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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Affirm, Coinbase, Pinterest and more
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Affirm — Stock in the buy now, pay later company pulled back nearly 8%. Affirm issued fiscal fourth- quarter revenue guidance ranging between $815 million and $845 million, with a midpoint of $830 million. That’s short of the consensus estimate of $841 million, per LSEG. Pinterest […]
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Krispy Kreme stock plunges after doughnut chain pauses McDonald’s rollout, pulls outlook
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Krispy Kreme stock plunged 24% on Thursday morning after the doughnut chain said it is “reassessing” its rollout with McDonald’s and pulled its full-year outlook in part due to economic “softness.” Krispy Kreme is not planning to launch its doughnuts in any additional McDonald’s locations in […]
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Trump says 10% is floor for tariffs; ‘Some will be much higher’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that 10% will be the floor for his tariffs on imports from other countries that seek to reach trade agreements with the United States. “Some will be much higher because they have massive trade surpluses and in many cases they didn’t treat us right,” Trump told reporters at the […]
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UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO’s killing
Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Courtesy: UnitedHealth Group A group of investors sued UnitedHealthcare Group on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading them after the killing of its CEO, Brian Thompson. The class action lawsuit — filed in the Southern District of New York — accuses the health insurance company of not initially adjusting their 2025 […]
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Watch live: Trump unveils United Kingdom trade deal, first since ‘reciprocal’ tariff pause
President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled the broad outline of a trade agreement with the United Kingdom. The deal is the first by the United States with a country whose imports were subject to new tariffs imposed by Trump in early April. But specifics about the deal were not immediately clear, and nothing was signed […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Shopify, AppLovin, Peloton, Tapestry and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Shopify — Shares of the commerce technology platform dove 8.7% even after first-quarter revenue came in at $2.36 billion, beating the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.33 billion. Shopify had risen 20% over the past month, and its full year guidance set operating expenses at 39%-40% of […]
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Restaurant Brands earnings miss as Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons post same-store sales declines
A Burger King restaurant is seen on October 25, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations as same-store sales of Popeyes, Burger King and Tim Hortons declined. But the restaurant company is seeing sales turn around already. “As we […]
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Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, cuts container market outlook on U.S.-China tariff tensions
The Maersk Alfirk, left, and Colorado Express container ships docked at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Danish shipping giant Maersk on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit but warned that the current level of U.S.-China trade tariffs could restrict […]
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Britain set to become the first country to sign a trade deal with U.S., The New York Times reports
The U.S. Stars and Stripes flag hangs on Whitehall with the figure of Lord Nelson on the top of his column in Trafalgar Square, on 3rd June 2019, in London England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images Britain is reportedly set to sign a trade deal with the U.S., making it the first […]
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Apple says Epic Games contempt ruling could cost ‘substantial sums’
An Apple store in Walnut Creek, California, U.S., on April 30, 2025. Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple is asking a court to pause a recent decision in its case against Epic Games and allow the iPhone maker to once again charge a commission on in-app transactions that link out for payment. Last […]
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