Restaurants

The fast-food giant’s new chicken strips have less breading and appear smaller than past offerings, an analyst argues.

Apple rises after tumbling Friday when President Donald Trump threatened a 25% tariff on iPhones sold in the U.S. that are made overseas, while Tesla trades higher even as the electric-vehicle maker’s sales in Europe decline for a fourth straight month.

Apple is shifting production of iPhones it will sell in the U.S. away from China.

The bill would exempt up to $25,000 in annual cash tips from federal income tax for workers including waiters.

UnitedHealth stock is rising after declining for eight consecutive sessions, Applied Materials issues a disappointing revenue outlook, and Doximity falls sharply after its revenue forecast misses analysts’ estimates.

CFO Tricia Tolivar is upbeat about the outlook, saying the restaurant chain is well sheltered from tariffs and offers value to consumers.

UnitedHealth is being investigated by the Justice Department for possible criminal Medicare fraud, The Wall Street Journal reports, Walmart’s earnings top analysts’ estimates but the retailer warns it will have to raise prices, and Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion.

Shares of the restaurant chain were climbing on hopes that delivery times could be greatly reduced.

Consumers will remain sensitive to value when deciding where and how often to eat out.

Amazon.com, Nvidia, Tesla, and the rest of the Magnificent Seven stocks jump as the U.S. and China reach an agreement to temporarily slash most tariffs on each other’s goods.

The company said it is acquiring Deliveroo and SevenRooms.

The two-day event at CHI Health Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, draws thousands. It features candy, T-shirts, running shoes, and much more.

Quarterly revenue at Microsoft’s cloud-computing business jumps 21%, Eli Lilly reduces 2025 guidance, and Meta Platforms boosts its capital spending plans largely on AI investments. Meanwhile, a federal judge finds Apple violated an antitrust ruling. The iPhone maker is scheduled to report quarterly earnings later Thursday.

The fast-food chain says U.S. comparable sales fall 3.6% in the first quarter.

Super Micro issues a fiscal third-quarter forecast well below previously issued guidance, Nvidia and Tesla shares decline, and Starbucks sinks after earnings miss Wall Street estimates.

Expectations for how fast Starbucks’ plans would take were high, one analyst says.

The coffee giant reported 41 cents in earnings per share—lower than the 49 cents estimates from analysts polled by FactSet.

Before Tuesday’s fall, Brinker’s shares have been on a tear this year compared with its peers.

Brinker, the owner of Chili’s, has seen shares soar 20% so far in 2025. The earnings report on Tuesday could take them a leg up or down.

IBM sees weakness in its legacy mainframe computer business, ServiceNow reports strong earnings, and Southwest Airlines pulls its guidance.

Tesla stock rises as CEO Elon Musk says in May he’ll be cutting back ’significantly’ his work with the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Starbucks and Wendy’s shares each have about 25% upside, according to Evercore’s David Palmer. Trends could bear that out.

Tesla slides ahead of quarterly earnings scheduled for Tuesday, and Nvidia tumbles with the chip maker a victim of the U.S.-China trade war.

Other restaurant stocks were falling as well as investors worried about the economic effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Tilman Fertitta, owner of the NBA team Houston Rockets, bought the stock dip in casino and lodging firm Wynn Resorts.