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The Burger King logo is displayed at a Burger King fast food restaurant on January 17, 2024 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Restaurant Brands International on Wednesday reported same-store sales growth of 2.5%, fueled by the better-than-expected performance from Burger King’s and Popeyes’ restaurants. Shares of the company rose roughly 1% in…
Compass Minerals could be a winner from this year’s cold winter, per JPMorgan. Analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral. He also raised his target price by $2 to $15 per share, which suggests 25.3% upside potential from Tuesday’s close. Compass Minerals has struggled of late, with multiple “business dislocations that have…
Cartons of eggs are displayed at a grocery store with a warning that limits will be placed on purchases as bird flu continues to affect the egg industry on Feb. 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The January consumer price index report is likely to tell a familiar story: Another…
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 06, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing inflation down and signaled that policymakers aren’t…
James Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outside of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, fueled by a global rise in demand for its drinks. Shares of the company rose 2%…
A McDonald’s restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska, on Oct. 23, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images McDonald’s is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Monday. Here is what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting the company to report: Earnings per share: $2.83 expected Revenue: $6.44 billion expected The fast-food giant…
President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is interviewed by Fox News on the first full day of Trump’s second term, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2025. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The White House on Friday sought to blame former President Joe Biden for lower-than-expected U.S. job gains in January,…
SoftBank is close to finalizing a $40 billion primary investment in OpenAI at a $260 billion pre-money valuation, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. SoftBank would pay out the funding, which would mean a $300 billion post-money valuation for OpenAI, over the next 12 to 24 months, with the first payment coming as soon as spring,…
A hiring sign is displayed in the window of a Chipotle on August 22, 2024 in Alexandria, Virginia. Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images Job creation was weaker than expected in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 143,000 for the month, down from an upwardly revised…
UBS warns that the trade war with China could escalate from current levels, despite President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on U.S. tariff threats against Mexico and Canada. As of Tuesday, the U.S. levied a 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, but Trump has previously threatened tariffs as high as 60% against China, UBS global equity…