DG, AFRM, BBY and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Dollar General – The discount retailer's shares tumbled nearly 30% after the company slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year. Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the softer sales trends are partially attributable to a core customer...

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GM folding its all-electric BrightDrop vans into Chevrolet brand

Brightdrop EV600 vanSource: BrightdropDETROIT – General Motors is folding its all-electric BrightDrop commercial vans into the Chevrolet brand in an attempt to increase sales, accessibility and recognition of the vehicles.The change is expected to expand the selling and service points from a handful of dealers to Chevrolet's large network...

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Shares halted after apparent early release

Facade of GAP retail store with logo sign on sunny day, San Francisco, California, June 7, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGap shares were halted Thursday morning after its quarterly earnings results were apparently released early.The apparel retailer is set to post second-quarter earnings after the closing bell Thursday....

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Dollar General shares crater 20% as retailer cuts outlook, blaming ‘financially constrained’ customers

A sign hangs above a Dollar General store in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2023.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesDollar General shares tumbled Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year, suggesting its lower-income customers are struggling in this economy.Shares of the retailer, which...

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NVDA, CRM, CRWD, HPQ and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Nvidia — The chip designer and artificial intelligence bellwether slipped more than 4% despite surpassing Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom line in its fiscal second quarter. Nvidia earned 68 cents per share on revenue of $30.04 billion,...

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Best Buy (BBY) earnings Q2 2025

People walk into a Best Buy store in a Brooklyn mall on August 29, 2023 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesBest Buy raised its fiscal-year profit guidance Thursday after exceeding earnings and revenue expectations for the most recent quarter. The retailer now expects to see full-year adjusted...

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These Asian firms in Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway portfolio have surged

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway CEO and chairman.Cnbc | Nbcuniversal | Getty ImagesThe five trading firms in Warren Buffett-backed Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio — Itochu Corp, Marubeni Corp, Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsui & Co, and Sumitomo Corp — have surged, with one rising as much 30% in 2024.These five names are also...

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