Airbnb Stock Has Surged This Year. Why It Just Got a Downgrade.
Travel demand has jumped as people chose to go on vacations after largely being stuck at home during the pandemic.
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Travel demand has jumped as people chose to go on vacations after largely being stuck at home during the pandemic.
The shares were on pace for their largest percentage increase since Feb. 15.
Airbnb said in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday that it expected a continued, albeit choppy, recovery of cross-border travel as macro conditions persisted.
Airbnb bets on summer of travel to drive revenue growth
Provided by Dow Jones By Preetika Rana Airbnb Inc. posted a steep fourth-quarter loss in its first earnings as a public company, as costs tied to its market debut capped a year in which the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the travel industry. The home-sharing company reported a $3.9 billion loss in the three months through December, which included a charge of $2.8 billion for stock compensation tied to its initial public offering during the quarter. That compared with a loss of $351 million in the same period a year earlier. The latest loss brought the company's fu...