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Friday’s debt-ceiling meeting at the White House is postponed

Friday’s debt-ceiling meeting between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been postponed until next week to give the staff more time.

Big US banks to pay billions to replenish failure fund

Large U.S. lenders will bear most of the cost of replenishing a deposit insurance fund that was drained of $16 billion by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and two other lenders, although mid-sized banks will also be on the hook, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said on Thursday.

Preliminary consumer sentiment reading falls short of May expectations: University of Michigan

Preliminary consumer sentiment reading falls short of May expectations: University of Michigan

Wholesale prices rose just 0.2% in April, less than estimate as inflation pressures ease

Wholesale prices rose less than expected in April, according to a Labor Department report Thursday that provides more hope that inflation is at least trending lower.

German minister calls for maturity on U.S. debt ceiling talks: ‘We have to avoid further risks’

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner hopes American lawmakers will be “mature” over the debt ceiling negotiations to avoid further headwinds for the global economy.

Inflation rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, less than expectations

A widely followed measure of inflation rose in April, despite more than a year’s worth of Federal Reserve interest rate increases. The consumer price index, which measures the cost of a broad swath of goods and services, increased 0.4% for the month, in line with the Dow Jones estimate.

Disney’s Iger may have to add slowing growth to his turnaround checklist

Walt Disney Co’s quarterly revenue growth is expected to hit its lowest in nearly two years, underlining the hurdles that Chief Executive Bob Iger faces in revitalizing a company that is now caught in what could be a long strike by Hollywood writers.

Occidental Petroleum quarterly earnings down 48%, misses estimates

U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp on Tuesday reported a 48% decline in first-quarter earnings that fell well short of analyst estimates as global economic growth concerns led to a decline in oil prices.

Rivian reports a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss, reaffirms EV production target

Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive on Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss that was narrower than expected and said it’s still on track to meet a 50,000-vehicle production target for 2023.

Airbnb drops 10% after earnings report offers cautious outlook for second quarter

Total revenue rose 20% year over year. Airbnb swung to a net profit of $117 million, or 18 cents per share, from a net loss of $19 million, or 3 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. The figure marks the first time Airbnb has been profitable during its first quarter on a GAAP basis.

Icahn Enterprises stock slides 9% after company swings to first-quarter loss

Icahn Enterprises L.P., the investing arm of billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, said Wednesday it swung to a loss in the first quarter from a profit a year ago, sending its stock down more than 7% premarket.