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Apple opens up third-party app payments in Korea, will still take 26% cut
Tim Cook at the Apple launch event, March 8, 2022 Apple Apple said on Thursday that developers with iPhone apps distributed exclusively in the South Korean App Store can request to use third-party payment systems instead of Apple’s in-app offering. But doing so will come at a cost. Apple will require apps that take advantage […]
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Captain Minnie Mouse, ‘Frozen’ and a $5,000 Star Wars cocktail: Disney pins big hopes on new Wish cruise ship
Captain Minnie poses on board Disney’s newest cruise ship The Wish. Disney It’s been a decade since Disney has expanded its cruise fleet. Its newest addition, set to launch in a couple weeks, is a 1,119-foot floating theme park. The Disney Wish is one of more than 30 ships from a variety of leaders in […]
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Nikola still short of shareholder support to issue new stock – hampered by founder Trevor Milton
CEO and founder of U.S. Nikola, Trevor Milton speaks during presentation of its new full-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with CNH Industrial, at an event in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters Electric truck startup Nikola is still short of clearing a shareholder hurdle to raise new funds, the […]
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Comeback candidates: These S&P 500 stocks are Wall Street’s favorite bets for the second half of 2022
The S & P 500 is wrapping up its worst first half in generations, but Wall Street believes some stocks could still post a comeback in the latter part of 2022. Stocks have had a volatile start to the year, as a combination of rising inflation and a hawkish Federal Reserve spurred investors to drop […]
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Walgreens profits squeezed as Covid vaccines wane, company invests in health-care business
Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday said its quarterly sales declined and profits got hit by waning Covid-19 vaccination demand, heavy investments in its health care business and an opioid settlement with Florida. Shares were down by about 4% in morning trading. The drugstore chain stood by its full-year forecast, saying it expects adjusted earnings per […]
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Supreme Court says EPA does not have authority to set climate standards for power plants
A view of the backside of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 6, 2022 in Washington, DC. According to media reports, Drew Angerer | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the EPA does not have authority to set standards on climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions for existing power plants. The 6-3 ruling said that […]
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Bed Bath & Beyond names new chief accounting officer in latest executive change as sales plunge
Bed Bath & Beyond on Thursday named a new chief accounting officer, marking another leadership change as the retailer struggles with plunging sales. The company said Laura Crossen will take over as the senior vice president of finance and chief accounting officer, replacing John Barresi, who resigned earlier this month after stepping into the role […]
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Bath & Body Works can more than double after falling 60%, Piper Sandler says
It’s time to buy shares of Bath & Body Works , which is a “defensible growth story” that can more than double from here after its recent stock tumble, according to Piper Sandler. Analyst Korinne Wolfmeyer initiated coverage of Bath & Body Works with an overweight rating, saying in a note Thursday that the stock […]
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Raymond James says it’s time to buy health care apparel stock Figs, which can surge 80%
Investors should load up on Figs shares, as the health care apparel name has already priced in much of the bad news around inflation, according to Raymond James. Analyst Rick B. Patel initiated coverage of Figs with a strong buy rating, saying note Wednesday that the company is better positioned to outperform in the second […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walgreens, Constellation Brands, RH and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator earned an adjusted 96 cents per share for its latest quarter, 4 cents above estimates, with revenue also beating analyst forecasts. Walgreens also reaffirmed its full-year guidance, forecasting low-single-digit adjusted earnings growth. The stock fell 2.7% in premarket action. […]
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