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Costco Renewal Rates Stay Near Historical Highs Despite Digital Shift
ZACKS· 2025-12-19 16:50
Key Takeaways COST's U.S. and Canada renewal rate hit 92.2%, with global rates at 89.7%, down just 10 bps from last quarter.Digital sign-ups renew at lower rates, but COST's outreach efforts helped soften the overall decline.Paid households rose 5.2% to 81.4M, with executive members driving 74.3% of total sales.Costco Wholesale Corporation’s (COST) first-quarter fiscal 2026 results shed light on how its membership renewal rates are holding up amid a gradual shift toward digital enrollment. Membership renewa ...
Why Nike's recovery in China could take longer than expected
Youtube· 2025-12-19 16:50
Gabby Fon Rouge is watching some of them, including Nike for us today. Hey Gabby. >> Hey Frank, how's it going.Or hey Carl. Sorry about that. Shares of Nike are moving lower today after a mixed earnings report last night.Um, but Nike, it's a bit of a mixed bag because they beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines. They saw sales grow 9% in North America. But that good news was overshadowed by a rough report from China, one of Nike's most important markets.Sales were down 17%, far worse than analys ...
Is VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF the Smartest Investment You Can Make Today?
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-19 16:50
Key Points VanEck's rare earth metals ETF invests in businesses that are vital to the modern world. With 30 investments, it offers a quick and diversified way to invest in rare-earth metals. A lot of uncertainty surrounds this sector, and the ETF's long-term performance is mixed. 10 stocks we like better than VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Rare Earth And Strategic Metals ETF › When Washington, D.C. started imposing tariffs on other nations, there were different responses. China's response included th ...
Woori IO Shareholders Approve Share Exchange to Become Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of OSR Holdings
Prnewswire· 2025-12-19 16:50
Company advancing dual clinical pathways, including a Samsung-supported PoC trial in Korea and a planned U.S. FDA trial with a leading California research university BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OSR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSRH) ("OSR Holdings"), a global healthcare holding company, today announced that the shareholders of Woori IO Co., Ltd. ("Woori IO"), a leading Korean medical device innovator in noninvasive glucose monitoring technology, approved a share exchange at an Extraordinary G ...
Trump signs executive order to reschedule cannabis. Here's what's next
Youtube· 2025-12-19 16:49
Our Brandon Gomez has more on why that move came about and why now. Hey Brandon, >> instead investors clearly seeing more haze ahead. Still, the group holding solid gains monthto date.Let's start with what actually happened yesterday. President Trump signed an executive order directing the DEA to reclassify cannabis from schedule 1 to schedule 3. Now that eases restrictions on medical research, banking, and taxes.The administration also launched a Medicare pilot program allowing some seniors starting in Apr ...
Stock Market Falls, Rebounds; Micron, Oracle, Nike Key Movers: Weekly Review
Investors· 2025-12-19 16:48
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Coinbase sues 3 U.S. states over prediction markets
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-19 16:46
The Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) crypto exchange has launched lawsuits against three U.S. states, Connecticut, Illinois, and Michigan, arguing that federally regulated prediction markets fall under the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) exclusive authority, not state gambling laws. Coinbase is taking three U.S. states to court in a bid to secure federal protection for its upcoming prediction markets, opening a new legal front in the ongoing debate over whether event contracts are financial der ...
California Resources Closes Berry Merger, Expands Asset Base
ZACKS· 2025-12-19 16:46
Key Takeaways CRC completed its all-stock merger with Berry, adding scale as Berry became a subsidiary.Merger expands CRC's California portfolio with low-decline assets, 20,000 net acres and 20 Mboe/d.CRC targets $80-$90M annual synergies within 12 months while keeping pro forma leverage below 1X.California Resources Corporation (CRC) has completed its all-stock combination with Berry Corporation, making Berry a wholly owned subsidiary of California Resources.Announced just over three months ago, the roughl ...
MCD, YUM or BROS: Which Restaurant Stock Offers the Best 2026 Setup?
ZACKS· 2025-12-19 16:46
Key Takeaways McDonald's relies on value, loyalty and menu innovation as global comparable sales increased 3.6% in Q3.Yum! Brands recorded about $10B in Q3 digital system sales, with digital making up nearly 60% of transactions.Dutch Bros delivered 25% Q3 revenue growth and plans roughly 175 new system shops in 2026.The U.S. restaurant industry is navigating a softer demand backdrop as consumers remain cautious on discretionary spending. Value sensitivity, mixed traffic trends and ongoing cost pressure con ...
Are the Markets Setting Up for a Santa Claus Rally?
ZACKS· 2025-12-19 16:46
Key Takeaways Markets Rose on Calm Inflation Rate YesterdayStill Off Yearly Highs, Are We Positioned for a Santa Claus Rally?Following Earnings Reports from NKE and FDX Yesterday, WGO, LW and CAG Report This MorningFriday, December 19, 2025Pre-market futures are fighting to stay in the green this morning, tacking toward flat levels for much of the early morning trading. Major indexes closed higher Thursday, partly due to relief on the latest Inflation Rate from that morning’s CPI report, which showed a -40 ...