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Yum Brands Tops Q1 Forecasts as Taco Bell Same-Store Sales Jump 8%

Taco Bell's value push drew price-sensitive diners.

Visa Tops Q2 Estimates as Board Approves $20 Billion Buyback

CSX Lifts 2026 Outlook After Q1 Beat as Intermodal Growth Widens Margins

Gatwick Profits Fall on Short‑Haul Slowdown as Airport Readies Northern Runway Push

Pagazzi Lighting Enters Administration With 11 Stores Shut, 70 Jobs Lost

Cava Tops Q4 Estimates, Sets 2026 Growth Targets After Topping $1 Billion in Sales

The Ringmaker Collapses Into Liquidation, Closes Glasgow and Edinburgh Shops

PepsiCo Rolls Back Suggested Snack Prices by Up to 15% Before Super Bowl

Bob’s Discount Furniture Edges Higher in NYSE Debut After $330.7 Million IPO

Mastercard Tops Q4 Estimates on Cross-Border Strength

Burberry Posts 3% Q3 Sales Gain as Gen Z Fuels Asia Rebound

Saks Global Files for Chapter 11 Protection in Texas to Pursue $1.75 Billion Financing

Costco’s December Sales Jump 8.5% as Online Surges, Lifting Shares

Palantir Starts 2026 With Fresh Gains as Unconfirmed Venezuela Link and Lawmaker Trades Draw Focus

U.S. Video Game Hardware Sales Sink to Lowest November Since 1995

Costco Reports About 8% Sales Growth for November and Early Quarter as Digital Leads

Mitchells & Butlers Flags £130 Million Cost Surge as Wage and Food Bills Rise

South Korea’s October Output Slumps on Chip Drop as Retail Sales Rebound

Zegna Group Sets Succession: Tagliabue to Be CEO as Gildo Zegna Moves to Executive Chairman

Brazil’s Marketplaces Turn 11.11 Into Monthlong Blitz With Coupons, Livestreams and Group Buys