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Brian Niccol, CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill Adam Jeffery | CNBC Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations and announced plans to accelerate its introduction of drive-thru lanes, which could slow down its store openings. Shares were down more than 1% in extended trading after …

Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel speaking at the 2018 Code Conference on May 29th, 2018. Asa Mathat | Vox Media Snap shares bounced around in extended trading on Tuesday after the app developer beat estimates for the third quarter but provided weak guidance for the fourth quarter. The company, …

From left, the flags of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China and Hong Kong are seen flapping in the wind on May 6, 2019. Anthony Wallace | AFP | Getty Images Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market has been hit badly by the unrest in the city, plummeting nearly …

The number of millionaires in the world grew to nearly 47 million over the past year, and they now own close to half of the world’s wealth, according to a new study. Despite the trade wars, slowing global growth and the volatile stock markets, the total number of millionaires in …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that he is “very confident” the House of Commons will support his Brexit deal on Saturday, in what is widely expected to be a historic knife-edge vote. The former London mayor secured a draft Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, following …

Pigs raised by farmers are seen at Linquan county on December 5, 2018 in Fuyang, Anhui Province of China. Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs more pork imports than ever as the country grapples with an outbreak of a swine disease — and that could become …

A widening wealth gap and increasingly unaffordable housing are some key social issues underpinning the unrest in Hong Kong, business leaders and politicians have suggested. Rental prices in Hong Kong surpass those in New York, Paris and Singapore, and many young professionals living in the Chinese-ruled territory struggle to afford …

U.S. retail sales fell for the first time in seven months in September, raising fears that a slowdown in the American manufacturing sector could be starting to bleed into the consumer side of the economy. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday retail sales dropped 0.3% last month as households slashed …

Shipping containers at the Port of Seattle. Patti Domm | CNBC The third-quarter earnings season kicks off in the coming week, and it is likely to expose how much the trade war has cost companies’ bottom lines. First out of the gate are major banks and financial companies, with J.P. …

Britain’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Stephen Barclay (L) shakes hands with European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier before their meeting at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, on October 11, 2019. FRANCISCO SECO | AFP | Getty Images Last-ditch talks between the chief Brexit negotiators …