The markets advanced during the midday with the Dow gaining 75 points to 25,040. Nasdaq climbed 52 points to 7286.
Krispy Kreme unveiled a limited edition Hershey's Gold Doughnut that will be available beginning Thursday, February 22 at participating locations. The doughnut combines Krispy Kreme's original glazed doughnut with a salted caramel icing and pieces of Hershey's Gold bar. This is the second collaboration between the doughnut maker and the candy company.
A less expensive service is now available for Uber customers. Express Pool is similar to the carpooling service Uberpool but users will have to walk to a nearby location to meet their ride. Express Pool will be up to 30% cheaper than Uberpool and up to 75% less costly than a regular Uber.
Priceline Group officially changed its name and ticker symbol PCLN to Booking Holdings with a ticker symbol of BKNG. Priceline began as an online travel site where travelers named the price that they were willing to pay for airline tickets. After acquiring companies such as Bookings, Kayak, OpenTable, and Rentalcars.com, Priceline now generates most of its revenue through online reservations of hotel rooms, rental cars, and restaurants.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 12 points to 2,728. Bitcoin crashed $971 to $10,480.
