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Norwegian Cruise Line’s stock rallied Wednesday after the cruise company reported second-quarter profit that beat expectations and raised its full-year outlook, citing continued “robust” market demand.

Delta Air Line Chief Executive Ed Bastian told CNBC-TV on Wednesday that he expects the cost of information technology outages caused by CrowdStrike’s computer software glitch to be about $500 million.

A Jefferies analyst reiterates a ‘buy’ rating and says the tobacco giant’s share of non-smoking products is growing.

Mastercard’s spending growth to start the current quarter has been stable, and that seemed welcome news to investors on Wednesday.

Microsoft discussed plans to grow capital spending in the new fiscal year and indicated that its AI spending delivers returns. That’s welcome news for chip investors.

News overshadowed the company’s weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings.

Japanese currency hits four-month high after central bank tightens policy

The U.S. Treasury will auction $125 billion in notes and bonds next week.

Kraft Heinz’s stock gained ground in early Wednesday trading, after the food and beverage brands company beat profit expectations but missed on sales, citing a continued “cautious” consumer.

U.S. businesses added just 122,000 new jobs in July, paycheck company ADP said, in another sign the labor market has cooled off and fewer people are being hired.

Hotel giant expects to report adjusted profit of $2.27 a share to $2.33 a share, below the analyst estimate of $2.38 a share.

CEO Jim Rechtin said Humana is “not realizing the full promise of the company” and that market conditions remained challenging due to an interest-rate environment “that has not kept pace with accelerated medical cost trends.”