Affirm CEO Max Levchin said Friday that while the buy now, pay later firm isn’t seeing credit stress among federally employed borrowers due to the government shutdown, there are signs of a change in shopping habits. “We are seeing a very subtle loss of interest in shopping just for that group, and a couple of…
Texas Roadhouse on Thursday evening reported a mixed third quarter as stubbornly high beef prices continued to weigh on profitability, overshadowing what was otherwise the highest quarterly revenue, same-store sales, and traffic growth of the year. Revenue in the quarter ending Sept. 30 increased 12.8% year over year to $1.44 billion, exceeding the LSEG-complied Wall…
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday, rejecting the administration’s plan to partially fund the food stamp program…
Shares of Airbnb rose as much as 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue and offered rosy guidance. Here’s how the company did based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.21 vs. $2.34 cents expected Revenue: $4.10 billion vs. $4.08 billion expected…
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks during the 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting on Nov. 6, 2025. Courtesy: Tesla Tesla said shareholders voted in favor of CEO Elon Musk’s almost $1 trillion pay plan, with 75% support among voting shares. Board members recommended shareholders approve the pay plan, which they introduced in September. Top proxy advisors…
Chipotle Mexican Grill and Coach store logos. Getty Images Chipotle and Cava pinned weaker sales on younger customers who are pulling back and packing lunches. But Gen Z shoppers are still spending on Coach handbags to bring to work — even if they’re skipping bowls and burritos. Coach’s parent company, Tapestry, raised its full-year outlook…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to make an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to slash the prices of some of their obesity drugs, including upcoming…
David Sacks, White House AI and Crypto Czar, attends a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Venture capitalist David Sacks, who is serving as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar, said Thursday…
Hailey Bieber’s cosmetics line Rhode is expected to increase E.l.f. Beauty‘s annual sales by $200 million this fiscal year, but its new parent company’s full-year guidance still fell below expectations, leading its stock to plunge 29% Wednesday. E.l.f., which declined to release full-year guidance last quarter, is expecting full-year revenue to be between $1.55 billion…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: Stocks were staging a comeback following a nasty selloff on Tuesday. But the rally has not been concentrated in AI-related names. It has developed as…
