Trivago CEO Axel Hefer on Company Earnings, Summer Outlook
Axel Hefer, Trivago CEO, joined Cheddar News to this week to discuss the company's latest earnings report. The company reported a miss despite increased global travel demand. "We expect this summer to be strong despite the concerns you hear everywhere about inflation, about higher prices," Hefer said.
Microsoft reported a 20% spike in quarterly profits Tuesday, helping to fuel its battle to get ahead of rivals like Google, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta in selling the latest artificial intelligence technology.
Visa Inc. said its adjusted third-quarter profits rose by nearly double digits, as the global payments company continues to benefit from the broad shift by consumers to using credit and debit cards instead of cash.
Even after inflation has steadily eased this year, the Federal Reserve's policymakers still think prices are rising too fast and are almost certain to lift their key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday.
