Facade of a Taco Bell Cantina restaurant in Danville, California, Jan. 8, 2026. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Yum Brands on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, fueled by another strong quarter for Taco Bell. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based…
Despite growing concerns that the war with Iran and the surge in gas prices could cool consumer spending, Starbucks said on Tuesday that so far it had not seen any signs of that happening. “We haven’t seen a lot of the macro effects trickle into consumer behavior as it relates to Starbucks,” Brian Niccol, the…
Puig revenues rose 4.7% on a like-for-like basis to €1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the company said on Tuesday. “Once again, Puig delivered a solid Q1, outperforming the premium beauty market, as we have done over the last five years, including the last eight quarters as a public company,” said Jose Manuel…
A pedestrian walks by a Domino’s Pizza on Dec. 9, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Domino’s Pizza stock closed down more than 8% on Monday after it reported weaker-than-expected U.S. same-store sales growth. The chain’s domestic same-store sales rose just 0.9%, lower than the 2.3% bump expected by Wall Street…
Ryan Mckeever | E+ | Getty Images Move over, Sephora kids. While younger generations have been buying beauty products in droves, data shows that a different generation holds more spending power: Generation X. Often dubbed the “forgotten generation,” Gen X spans those born between 1965 and 1980, according to Pew Research Center. Sandwiched between baby…
A British con man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for swindling nearly $100 million from more than 140 victims. The financial asset he used to build his scheme? It wasn’t crypto or real estate. It was wine. The con man, James Wellesley, told his investors they were making loans to wine…
Procter & Gamble on Friday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, as volume for its products grew for the first time in a year. But looking ahead, executives warned about uncertainty caused by the war with Iran, like the effects on the company’s input costs and consumer spending. P&G will not provide a forecast…
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Shorouk Express The latest annual surveillance report from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) shows a worrying increase in antimicrobial sales for animal use across the European Union. According to the European sales and use of antimicrobials for veterinary medicine report (ESUAvet), 98% of all antimicrobial sales in 2024 were destined for food-producing animals – a…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 8 December 2025 03:21 (UTC +04:00) The Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) sold 3.56 million tons of products worth 692 trillion rials ($1.21 billion) last week. Industrial section sales reached 2.07 million tons valued at 305 trillion rials ($471 million), mainly iron ore, cement, steel, and metals. Petroleum, export, open…
