GameStop names Ryan Cohen as CEO effective immediately, won’t receive salary
Economy

GameStop names Ryan Cohen as CEO effective immediately, won’t receive salary

GameStop said Thursday morning that billionaire activist investor Ryan Cohen would take over as the video game retailer’s chief executive, chairman and president effective immediately — and he won’t be collecting a salary.Shares of the company fell 1.8%.GameStop’s board, with Cohen abstaining, unanimously voted to appoint the entrepreneur as the retailer’s top executive on Wednesday.… […]

Gap shares surge as it raises guidance, touts ‘strong start’ to holiday
Economy

Gap shares surge as it raises guidance, touts ‘strong start’ to holiday

People walk past an Old Navy store on Fulton Street on April 11, 2024 in Downtown Brooklyn in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Hurricanes and unseasonably warm weather hit sales at Gap during its fiscal third quarter, but the apparel company still posted better-than-expected results, leading it to raise its annual […]

Alphabet shares slide 4% following DOJ push for Google to divest Chrome
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Alphabet shares slide 4% following DOJ push for Google to divest Chrome

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alphabet shares fell 4% on Thursday, after the Department of Justice called for Google to divest its Chrome browser as a remedy to its antitrust case. The proposed breakup would, according to the DOJ filing Wednesday night”permanently stop Google’s control of this critical search access point and allow […]

Snowflake rockets 32%, its best day ever, after earnings beat
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Snowflake rockets 32%, its best day ever, after earnings beat

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Snowflake to usher in the first day of winter on Dec. 21, 2021. NYSE Snowflake shares rocketed 32% Thursday, closing out its best day since the company went public in 2020, after the data analytics software maker reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat estimates. Here’s how the company did […]