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Bentley's first electric car has been a long time coming, but it's finally here.

In September 2026, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Google €403 million after finding that its handling of users’ location data between May 2018 and February 2020 breached GDPR requirements for lawful, fair and transparent processing. The ruling not only imposes a sizeable penalty but also forces Google to overhaul its location-data practices within six months, underlining ongoing regulatory risk around how it monetizes user information across search, Maps and Android. We’ll...
Investing.com -- McDonald’s Corp expects flat customer traffic and higher inflation to remain a permanent feature of the restaurant industry, Chief Executive Chris Kempczinski said on Wednesday.

At the same time, Disney appears to be exploring new ways to expand its streaming business beyond simply raising subscription prices.

The company continues to dominate the weight loss market.

Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) saw stronger aggregate sales momentum through August, prompting Bank of America (BofA) to raise its LongHorn forecast while cutting its Olive Garden estimate. The bank raised its estimate for LongHorn’s first-quarter fiscal 2027 same-store sales growth to...
Energy stocks climbed Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.2% and the Stat

JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) is finally seeing stronger fares translate into a better revenue outlook, but Wall Street is questioning how much of that improvement will survive higher fuel costs and operational disruptions. The airline raised its third-quarter RASM outlook sharply, yet analysts responded by cutting price targets, putting the focus squarely on whether JetBlue […]

Meta Platforms stock is up more than 2% on the day, adding to its 11% Monday pop, despite a broader market slowdown. (The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index is down more than 1%.) Today, the company is set to make further announcements about its new personal AI agent, Muse, and its capabilities during its annual Meta Connect developer conference.

Boeing stock rose about 2% on Wednesday after the union representing its employees told members to vote in favor of the latest contract.

SPOT has crossed below a historically bearish trendline

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) outlined a new multiyear strategy, called McDonald's NEXT, at its 2026 Investor Day, setting targets for share gains in chicken and beverages, restaurant-level productivity improvements and operating-margin expansion through 2030. Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said the pl

(Updates with latest market prices and developments.) US benchmark stock indexes fell intraday an

Shares of cruise vacation company Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) fell 3.9% in the afternoon session after the company said it will buy half of Sandals and Beaches Resorts for about $3 billion. Royal Caribbean said the price is about 10 times forward EBITDA. Morgan Stanley has committed the debt to fund it. The company said the deal should close in early 2027, subject to approvals, and that it expects the stake to add to earnings next year. Jason Liberty, chairman and chief executive, said in the rel

The commitment covers Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, and includes more than $400 million for subsea and terrestrial connectivity
Houston will produce Foundayo ingredients, linking manufacturing capacity directly to Lilly's planned global rollout.
An activist investor is pushing Six Flags toward a sale, and the price a buyer agrees to pay could quietly reshape how Wall Street values the most profitable corner of Disney's empire.

Moderna stock heads for its highest close since 2023 after CEO Stéphane Bancel says the drugmaker ‘has never been’ just a Covid vaccine company.

Scott Melker discusses how Binance invested $100 million into Circle's (CRCL) global USDC expansion, while Binance also faces a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe over alleged Iran sanction violations. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Oscar Health's profit rebound faces a test as rising medical spending and a larger member base threaten second-half profitability.

IonQ just proved that fixing quantum errors does not require massive supercomputers. By running real-time correction for 408 logical qubits on a single CPU, it cleared a massive scaling roadblock.

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Mounting inflation pressures and a strengthening economy look to be pushing the Federal Reserve towards an interest-rate hike on the eve of critical national elections, with
Financial stocks declined in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 0.6

Energy Transfer's revenue, earnings, and distributable cash flow surged after ditching its LNG project, but rising debt and a Texas Stock Exchange move add risk for investors.

Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN, XETRA:AMG)'s price target was raised to $410 from $367 by Jefferies after dazodalibep delivered positive Phase 3 results in patients with systemic Sjögren's disease. Jefferies said the drug, a CD40L antagonist, achieved a statistically significant and clinically...

Shopify (SHOP) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.

BlackRock says AI agents could drive stablecoin payments and help create new markets for trading and financing compute.

Schrodinger (SDGR) is trading at new 2-year highs. SDGR maintains strong technical momentum with shares up more than 50% over the past year. SDGR maintains a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. Analyst sentiment is mixed, with price targets from $17 to $41.17 and high short interest (15.02%). Caution is...
