Tag: Business

2024-09-05

Beyond Meat to launch new steak alternative as it focuses on health

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Beyond Meat in El Segundo, California, on May 30, 2024. Christina House | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Beyond Meat will introduce a whole-muscle steak alternative as part of its pivot to win over health-conscious consumers. CEO Ethan Brown said on Wednesday that the rollout will likely include a partnership with a restaurant chain known for serving healthier…

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2024-09-05

FTSE 100 drops struggling British luxury brand

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 2020/07/16: Storefront of the Burberry store in the prestigious New Bond Street. (Photo by Dave Rushen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — British luxury fashion house Burberry Group dropped out of the U.K.’s FTSE 100 stock market index on Wednesday, as waning sales and a slew of management…

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2024-09-05

Nvidia stock up after drop wiped out almost $300 billion

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 4, 2024.  I-hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia shares fell nearly 2% on Wednesday, after briefly recovering from a pre-market slip after Bloomberg reported that the company received a subpoena from the Department of Justice as part of an antitrust investigation. Nvidia denied on Wednesday…

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2024-09-04

Harris $50,000 small business startup tax deduction ahead of Trump debate

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Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., August 29, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will unveil a new proposal to provide small businesses with a $50,000 tax deduction for startup expenses, ten times the current $5,000 allowable deduction, according to a…

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2024-09-04

DraftKings slot machine payout glitch in Connecticut

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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DraftKings and another gambling company were fined a total of $22,500 by the state of Connecticut for operating an online slot machine game that failed to pay any winners on more than 20,600 spins over one week in August 2023. The game, Deal or No Deal Banker’s Bonanza, was advertised to pay out almost…

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2024-09-04

Weight loss drugs cut Covid-19 deaths, study finds

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People taking the key component of blockbuster weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy were less likely to die of Covid-19 or suffer adverse effects from the virus, researchers found in a new study. People who were already being treated with a 2.4 mg dose of the drug semaglutide — the active ingredient in pharma titan Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and…

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2024-09-03

Restaurant chains that filed for bankruptcy this year

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The Red Lobster logo is displayed outside of a closed restaurant in Torrance, California, on May 14, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Restaurant bankruptcy filings have surged so far this year, echoing a broader rise in corporate bankruptcies across sectors. At least 10 restaurant chains, not including multi-unit franchisees, have filed for bankruptcy in 2024….

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2024-09-02

Ulta earnings Q2 2024

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Ulta Beauty shares sank 7% in extended trading Thursday as the company fell short of second-quarter expectations and trimmed its full-year guidance after a decline in same-store sales during the most recent period. It was the company’s first earnings per share miss since May 2020 and first revenue miss since December 2020. Comparable sales for the second quarter fell…

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2024-09-01

Lululemon (LULU) earnings Q2 2024

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Lululemon lowered its guidance and posted its first revenue miss in more than two years on Thursday after it botched a highly anticipated product launch and growth slowed in the Americas.  The company now expects full-year net revenue to be between $10.38 billion and $10.48 billion, down from a previous range of between $10.7 billion and $10.8 billion. Lululemon anticipates…

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2024-09-01

Dell earnings report Q2 2025

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Michael Dell at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David Grogan | CNBC  Dell reported quarterly results on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations, powered by an 80% increase in server sales. The stock rose more than 3% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did for the fiscal second quarter…

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