Hinterhaus Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Travel spending among American households continues to outpace its pre-pandemic levels, a trend underpinned by a zeal for international trips, according to new Bank of America research. “A key part of travel momentum lies within vacationing abroad,” Taylor Bowley and Joe Wadford, economists at the Bank of America…

An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ Jonathan Ernst | Reuters While British fund manager abdrn predicts that the U.S. economy will see a soft landing, there is still the risk of a prolonged slowdown in 2025, said Kenneth Akintewe, the company’s head of Asian sovereign…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Intel — The chipmaker jumped 8.5% on news that Intel is working with bankers to explore options to address weaknesses in its core business. Elastic NV — The stock plunged more than 27% after its fiscal second-quarter revenue forecast missed Wall Street’s expectations. The artificial intelligence…

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. CrowdStrike — Shares of the cloud security platform ticked up about 2% following an upgrade to buy from HSBC. Analyst Stephen Bersey asserted that “the bad news is behind us” on CrowdStrike stock regarding the mid-July outage tied to a software update. Lululemon — The athleisure…

Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Ulta Beauty — The beauty products retailer saw its shares fall nearly 7% after missing top and bottom line expectations in the second quarter . Ulta’s earnings came out at $5.30 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $5.46 per share. Revenue was of $2.55…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Dollar General – The discount retailer’s shares tumbled nearly 30% after the company slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year. Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the softer sales trends are partially attributable to a core customer who feels “financially constrained.” The retailer…

A sign hangs above a Dollar General store in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Dollar General shares tumbled Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year, suggesting its lower-income customers are struggling in this economy. Shares of the retailer, which caters to more…

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 29, 2024. Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting Thursday that Beijing hopes Washington will find “a…

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at Yanqi Lake in Beijing on August 27, 2024.  Ng Han Guan | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak over the phone in “coming weeks,” the White…

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Nvidia — The artificial intelligence chipmaker dropped 5% even after Nvidia beat expectations in its fiscal second-quarter results. Adjusted earnings per share of 68 cents exceeded the LSEG consensus estimate of 64 cents per share. Revenue of $30.04 billion exceeded the anticipated $28.7 billion. In the…