Luxury precious rings in a row on display in a jewelry store at a high-end shopping mall. Craig Hastings | Moment | Getty Images Roses are red, violets are blue, gemstones are hot and prices are too. Valentine’s Day has long been one of the most popular days of the year for jewelry and engagements. U.S. consumers will spend a […]

Super Bowl ads: Celebrities, snacks and ‘Flashdance’ That wraps up the Super Bowl 58 ad slate. The biggest snack brands from Oreos, Pringles and Mountain Dew to Doritos, M&Ms and Starry dominated the line up. There were some head-scratchers, like Martin Scorsese’s alien invasion and a curiously shaped Duolingo owl. And two commercials even spoofed the 1983 film “Flashdance” — looking […]

Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters The insatiable demand for weight loss drugs is trouncing supply, leaving many patients struggling to find the injectable treatments.  The dominant weight loss drugmakers, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, have said supply woes likely won’t go […]

A Spirit Airlines plane awaits takeoff at LaGuardia Airport in New York Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines‘ fourth-quarter loss narrowed to nearly $184 million, but its CEO said that the carrier is on a path back to profitability and that the domestic air travel market is improving. The airline is trying to find its footing after domestic fares fell, a Pratt […]

An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations on the strong launch of its new weight loss drug, Zepbound, and higher prices for its blockbuster diabetes treatment, Mounjaro. Zepbound, which won approval […]

A man drinks a coke and eats a Big Mac at a McDonald’s in Cologne, Germany, on May 25, 2015. Oliver Berg | picture alliance | Getty Images McDonald’s has upgraded its burgers — but it’s unclear if its sales will get the same boost. The fast-food giant has outperformed its rivals in recent quarters, helped by price hikes across […]

Bristol Myers Squibb reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped expectations on Friday as its portfolio of new drugs posted strong sales growth.  Here’s what the company reported for the fourth quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Earnings per share: $1.70 adjusted vs. $1.53 expected Revenue: […]

A grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing narrowed its losses at the end of last year, but its CEO said now is “not the time” for financial targets as the manufacturer grapples with the fallout from a fuselage panel that blew out midflight on one of its […]

FanDuel-parent Flutter lists on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, offering U.S. investors an alternative to the biggest pure play in sports betting, DraftKings. It’s a secondary listing for the international sportsbook, which will retain its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE 100 index. But Flutter’s most important market for revenue and growth is […]

Tinky-Winky, Laa-Laa, Dipsy and Po pose for a photo as the Teletubbies celebrate their 25th anniversary with the Lighting of the Iconic Empire State Building on April 26, 2022 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Tinky Winky. Dipsy. Laa-Laa. Po!” Those four names, the iconic sing-song intro to the “The Teletubbies,” have graced […]