Jack in the Box Jumps, and Darden Raises Forecasts
Shares of Jack in the Box jumped Tuesday morning after the fast-food chain agreed to sell its Qdoba brand. Apollo Global Management will buy the Mexican franchise for $305 million
And Red Lobster parent Darden Restaurants beat estimates for the latest quarter and raised its forecast for next year. The company benefited from increased prices and traffic at its Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse restaurants.
Plus Citigroup raised its price target on Wal-Mart. Hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec walk through using the TradeStation platform to set a "limit sell" order to lock in profits.
President Donald Trump said he has decided to lower his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on curbing fentanyl trafficking.
Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform. The companies announced on Wednesday that they reached a compensatory legal settlement and new licensing agreements. These agreements aim to provide more revenue opportunities for Universal's artists and songwriters. The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the music streaming industry, leading to accusations from record labels. This deal marks the first since Universal and others sued Udio and Suno last year. Financial terms of the settlement weren't disclosed.
