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Sep 29
Rite Aid stock slides 11% premarket after company posts bigger-than-expected Q2 loss

Rite Aid Corp. stock RAD, +7.16% slid 11% in premarket trade Thursday, after the pharmacy retail chain posted a wider-than-expected loss for its fiscal second quarter as it booked goodwill impairment charges on its pharmacy services segment as well as charges for higher facility exit and store closures. The company had a net loss of […]

Sep 29
CarMax stock sinks after big profit miss, as ‘affordability challenges’ lead to sharp sales decline

Shares of CarMax Inc. KMX, +6.49% tumbled 9.7% toward a more than two-year low in premarket trading Thursday, after the used vehicle retailer reported fiscal second-quarter profit that fell well below expectations, as “affordability challenges” led to sales falling “sharply” in the final months of the quarter. Net income for the quarter to Aug. 31 […]

Sep 29
Fans traveling to World Cup in Qatar are not required to be vaccinated against COVID but must show negative test

The more than one million fans expected to travel to Qatar for this year’s World Cup are not required to be vaccinated against COVID, but they must show a negative result from a PCR test taken in the 48 hours before arriving, according to the Qatari authorities. Quarantine is also no longer mandatory for travelers […]

Sep 29
Johnson Outdoors raises quarterly cash dividend by to 31 cents a share vs. 30

Johnson Outdoors Inc. JOUT, +2.83% said Thursday its board has approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend that will raise the payment for Class A shareholders to 31 cents a share from 30 cents previously. The outdoor recreation products company’s stock was not yet active premarket, but has fallen 45% in the year to […]

Sep 29
NATO says all available information points to sabotage as reason for Nord Stream leaks

A statement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said all “currently available information” points to the damage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines as the result of “deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage.” NATO did not identify a perpetrator. “We, as Allies, have committed to prepare for, deter and defend against the […]

Sep 29
SWIFT partners with Chainlink for cross-chain crypto transfer project

The project will connect SWIFT’s network to nearly every blockchain to allow traditional finance players access to digital and traditional assets on one network. 2136 Total views 50 Total shares Interbank messaging system SWIFT has partnered with price oracle provider Chainlink to work on a proof-of-concept (PoC) project which would allow traditional finance firms the […]