AAPL, GS, MS, PYPL and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Apple — Shares slid 1.8% after the company offered discounts on multiple products in China, a highly unusual move for the technology giant. Products on sale include its new iPhone 15 line. PayPal — Shares of the payment company slid...

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2023 rebound and heavy M&A

A long exposure photo shows the company's fourth Alpha rocket mission launching from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 22, 2023.Sean Parker / Firefly AerospaceInvestment in the space sector bounced back last year, rebounding closer to the record high of 2021, according to a report Tuesday by New...

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Burger King owner Restaurant Brands buys Carrols, largest U.S. franchisee

Burger King fast food restaurant with menu and customers.Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesRestaurant Brands International is buying Carrols Restaurant Group, the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S., for about $1 billion in cash.Restaurant Brands will pay $9.55 per share to acquire Carrols, which operates...

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Morgan Stanley earnings Q4 2023

The Morgan Stanley headquarters is seen in New York City on Jan. 17, 2023.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesMorgan Stanley reported fourth-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday.Here's how the bank did compared with Wall Street expectations:Earnings per share: 85 cents, may not compare with $1.01 expected, according to LSEGRevenue:...

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Goldman Sachs (GS) earnings 4Q 2023

David Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the...

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Germany’s economy shrinks by 0.3% in 2023

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz arrives for the weekly federal government cabinet meeting on Oct. 11, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Michele Tantussi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesEurope's largest economy contracted by 0.3% year-on-year in 2023, as high inflation and firm interest rates bit into growth, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany...

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