Democrats ask if the $1 billion in DOGE cost-cutting at Social Security has hurt recipients
Senators ask for the impact of staffing cuts and office closures on beneficiaries and benefits
Comcast (CMCSA) earnings Q1 2025
Comcast on Thursday outlined changes to its broadband strategy as the business continues to shed customers in the face of heightened competition. The discussion came amid the company’s first-quarter earnings call with investors. Despite the customers losses, Comcast’s earnings surpassed analysts’ expectations. Comcast shares closed down nearly 4% Thursday. Here is how Comcast performed for […]
March home sales drop to slowest pace since 2009
Higher mortgage rates and concern over the broader economy are making for a weak start to the all-important spring housing market. Sales of previously owned homes in March fell 5.9% from February to 4.02 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. That’s the slowest March sales pace […]
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders crash GameStop after shoppers report similar bugs at Target, Best Buy and Walmart. Most retailers are out of stock.
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders went live on Thursday, and gamers are reporting all sorts of issues with the buying process.
Procter & Gamble (PG) Q3 2025 earnings
Procter & Gamble on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as demand for its products fell, gave a dimmer outlook for the current quarter and said price hikes could be coming. The company, which owns Tide and Charmin, slashed its forecast for core earnings per share and revenue for the full fiscal year, which is in […]
Comcast beats on first-quarter profit even as it continues losing broadband subscribers
Comcast has been struggling with falling broadband and cable subscribers amid a broader industry decline.
Merck (MRK) earnings report Q1 2025
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Merck on Thursday lowered its full-year profit guidance, citing $200 million in estimated costs for tariffs and a charge tied to a recent deal. The company now expects its 2025 adjusted earnings to come in between $8.82 and $8.97, down slightly from a previous outlook of 8.88 to $9.03 […]
Eli Lilly sues compounded Mounjaro, Zepbound providers
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly is suing four telehealth companies selling compounded versions of the pharmaceutical giant’s weight loss drug Zepbound and its diabetes treatment Mounjaro, the company’s latest attempt to crack down on […]
Chipotle is latest to raise the alarm about spending slowdown
Chipotle’s same-restaurant sales headed south in the first quarter, dashing Wall Street hopes of growth above 1%.
China stopped taking aircraft amid Trump’s trade war
China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing Co. jets as part of the tit-for-tat trade war that’s seen US President Donald Trump levy tariffs of as high as 145% on Chinese goods. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing could hand over some of its aircraft that were destined […]
