A Salesforce corporate logo hangs over the front door of the Salesforce Tower on January 22, 2024, in New York City. Gary Hershorn | Getty Images LONDON — Enterprise tech giant Salesforce is opening an artificial intelligence center in London, making a bullish bet on the U.K. as a global technology hub. The U.S. software…
Saravutvanset | Room | Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Corporate payments startup Payhawk told CNBC it is planning mergers and acquisitions to grow its footprint in the U.S. and take on big players in the space like SAP and venture-backed firms Brex and Ramp. The startup said it is looking to acquire a U.S. company or companies at…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Lululemon Athletica — The athleisure maker popped 12% on strong first-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street’s estimates on the top and bottom lines. Lululemon posted earnings of $2.54 per share on $2.21 billion in revenue. It also raised its outlook for full-year earnings per share.…
A shopper walks past the American sportswear fashion brand Champion store in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut | Getty Images Hanesbrands agreed to sell its global Champion business to Authentic Brands Group in a transaction valued at $1.2 billion, including a contingent cash consideration, the company announced on Wednesday. The deal has the potential to reach…
Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 7, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital Group chairman and CEO, defended his decision to cap how much money investors could pull from his…
A view of Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California, United States on April 16, 2024. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images Eli Lilly Chief Financial Officer Anat Ashkenazi will become Alphabet’s new CFO effective July 31, Google’s parent company announced Tuesday, almost a year after Alphabet first announced that current CFO Ruth Porat would…
Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Billionaire investor Ron Baron, longtime Tesla bull and shareholder, wrote an open letter in support of CEO Elon Musk’s controversial $56 billion pay package. The Baron Capital chairman and CEO said Musk’s compensation contract in 2018 included “aggressive” performance metrics that few believed could be…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. CrowdStrike — Shares soared 10% after the cybersecurity firm posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and strong guidance. CrowdStrike reported adjusted earnings of 93 cents per share on $921 million in revenue, which was higher than the 89 cents on $905 million in revenue analysts polled by LSEG…
Raman Bhatia, incoming chief executive officer of Starling. Bhatia moved over from OVO Energy Ltd., where he was CEO. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Digital bank Starling will not re-apply for a European Union banking license and instead pursue international expansion through its software business, the incoming CEO said, in a…
The Texas flag is seen before the game between the Houston Cougars and the Texas Longhorns at TDECU Stadium on Oct. 21, 2023 in Houston. Tim Warner | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images BlackRock and Citadel Securities are among investors backing a group seeking to start a new national stock exchange in Texas. TXSE…
