HD, ONON, HRL and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Starbucks , Chipotle Mexican Grill — Shares of the coffee chain popped more than 11% in the premarket after the company replaced its chief executive, Laxman Narasimhan, with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol . Chipotle shares were down about 10%. Home Depot — Shares fell more than […]

Chinese EV company Zeekr says its battery can charge faster than Tesla

EMBARGOED TO 1910 SG (1210 LONDON) ON TUES AUG 13 2024 The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding Limited in celebration of its initial public offering on May 10, 2024. BEIJING — Chinese electric car brand Zeekr announced new batteries on Tuesday, which it says boast the fastest charge in the world. […]

Trump plans to file a $100 million lawsuit against the Justice Department over Mar-a-Lago search and ‘witch hunts’

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward the stage to speak at a rally at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana.  Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images News | Getty Images An attorney for former President Donald Trump has filed a legal notice announcing that his […]

JBLU, HE, KEY, MNDY and more

heck out the companies making headlines in midday trading. JetBlue – Shares sank 13% after the airline said it plans to sell $400 million of five-year convertible senior notes. Hawaiian Electric Industries – Shares plummeted more than 16% after the utility said it does not yet have a financing plan for the $1.7 billion Maui […]

KEY, SBUX, JBLU, LLY and more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: KeyCorp — Shares of the Cleveland-based regional bank jumped 18% after the announcement of a minority investment from The Bank of Nova Scotia. The deal gives Scotiabank 14.9% of KeyCorp’s common stock for roughly $2.8 billion in cash. Starbucks — Shares of the coffee […]

China stocks escaped much of the latest sell-off

The latest global market volatility has reinforced China’s status as a distinct market, even if its growth has slowed recently. While U.S. tech stocks plunged and Japanese stocks swung wildly in a historic two days of price action , Chinese stocks suffered less . As of the end of the Asia trading week Friday, before […]

Inflation spike in Europe is tied to the Olympics, Taylor Swift: UBS

A general view of the Eiffel Tower with the Olympics rings pictured with national flags of competing countries from the Place du Trocadero ahead of Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France. Kevin Voigt | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The Olympic Games are causing a surge in prices, but […]

SG, DOCS, ELF and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sweetgreen — Shares of the salad chain popped 24% after the company reported second-quarter revenue of $184.6 million, topping the $181 million consensus estimate, per LSEG. Sweetgreen also gave full-year revenue guidance of $670 million to $680 million. Analysts were expecting guidance of $674 million. Doximity […]

Unemployment insurance program is unprepared for a recession: experts

Job seekers attends the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair on June 26, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Renewed fears of a U.S. recession have put a spotlight on unemployment. However, the system that workers rely on to collect unemployment benefits is at risk of buckling — as it did during the […]

JPMorgan Chase rolls out AI assistant powered by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

JPMorgan Chase has rolled out a generative artificial intelligence assistant to tens of thousands of its employees in recent weeks, the initial phase of a broader plan to inject the technology throughout the sprawling financial giant. The program, called LLM Suite, is already available to more than 60,000 employees, helping them with tasks like writing […]