Domino’s beats profit estimates as costs ease; focus on Uber Eats deal

By Granth Vanaik (Reuters) -Domino’s Pizza on Monday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit, supported by easing supply chain pressures and lower food costs including cheese even as demand remained pressured by still higher menu prices and delivery charges. The company’s shares reversed course from premarket to trade up 2% as investors focused on…

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UK homebuilders under pressure as lofty mortgages deter first-time buyers

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – British homebuilders are building fewer homes, cutting down on land purchases and offering more incentives as high mortgage rates and the lack of any immediate support from the government make homes less affordable for first-time buyers. Top UK residential builder Barratt said this month it would build around 20%…

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Meme stock AMC jumps as investors cheer stock conversion plan halt

By Medha Singh (Reuters) -Shares of retail traders’ favorite AMC Entertainment Holdings soared on Monday after a U.S. court blocked the theater chain’s stock conversion plan that risked diluting investors’ holdings. A Delaware court judge said on Friday declined to approve the proposed settlement by AMC in a case that has alleged the company planned…

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Wall Street heavyweights mixed ahead of Nasdaq 100 rebalance

(Reuters) -Shares of Wall Street’s most valuable companies were mixed on Friday ahead of a rebalance of the Nasdaq 100 index to address the benchmark’s “overconcentration.” Nvidia and Tesla dipped 1.4% and 0.4%, respectively, while Alphabet added nearly 1% and Apple and Amazon were near unchanged. Before trading begins on Monday, exchange operator Nasdaq will…

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Philips shares retreat after fourth straight drop in order intake

By Diana Mandia (Reuters) -Health technology group Philips posted a fourth straight drop in order intake on Monday and warned that it expects global market conditions to remain highly uncertain, sending its shares down 5% from a recent 12-month high. The Amsterdam-based group, a former industrial conglomerate that now focuses on medical technology, said order…

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