Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. HealthEquity — Shares of the health-focused fintech company plunged 15% following weaker-than-expected fourth quarter earnings. HealthEquity, posted non-GAAP earnings per share of 69 cents on revenue of $311.8 million. Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of 72 cents per share on revenue of $305.8 million. General Mills — Shares lost more than 3% after General Mills lowered its full-year guidance and reported a top-line miss for the third quarter. The processed food company now sees organic net sales falling between 1.5% to 2% in the full-year, versus previous calls for flat sales to a 1% rise. General Mills cited inventory headwinds and softer demand as revenue of $4.84 billion in the third quarter missed a FactSet estimate of $4.96 billion. Goldman Sachs — The bank’s shares ticked nearly 1% lower on the heels of an Oppenheimer downgrade to perform from outperform. Oppenheimer cited the lack of a clear rebound in merger and acquisition activity as a key reason for the call. Gilead Sciences — The biopharmaceutical stock slipped 2.7% after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Health and Human Services Department is weighing plans to significantly slash the federal government’s funding for domestic HIV prevention. Gilead, which sells medicines for HIV and AIDS, sold off on the news. Tesla — The electric vehicle manufacturer advanced almost 3% after receiving approval from the California Public Utilities Commission for a passenger transportation permit. The company applied for the permit to offer ride hailing services, which could eventually lead to it providing robotaxi services, according to a report from Bloomberg. — CNBC’s Alex Harring and Jesse Pound contributed reporting
The logo for consumer lending firm Capital One Financial Corp is seen on its headquarters on January 20, 2023 in McLean, Virginia. The company has reportedly eliminated up to 1,100 technology positions this week as its digital structure matures.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Capital One on Wednesday, accusing the bank of “cheating” customers out of millions of dollars in interest payments – just months after the Trump administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a similar suit against the financial institution.
In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, James alleged that Capital One marketed its “360 Savings” account as its high-yield savings account, then left those customers in the dark by failing to inform them about its new “360 Performance Savings” product that offered substantially higher interest rates.
As interest rates rose starting in 2022, the state attorney general’s office said, Capital One froze the interest rate of its 360 Savings product at 0.3%, while increasing the rate of the 360 Performance Savings accounts to as high as 4.35%, meaning New York 360 Savings customers lost out on “millions of dollars of interest.”
The suit further alleges that Capital One instructed its employees not to tell 360 Savings customers about the new product “unless they explicitly asked.”
The complaint mimics litigation by the CFPB, which was dropped in February under Trump-era CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought. That suit alleged Capital One’s marketing led U.S. customers to miss out on more than $2 billion in interest.
The dropped CFPB case is among a slew of other enforcement lawsuits that the agency pursued under previous CFPB director, Rohit Chopra, and that have been dismissed by President Donald Trump’s administration.
“Capital One assured high returns with no catches, then pulled the rug out from under their customers and hoped nobody would notice,” James said in a statement Wednesday. “Big banks are not allowed to cheat their customers with false advertising and misleading promises.”
Capital One did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment Wednesday. The bank disputed the CFPB allegations earlier this year and told CNBC that it transparently marketed its 360 Performance Savings account.
The New York suit accuses Capital One of violating state and federal law and seeks “restitution and damages for all affected Capital One customers.”
Shares of stock brokerage platform eToro popped in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday after the company raised almost $310 million in its IPO.
The stock opened at $69.69, or 34% above its initial offering price, pushing its market cap to $5.6 billion at the open. Shares were last up more than 40%.
The Israel-based company sold nearly 6 million shares at $52 each, above the expected range of $46 to $50. Almost 6 million additional shares were sold by existing investors. At the IPO price, the company was valued at roughly $4.2 billion.
Wall Street is looking to the Robinhood competitor for signs of renewed interest in IPOs after an extended drought. Many investors saw President Donald Trump’s return to the White House as a catalyst before tariff concerns led companies to delay their plans.
Etoro isn’t the only company attempting to test the waters. Fintech company Chime filed its prospectus with the SEC on Tuesday, while digital physical therapy company Hinge Health kickstarted IPO roadshow, and said in a filing it aims to raise up to $437 million in its impending offering. CoreWeave tested demand with its IPO in March.
EToro had previously filed to go public in 2021 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that would have valued it at more than $10 billion. It shelved those plans in 2022 as equity markets nosedived, but remained focused on an eventual IPO.
“We definitely are eyeing the public markets,” CEO Yoni Assia told CNBC in 2023, adding that the company is “evaluating the right opportunity.”
EToro was founded in 2007 by brothers Yoni and Ronen Assia and David Ring. The company makes money through trading-related fees and non-trading activities such as withdrawals. Net income increased almost thirteenfold last year to $192.4 million from $15.3 million in 2023.
The company has steadily built a growing reputation in cryptocurrencies. Revenues from cryptoassets more than tripled to over $12 million in 2024 and one-quarter of its net trading contribution stemmed from crypto last year,. That’s up from 10% in 2023.
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