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Markets Brace for April CPI as Energy Shock Drives Inflation Fears

A hot reading could dim hopes of rate cuts this year.

Cinemark Logs Best Q1 Since 2020 With 19% Revenue Gain and Smaller Loss

Starbucks CEO Defends $9 Drinks as an 'Affordable Premium' Experience

Chipotle Posts Surprise Same-Store Sales Gain as Costs Squeeze Profit

Carvana Reports Record Q1, Guides to All‑Time Highs in Q2

Taco Bell Propels Yum Brands to Q1 Beat With Record Digital Mix

Wingstop Stock Slips After EPS Beat as U.S. Same-Store Sales Fall 8.7%

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

Royal Mail Lifts First-Class Stamp to £1.80 as Service Misses Targets

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