JPMorgan isn’t buying that Ackman will soon create another Berkshire

JPMorgan isn’t convinced that Bill Ackman’s vision to transform real estate developer Howard Hughes Holdings into a “modern-day” Berkshire Hathaway will soon prove fruitful. The Wall Street investment bank downgraded its rating on Howard Hughes to neutral from overweight Monday after Ackman’s Pershing Square struck a deal in May to boost its holding to nearly…

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Starbucks says it is not currently considering a full sale of its China operations

People seen around the Starbucks coffee store in Shenzhen, China. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. cafe chainĀ StarbucksĀ said it is not currently considering a full sale of its China operations, after Chinese financial magazine Caixin reported that it was, without disclosing where it obtained the information. Starbucks has held preliminary talks with more…

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Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live on interest rate policy before House committee

[The stream is slated to start at 10a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his semiannual monetary policy testimony to congressional leaders, starting Tuesday with an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee. In prepared remarks, Powell noted the…

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Kroger (KR) Q1 2025 earnings

Shares of Kroger rose more than 9% on Friday as the supermarket operator raised its full-year sales outlook and said it’s drawing shoppers seeking lower-priced store brands and cheaper alternatives to dining out. The Cincinnati-based grocer said it now expects identical sales, excluding fuel, to increase by 2.25% and 3.25% year over year, higher than…

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