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FedEx beats earnings estimates, forecasts $1 billion cost savings in the next fiscal year
A FedEx truck on Cyber Monday in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images FedEx reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue Tuesday as the company announced it had achieved its $4 billion cost-cutting goal and will aim to trim another $1 billion in its upcoming […]
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Carnival shares pop on earnings beat and raised full-year outlook
Carnival shares climbed roughly 7% on Tuesday after the cruise line posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance. According to the company’s earnings report, the cruise operator posted adjusted earnings of 35 cents per share while beating analyst estimates of 24 cents, according to LSEG. Adjusted revenue came in at at record $6.3 […]
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Home price hikes are slowing more than expected
A Compass Realty sign is posted in front of a home for sale on June 23, 2025 in Greenbrae, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rising supply and slowing demand in the housing market are finally causing prices to cool off, and the weakness is accelerating. Home prices nationally rose just […]
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Back-to-school spending persists despite economic pressure, consumer survey says
A variety of school supplies, including lunch boxes and backpacks in different colors and patterns, are on display for the upcoming school year. Deb Cohn-Orbach | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Families are not holding back on back-to-school spending this year, despite growing economic pressure, according to a new PwC consumer survey. […]
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McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme will end doughnut partnership next month
Glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s are ending their partnership for good. The chain will stop selling its doughnuts at McDonald’s restaurants on July 2, the companies said in a press release Tuesday. McDonald’s USA’s Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Alyssa Buetikofer said […]
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How Fanatics is teaching business acumen to pro athletes
Fanatics logo is seen on the dugout wall before the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on July 3, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) Justin Berl | Getty Images Sports merchandising giant Fanatics is aiming to build a training camp for athletes to prepare them […]
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Airlines divert, cancel more Middle East flights after Iran attacks U.S. military base
Airspace over the Middle East on Monday afternoon EDT, according to FlightRadar24. Courtesy: Flightradar24 Airlines diverted more flights in the Middle East on Monday after Iran’s armed forces said the country launched a missile strike on a U.S. military base in Qatar, exacerbating the region’s military conflict. At least six commercial aircraft turned around near […]
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May home sales increase very slightly, but prices hit another record high
A for sale sign is displayed near a home on April 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes rose very slightly in May, up 0.8% from April, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.03 million units, according to the National Association of […]
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New Stellantis CEO faces slew of challenges, vows to avoid ‘mediocrity’
Incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, head of the company’s Americas operations, greets a Windsor Assembly Plant employee during an event celebrating Chrysler’s 100th anniversary on June 6, 2025. Stellantis DETROIT — “Mediocrity is not worth the trip.” That was part of incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa’s first public message after being named to lead the […]
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The flight patterns of private-jet setters are changing, says NetJets CEO
Market volatility and geopolitical tensions haven’t slowed demand for private jets, although the travel patterns of the wealthy are changing, according to the president of NetJets. The summer travel season is shaping up to be another strong year for NetJets, with wealthy Americans traveling both within the U.S. and Europe, NetJets President Patrick Gallagher told […]
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