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Airbnb $ABNB ( ▲ 9.32% ) surged 11.02% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial results and declaring that the company is “back in growth mode.”

Financials: Airbnb reported earnings of $3.16 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $4.9 billion. Both were better than expected. 

Powering the Story: Revenue jumped 19%, marking the company’s fastest revenue growth in more than three years. Nights and Seats Booked grew 16%, which was better than its rivals. The company’s gross booking value increased 21%.

Outlook: Airbnb also expects revenue growth in the high teens for the full year.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Airbnb’s faster growth appears to reflect a combination of execution, a measurable boost from deferred-payment bookings, and a more favorable geographic mix.

Final Thoughts: The stock was already up 27.91% in 2026.

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Notable Earnings Today: Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA), Oklo (Nasdaq: OKLO), Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR), Humana (NYSE: HUM), Under Armour (NYSE: UAA), TeraWulf (Nasdaq: WULF), Bloomin' Brands (Nasdaq: BLMN), Utz Brands (NYSE: UTZ), Elanco Animal Health (NYSE: ELAN), Plains All American (Nasdaq: PAA), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE: AMR), Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE: ATMU), Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP), Calumet (Nasdaq: CLMT), Delek US Holdings (NYSE: DK), Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT), Fluor (NYSE: FLR), Franklin Templeton (NYSE: BEN), Gogo (Nasdaq: GOGO), Gray Media (NYSE: GTN), Koppers Holdings (NYSE: KOP), Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), Sylvamo (NYSE: SLVM), Telephone & Data (NYSE: TDS).

Notable IPOs Today: Deep Sea Minerals Corp. American Depositary Shares (Nasdaq: SEAM), Leader's Advantage Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: LEDR).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Unemployment Rate (8:30 a.m. ET), Average Hourly Earnings (8:30 a.m. ET), Nonfarm Payrolls (8:30 a.m. ET), Labor Force Participation Rate (8:30 a.m. ET), Michigan Consumer Expectations / Sentiment (10:00 a.m. ET), Consumer Credit (3:00 p.m. ET).

A combination of bad financial results and a weak outlook caused shares of DraftKings $DKNG ( ▼ 27.91% ) to plunge 22.24% in after-hours trading on Thursday.

Financials: DraftKings reported a loss of 53 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.3 billion. Both were lower than expected.

Powering the Story: The company said it expects to spend $650 million to $700 million to build its predictions business. That investment will hurt its earnings outlook for the full year.

Final Thoughts: DraftKings investors have now seen the stock price collapse by half this year.

Lyft $LYFT ( ▼ 5.72% ) fell 7.07% in after-hours trading on Thursday as the company posted bad financial results that reflected a slowdown in gross bookings.

Financials: Lyft reported a loss of 3 cents per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.8 billion. Both were lower than expected.

Final Thoughts: Over the last 5 years, Lyft’s stock is down 66%.

Tech Plunge: Magnificent 7 loses $1 trillion. The most eye-popping stats from Thursday’s tech stock plunge (CNBC)

Bitcoin Declines: Bitcoin tumbles to $76,000 as collapsing AI trade drags stocks sharply lower (CoinDesk)

Taking a “Poison Pill”: Wendy’s rejects buyout bid and girds itself for a hostile takeover campaign (Associated Press)

Delivering an IPO: Food delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite (TechCrunch)

New Crypto ETF: Canary's Injective ETF debuts on Nasdaq with exposure to staking rewards (The Block)

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