The Nasdaq Composite inched higher Friday to claim its fifth straight record close, as new data this past week showed a continued cooling of inflation and Treasury yields retreated. For the week: The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 3.2%, while the S & P 500 rose 1.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%. Economic updates … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week’s most important happenings on Wall Street, including earnings reports from homebuilders Lennar and KB Home, adding that the housing sector can be the “linchpin” of the economy. “Last night, I bemoaned that there aren’t enough stocks that are compelling away from tech,” Cramer said. “Let’s … Read more
Gildan apparel at a store in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Graham Hughes | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gildan Activewear said on Thursday that its entire 12-person board would resign immediately in favor of activist Browning West’s eight nominees, abruptly ending a contentious proxy battle and restoring former CEO Glenn Chamandy to … Read more
My top 10 things to watch Friday, May 17 1. Wall Street heads for a flat open Friday, tracking to complete a strong week that was kicked into high gear Wednesday on a cooler-than-expected April consumer price index. The S & P 500 and the Nasdaq hit records again during Thursday’s session but closed slightly … Read more
Higher-income consumers may be creating a frothy situation at Walmart. Even though affluent shoppers helped drive the retailer’s latest beat on quarterly results, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon warns they’ll be hard to keep. “The Walmart experience is better than it used to be, but it’s still not a premium experience. Walmart is built … Read more
Smokey Bones at Broadcasting Square. Tim Leedy | Medianews Group | Getty Images Fat Brands said Tuesday it has confidentially filed to take its Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones restaurant chains public through an initial public offering, less than a week after federal authorities charged the restaurant company and its chair Andy Wiederhorn for an … Read more
When a company performs well and I interview its CEO on CNBC, I consider the stock’s performance before fashioning my questions. When a chief executive is hitting it out of the park, the interview is going to be easy. My main objective is to find out if the great numbers are sustainable. Is there something … Read more
Beleaguered seafood chain Red Lobster is seeking a buyer as it looks to avoid filing for bankruptcy, CNBC has learned. The company has considered filing for bankruptcy to help it restructure its debt and get out of a number of costly and lengthy leases, but it’s also sought a buyer in recent months, people familiar … Read more
The new restaurant in your neighborhood may look familiar. Chains owned by publicly traded restaurant companies accounted for half of the top 10 fastest-growing retail brands in the U.S. last year, according to a new Yelp report. Review site Yelp compiled the list by using a blended metric that includes net new openings, searches on … Read more
A sign hangs on the front of an Olive Garden restaurant on June 22, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olsen | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as the Olive Garden owner’s same-store sales shrank for the first time since the pandemic. Shares of the company fell more than 5% in … Read more
