6% after Nike withdrew its full-year guidance and […]

China stock ETFs surge even as mainland markets close for holiday

People walk on a pedestrian bridge displaying the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes on January 02, 2024 in Shanghai, China.  Hugo Hu | Getty Images That’s because these funds mostly invest in Chinese equities that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or U.S. exchange-listed companies that are headquartered or incorporated in China. Mainland Chinese markets, […]

HUM, NKE, JD and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Humana – Shares plunged more than 22% after the healthcare company announced dire preliminary Medicare Advantage data for 2025. The company said in an 8-K filing that 25% of its members are currently enrolled in plans rated 4 stars and above for next year, which is […]

Goldman Sachs-backed digital bank Starling hit with FCA fine

The Starling Bank banking app on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images U.K. financial regulators hit British digital lender Starling Bank with a £29 million ($38.5 million) fine over failings related to its financial crime prevention systems. In a statement on Wednesday, London’s Financial Conduct Authority said it had fined Starling “for […]

Facebook owner Meta to share data with UK banks to counter scams

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday said that it’s working with two leading banks in the U.K. on an information-sharing arrangement to help protect consumers from fraud. Meta said it was expanding its Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIPE) to enable U.K. banks to directly share information with the […]

With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know

Men inspect the damage from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Sean Rayford | Getty Images News | Getty Images As the Southeast U.S. recovers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction, consumers looking to change their air travel plans to or from affected areas without […]