Victoria’s Secret & Co. said Thursday it’s teaming up with Alphabet’s Google Cloud Vertex AI unit to offer an online chatbot to provide personalized advice to shoppers. Financial terms of the multi-year deal were not disclosed. Victoria’s Secret VSCO, +1.70% said the “conversational chatbot” will provide customers with “tailored product recommendations and helpful advice” based on the personal preferences and life experiences of shoppers. The chatbot will talk to consumers and offer them choices “whether ...

公司动态 - Hertz Global Holdings Inc 计划出售约20,000辆电动汽车 占其车队总数的三分之一 并预计在第四季度记录约2.45亿美元的费用 [1] - 公司将继续提供电动汽车 但将采取措施提高盈利能力 包括扩展充电站等基础设施 加强与电动汽车制造商的关系 特别是在更实惠的零部件和劳动力方面 [5] - 公司将继续积极管理其电动汽车车队的总规模 以及在不同客户群体中的分配 包括休闲 企业 政府和拼车 [6] - 公司将重新投资于更多内燃机汽车 并预计在2024年和2025年改善调整后的EBITDA 随着车辆的轮换和计划的完成 [7] - 公司预计这一行动将带来约2.5亿至3亿美元的增量自由现金流 在2024年和2025年期间 [9] - 公司维持第四季度收入指引为21亿至22亿美元 并表示其调整后的EBITDA将受到电动汽车销售计划的负面影响 [10] - 公司预计调整后的EBITDA将亏损1.2亿至1.3亿美元 [11] 财务影响 - 出售电动汽车的行动旨在更好地平衡供需 允许公司淘汰大量低利润的租赁车辆 并减少与电动汽车相关的损坏费用 [2] - 第四季度电动汽车的碰撞和损坏成本仍然很高 [3] - 费用是在公司管理车队的常规折旧成本之外的 [4] - 预计公司财务业绩的改善将来自更高的每日收入和更低的折旧及运营费用 与其剩余车队相关 [8] 市场表现 - 股票HTZ在盘前略有上涨 但在过去12个月中下跌了44% 而标普500指数上涨了20.5% [12]

Plug Power Inc.股票评级调降 - Plug Power Inc.的股票在周四早盘下跌1.2%，SIG Susquehanna将该股评级从积极调降至中性，并表示预计住宅替代能源部门最近的阻力将持续到年初，然后需求将有所增长[1] 美国住宅太阳能市场需求疲弱 - 美国住宅太阳能市场需求疲弱，主要是由于加利福尼亚州NEM（净能量计量）变化的复苏速度低于预期，以及南部州需求减弱[1] 预测2024年美国住宅安装下降 - Solar Energy Industries Association预计2024年美国住宅安装将下降12%，比之前的预测下降5%，原因是高利率、公用事业价格趋平以及净计量变化[1]

Google has laid off hundreds of workers, joining tech companies including Amazon.com in reducing employee count in the new year. News outlets including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported the layoffs affecting hardware and internal software tools. A spokesman for the company was quoted as saying it was focusing on its biggest priorities and significant opportunities. ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his high-profile battle against the Walt Disney Co. during a debate on Wednesday night, while rival Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley criticized his treatment of the entertainment giant.“The proper role of government, if it means anything, it’s to protect our kids, and I’ve stood for the innocence of our kids. It is wrong to sexualize the curriculum,” DeSantis said, when he was asked whether his feud with Disney DIS, -0.42% squared with the conservative view that ...

花旗银行拨备情况 - 花旗银行在第四季度拨备13亿美元，以应对阿根廷和俄罗斯的风险[1] - 花旗银行在SEC提交的文件中披露了这一信息，同时也提到了阿根廷实施严格的紧缩措施和俄罗斯应对乌克兰战争后果[2] 花旗银行财务情况 - 花旗银行首席财务官马克·梅森在一篇博客中表示，银行仍然“按计划”实现2023年的费用预测[3]

Anticipation about the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs is peaking late Wednesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission greenlit such funds for trading on U.S. exchanges.Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, said in a phone interview that he’s watching for one or more spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds to come to market as soon as Thursday.The SEC gave its assent to about a dozen spot bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday. “Given that there are so many horses in this race,” said Rosenbluth, “you want to come ...

文章核心观点 - 因上月抵押贷款利率下降使购房更具吸引力，KB Home本财年第一季度前几周订单“显著”增加，虽第四季度业绩超预期，但预计未来房价将从第四季度水平下跌 [1] 订单情况 - 2024财年第一季度前五周净订单环比显著增加，消费者对近期抵押贷款利率下降反应积极 [1] 第四季度财报情况 - 盘后股价下跌2.4% [2] - 净利润1.503亿美元，合每股1.85美元，低于去年同期的2.164亿美元（每股2.47美元） [2] - 营收16.7亿美元，低于上年同期的19.4亿美元 [2] - 交付房屋数量较去年减少10%，至3407套，房屋均价从51.04万美元降至48.73万美元 [2] 未来预期情况 - 预计2024年市场条件改善且社区数量增长，有能力满足买家需求 [1] - 预计截至11月底的下一财年房屋平均售价在48万至49万美元之间，房屋营收在64亿至68亿美元之间，分析师预期约66.6亿美元 [2]

Mastercard Inc. vaulted into $400 billion territory for the first time Wednesday in a testament to confidence about consumer spending and momentum for digital payment methods. Shares of Mastercard MA, +1.34% finished Wednesday’s session up 1.3%, with a market capitalization of $401.6 billion, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The company is the 15th-largest public company in the U.S. by market value, ahead of Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -0.98% and Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +0.15%. Rival Visa Inc. V, +0.47% si ...

虎伍兹和耐克合作关系 - 虎伍兹和耐克结束了27年的合作关系[1] - 虎伍兹拥有“TW”商标的所有权，这个商标一直属于他的公司ETW Corp[3] - 尽管耐克可能会对虎伍兹提起诉讼，但专家认为这不太可能发生，虎伍兹很可能会保持对“TW”商标的控制[8] 虎伍兹的影响力和未来计划 - 虎伍兹是七位身价超过10亿美元的运动员之一[18] - 虎伍兹在社交媒体上表示将会有新的篇章[19] 耐克的财务状况和市场前景 - 耐克的高尔夫业务可能会退出市场[14] - 耐克最近的财报表现不佳，计划在未来三年削减20亿美元成本[20] - 耐克股价在过去一个月下跌了14.9%[21]