Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Pinterest — Shares tumbled 12% after the social media company’s forward guidance came in below estimates. The company issued third-quarter revenue guidance in a range between $885 million and $900 million, below the $908.6 million consensus estimate analysts polled by FactSet…

Private job growth slowed further in July while the pace of wage gains hit a three-year low, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday.Companies added just 122,000 jobs on the month, the slowest pace since January and below the upwardly revised 155,000 in June. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been…

Entertaining the King of England is an expensive business, France is finding out. A sumptuous lobster dinner held to welcome Britain’s King Charles III to Paris last September cost the French president’s office nearly €475,000 ($515,000), according to accounts published on Monday by France’s public auditor. The lavish affair at…

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call July 31, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Derek Fiebig – Vice President of Investor RelationsMichael Manley – Chief Executive OfficerThomas Szlosek – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants John Murphy – Bank of AmericaRajat Gupta – JPMorganDouglas Dutton – EvercoreBret Jordan…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Boeing has named Kelly Ortberg as its new chief executive, handing the former head of one of its suppliers the challenge of steering the plane maker through one of the biggest crises…

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have been attacking each other’s health insurance positions, warning what Americans could lose if their rival is elected president in November. “She wants to outlaw private health insurance,” Trump said Friday at the conservative Turning Point Action’s Believers’ Summit in West Palm…

Ah, summer vacation – that blissful stretch of freedom we all crave. But what if that vacation never ended? Many people imagine that retirement might be their endless vacation. Picture this: You’re lounging on a beach, sipping a piña colada, thinking, “This must be what retirement feels like.” Hold that…

Mortgage rates fell again this week but remain uncomfortably high for many would-be buyers. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage declined to 6.77% this week from 6.89% last week. The average rate on a 30-year loan was…

Paycheck advance products, often referred to as “earned wage” products, give consumers access to their paycheck early when they’re in a pinch. Offered through employers or as direct-to-consumer loans, these products can be free but many come with costly fees. To combat misunderstandings around these loans, the Consumer Financial Protection…

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. The market is in a position where stocks rise with better-than-expected earnings but drop sharply on mediocre results. This can be seen with Stanley Black…