(Reuters) - Alaska Air ( ALK ) said on Wednesday it had agreed to extend by a day the review period of its proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of peer Hawaiian Holdings ( HA ). Alaska and Hawaiian agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to extend the review period to until 12:01 AM ET on Aug. 16, the Seattle,...

06:54 AM EDT, 08/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Cardinal Health ( CAH ) reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $1.84 per diluted share, up from $1.43 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.73. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $59.87 billion, compared with $53.42 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $58.63...

06:56 AM EDT, 08/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The New Zealand dollar (NZD) has weakened even more than the US dollar (USD), dropping by about 1% overnight against the Australian dollar (AUD) and the US dollar, said Mitsubishi UFG. It has resulted in the NZD/USD rate falling back towards 0.6000 and the AUD/NZD rising back above 1.1000, wrote the bank in...

06:55 AM EDT, 08/14/2024 (MT Newswires) -- DraftKings ( DKNG ) said Wednesday on X that it has reversed its decision to implement a surcharge on bettors in high-tax states, citing customer feedback as the cause for rescinding the plan. Earlier this month, DraftKings ( DKNG ) said it was exploring adding a surcharge to cover higher-than-average taxes in states...