Booking Holdings shares sink as cautious 2026 outlook trumps Q4 beat
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG), the world’s largest online travel agency, saw its shares slide 7.4% on Thursday morning.

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Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG), the world’s largest online travel agency, saw its shares slide 7.4% on Thursday morning.
Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD), the Atlanta-based cold storage giant, reported fourth-quarter adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) on Thursday that cleared Wall Street projections, despite a widening net loss driven by real estate disposals and a cautious forecast for the year ahead.
Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX), the Rolle, Switzerland-based pioneer in automotive turbocharging and electric-boosting technologies, reported fourth-quarter results that outpaced Wall Street estimates.
Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM), the Novi, Michigan-based supplier of thermal management technologies, reported fourth-quarter adjusted profit that fell short of analyst expectations, even as robust demand for climate-controlled seating pushed revenue above projections.
Deere (NYSE:DE), the world's largest maker of agricultural and construction equipment, reported stronger-than-expected fiscal first-quarter profit and revenue for 2026.
Merck (NYSE:MRK) released new data today demonstrating that its recently approved monoclonal antibody, Enflonsia (clesrovimab), remains safe and effective for high-risk children entering their second respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell not to use taxpayer funds to support the crypto industry amid Bitcoin’s recent price decline.
Walldorf-based SAP (NYSE:SAP) today proposed a 6.4 percent increase to its annual dividend, signaling management’s confidence in the company’s pivot to the cloud after a fiscal year defined by record backlogs and a massive bet on generative AI.
OpenAI has launched a new benchmark, EVMbench, to evaluate how effectively AI agents can detect, patch and exploit vulnerabilities in crypto smart contracts.
The European Central Bank will begin selecting EU-licensed payment service providers in the first quarter of 2026 for a 12-month digital euro pilot scheduled to start in the second half of 2027.