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Signage for Olive Garden, an Italian restaurant in Spokane Valley, Washington, owned by Florida-based Darden Restaurants Incorporated, features the company logo. Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesDarden Restaurant Olive Garden reported mixed quarterly earnings Thursday as same-store sales declined for the second consecutive quarter.Darden expects same-store sales to grow just 1% to 2% in fiscal 2025.The company’s shares rose more than 2% in premarket trading.Here’s how the company’s report for the quarter ending May 26 compared with Wall Street expectations, based on LSEG’s analyst survey.Adjusted earnings per share: $2.65 (expected: $2.61)Revenue: $2.96 billion (expected: $2.97 billion)Darden said its fourth-quarter net…

Shriram Finance Ltd’s shares were up 1.62 per cent at Rs 2,834.5 at 12:47 pm IST on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the stock gapped up at the opening bell. As per data available on the BSE, by 12.47 pm IST, total trading volume on the over-the-counter was 8,015 shares with turnover of Rs 2.24 crore. The stock was trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.23 times and price-to-book ratio of 1.81. Return on Equity (ROE) was 15.04 percent, according to exchange data.The stock hit an intraday high of Rs 2,837.5 and intraday low of Rs 2,765.0 during the…

3. Polkadot’s decentralized governance has approved the Join-Accumulate Machine (JAM) protocol as the network’s future architecture. According to the team, “A minimalist blockchain concept, JAM supports secure rollup domain-specific chains and provides synchronous configuration across services. To spur development, the Web3 Foundation has launched the JAM Implementer’s Prize, a 10 million DOT fund (approximately $64.7 million) to create diverse JAM implementations. The initiative aims to increase the scalability and flexibility of blockchain applications, integrating elements of Polkadot and Ethereum to enable a versatile and secure environment.” The JAM “grey paper” by Polkadot founder Gavin Wood can be found here.

While the Nifty50 closed lower after a choppy trade, the BSE Sensex hit a fresh high. The Sensex rose 36 points to close at 77,337, while the Nifty fell 42 points to close at 23,516.Top vote winners and losers:Gainers: Axis Bank and HDFC Bank were the top gainers with gains of over 3%. ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and SBI also rose.Losers: Titan, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, L&T and NTPC were the biggest laggards.Sector performance:Nifty Bank surged 1.9 per cent and Nifty Financial Services rose 1.6 per cent.Nifty Realty fell 2.8 per cent and Nifty Auto slid 1.3 per…

File photo: “For Sale” signBrandon Bell | Getty ImagesConsumers don’t appear to be too impressed with the recent decline in mortgage rates: Total mortgage applications increased just 0.9% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) fell from 7.02% to 6.94%, and points for loans with a 20% down payment fell from 0.65 (including origination fees) to 0.61, the lowest level since March.”Mortgage rates fell last week following the latest inflation data and the FOMC meeting,” said Mike Fratantoni, MBA…

Now that large-cap stocks have propelled the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to record highs, some stocks in this group have risen so fast that it may actually be time for them to pull back. Artificial intelligence (AI) chipmakers Nvidia and Broadcom have soared 174% and 61%, respectively, this year. Drug developer Eli Lilly, maker of type 2 diabetes treatment Maunjaro and obesity treatment Zepbound, is up 53% this year. In contrast, the S&P 500 was up 15% this year as of Tuesday’s close. As a result, there are growing concerns on Wall Street that the large-cap bull market may…

Participants participate in a snowboarding activity with Hood to Woods Foundation at Big Snow American Dream on June 13, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Daniel DeVries | CNBCEAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — For 16-year-old Jishaun Gibson, snowboarding at Big Snow American Dream indoor ski slopes in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was a welcome change of pace.Gibson’s involvement at the slopes came about through the Hood to Woods Foundation, a New York- and New Jersey-based nonprofit that “inspires urban kids to get outdoors through snowboarding,” according to its website. Over its 15-year history, Hood to Woods co-founder Omar Diaz estimates that it…

Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke provide the voices of Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2.Disney | PixarA big chunk of the box office is missing: family films.Here are some hits for kids: Universal “Super Mario Bros.” was a big boost to ticket sales, but that momentum quickly faded as many family films were released on streaming platforms rather than on the big screen after the pandemic, or were released too far apart.A flurry of family-friendly movies have hit cinemas in recent months, with each release following the success of its predecessor, reinvigorating the box office…

Domestic markets have again hit record highs, gradually extending gains made following the election results.”With the US steadily marching towards the presidential elections in November, the equity market is also taking cues from the favourable performance in global markets. Volatility has declined over the month, helping the near-term trend,” said Siddhartha Khemka, head of retail research at Motilal Oswal.The breakdown of pre-market transactions is as follows:Market situationGift Nifty (formerly SGX Nifty) is off to a strong start. GIFT Nifty futures rose 72 points to trade at 23,663.Tech ViewNagaraj Shetty of HDFC Securities said that having surpassed the hurdle of 23,515…

Economist Claudia Thurm appears on CNBC’s The Exchange.CNBCAccording to the authors of the time-tested rules for when a recession occurs, the Fed risks plunging the economy into contraction by not cutting interest rates now.Economist Claudia Thurm has shown that an economy is in recession when the three-month average of the unemployment rate is half a percentage point higher than its 12-month low.As unemployment has risen in recent months, there has been growing speculation on Wall Street that the “Thumb Rule” is showing cracks in a previously robust labor market that could lead to problems down the road, stoking speculation about…