Month: February 2025
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Krispy Kreme, Chegg, Zoom Communications and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Solventum — Shares surged roughly 10% after the health-care company announced it would sell its purification and filtration business to Thermo Fisher Scientific for $4.1 billion. The transaction is expected to wrap up by the end of 2025. Sempra — The utility stock plunged 20%. Sempra […]
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Apple shareholders reject outside proposal to end DEI programs
CEO of Apple Tim Cook poses as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 9, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple shareholders on Tuesday rejected a request to abolish its Inclusion & Diversity program, signaling that investors still see value in the company’s diversity programs. […]
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Hims & Hers shares plunge 28% on concerns over weight loss business, margins
The Hims app arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Hims & Hers Health fell 28% on Tuesday, a day after the telehealth company released fourth-quarter results that disappointed on gross margin and sparked concerns about the future of its […]
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PayPal lays out strategy for Venmo to reach $2 billion in revenue in 2027
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images At PayPal‘s first investor day in four years, CEO Alex Chriss will deliver a clear message to shareholders: Venmo isn’t just an easy way to split the dinner tab. Chriss, who took the helm in September 2023, is trying to spur a turnaround at the payments company, and Venmo is […]
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‘It’s the beginning’: Kremlin plays it cool ahead of more U.S. talks, says Biden ‘messed things up badly’
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during a summit of leaders of nations, which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Moscow, Russia October 8, 2024. Sergei Ilnitsky | Via Reuters After its initial enthusiasm for the thawing of frozen relations, the Kremlin now appears to be playing […]
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Athenahealth to offer Abridge’s AI scribe to its network of thousands of doctors
A doctor looks at an AI-generated clinical note. Courtesy of Athenahealth Health-care software vendor Athenahealth on Tuesday said it will offer Abridge’s artificial intelligence scribing tool to its network of more than 160,000 clinicians. Athenahealth has developed an electronic health record, revenue cycle management tools and patient engagement tools for ambulatory care providers, which include […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Eli Lilly, Keurig Dr Pepper, Home Depot, Chegg and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Hims & Hers Health — Shares tumbled 22%. While the telehealth provider posted a fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat , it said it would no longer be able to sell compounded versions of weight loss drugs after the first quarter. This comes after the Food and […]
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Nvida to report earnings amid infrastructure spending, DeepSeek concerns
Nvidia is scheduled to report fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday after the bell. It’s expected to put the finishing touches on one of the most remarkable years from a large company ever. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $38 billion in sales for the quarter ended in January, which would be a 72% increase on an […]
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Unilever CEO Schumacher to step down after less than two years in the job
Tubs of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in a store freezer. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher is stepping down after less than two years in the job, the company said Tuesday, with current CFO Fernando Fernandez set to take his place leading the company. Schumacher — who took the reins […]
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How digitally native companies like Rothy’s are growing profitably in a new era for retail
Direct-to-consumer footwear brand Rothy’s just recorded its best year on record after the company appointed retail veteran Jenny Ming, one of the co-founders of Old Navy, as its CEO. Ming took the helm of the flats maker from co-founder Stephen Hawthornthwaite in January 2024. Under her direction, the company grew sales 17% to $211 million […]
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