Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Chevron — Chevron shares fell 3% after the energy giant agreed to buy Hess in a $53 billion all-stock deal , or $171 per share. The acquisition allows Chevron to develop drilling in Guyana, and it comes approximately two weeks...
It's been nearly two years since Netflix first announced its foray into gaming. Yet, as Netflix has more than tripled its game library from 24 to 77 games in the last year, subscribers have largely shrugged their shoulders.This is all a part of the plan, though, according to Netflix."This...
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain greets workers at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is expanding its strike to a Stellantis plant in Michigan...
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Chevron , Hess — Chevron shares slumped more than 2% after the oil giant said its buying smaller rival Hess in an all-stock deal totaling $53 billion, or $171 a share. Hess shares moved slightly higher. Apple — Apple shares...
Philips office building in Warsaw, Poland on July 29, 2021.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDutch health technology company Philips on Monday raised its full-year outlook as it beat analysts' expectations for third-quarter core profit and comparable sales.Core profit more than doubled to 457 million euros ($483.3 million), while comparable...
US singer Taylor Swift arrives for the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles, California on October 11, 2023. Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty ImagesTaylor Swift continues to beat records at the box office.The pop star's Eras Tour concert film...
Shari Redstone, president of National Amusements and controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, walks to a morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 12, 2023.David A. Grogan | CNBCShari Redstone may have missed her window.Paramount Global's controlling shareholder is open to a...
Jim Farley, CEO, Ford, left, and Mary Barra, CEO, General MotorsReuters; General MotorsDETROIT — Ready for a tightrope walk?General Motors and Ford Motor report third-quarter earnings and future guidance this week amid ongoing strikes and contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers union. And it's a difficult balance.If the...
Today's housing market is a toxic mix of high mortgage rates, high prices, tight supply and strangely strong pent-up demand — and it's scaring off buyers and sellers alike.Prices were already high, driven by supercharged demand during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the popular 30-year fixed mortgage...
Travelers are flocking to airport lounges in search of complimentary food, drinks and perhaps most importantly, a chance to relax away from the hordes of travelers at the gate. The problem: plenty of other travelers are too.Armed with high-end rewards credit cards and fresh from years of big spending,...