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Carnival Cruise Line and Barclays Launch First-of-Its-Kind Rewards Mastercard

Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) and Barclays US Consumer Bank (BCS) announced the launch of the new Carnival Rewards Mastercard (MA), a first-of-its-kind card in the cruise industry. Designed to extend the value of Carnival Rewards, the card empowers members to earn rewards through everyday spend and redeem them to enhance their Carnival experience. Integrated with Carnival's recently launched Carnival Rewards loyalty program, the card provides more flexibility, more ways to earn rewards and faster access to loyalty benefits, helping members maximize every dollar spent both at sea and on land. Beginning this month, existing cardmembers will be transitioned to the new Mastercard product during their next billing cycle, with migrations rolling out throughout September. All existing Fun Points balances will convert 1:1 into new Carnival Rewards Points landing directly in cardmembers' centralized Carnival Rewards accounts.

ZipRecruiter Appoints Carmen Chan as CFO

ZipRecruiter (ZIP) announced the appointment of Carmen Chan as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 17, 2026. As of the date that Chan assumes the CFO role, Dave Travers will continue his role as President of ZipRecruiter, but will no longer serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer. Chan joins ZipRecruiter from Barclays (BCS), where she served as Managing Director

U.S. Stock Futures Mixed as Investors Brace for Earnings Season

Stock futures are mixed this morning as investors brace for a pivotal stretch of earnings and the start of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, with renewed concerns over artificial intelligence spending and rising competition from Chinese chipmakers weighing heavily on technology shares.The semiconductor sector remains under intense pressure after a broad selloff spread across Asia overnight. South Korea's KOSPI plunged nearly 10%, triggering market-wide circuit breakers, as shares of SK Hynixand Samsung Electronicstumbled on concerns about memory chip pricing, AI infrastructure spending and increased competition from Chinese rivals. The weakness has spilled over into U.S. markets, with chip stocks trading lower in premarket action.Investors are also preparing for one of the busiest weeks of the earnings season. Microsoftand Meta Platformsreport Wednesday, followed by Appleand Amazonon Thursday. After Alphabetand Teslaraised fresh questions last week about the cost of AI investments, markets will closely examine whether continued multibillion-dollar capital expenditures are translating into sustainable revenue growth, cash flow and returns.The Federal Reserve begins its July policy meeting today, with markets focused less on the expected interest rate decision and more on guidance from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh following Wednesday's announcement.Oil prices continue to retreat as diplomatic efforts to preserve the ceasefire between the United States and Iran ease concerns over disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The decline in crude has helped temper inflation worries, although it has done little to offset the broader weakness in technology shares.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures rose 0.14%, Nasdaq futures fell 0.62% and Dow futures rose 097%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Johnson & Johnsonup 2% after reaching an agreement for a resolution of the remaining talc litigation with the plaintiff firms leading the federal multi-district litigation and related state court proceedingsUP AFTER EARNINGS -Sherwin-Williamsup 6%Applied Digitalup 4%Coca-Colaup 4%GSKup 1.3%PayPalup 2%Cadence Designsup 4%Boeingup 1%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -UPSdown 2.2%Corningdown 16.3%Amkor Technologydown 11.3%Barclaysdown 6.3%Noble Corp.down 6.5%Hiltondown 3%Royal Caribbeandown 1%