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It’s now time for some of today’s trending tickers. We are watching Take 2, Wendy’s and Airbnb all on the move this morning. First up, let’s take a look at Take 2 Interactive sinking after it pushed back the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 to next year, giving the team more time to finish what’s expected to be one of the most lucrative video games ever. The title which has already missed multiple deadlines would likely have been the biggest release of 2025. Now it won’t hit the market until May 26th of 2026. Wendy’s meantime lowering its sales outlook for this year, the latest restaurant chain taking a hit from consumers worried about a shaky economy. Global systemwide sales are set to decline as much as 2%, while the company had forecast in March an increase as large as 3%. The cut follows a steeper than expected sales drop for established restaurants in the first quarter, mostly due to weakness in the US, driven by slide in visits. And finally, Airbnb is showing a weak outlook for the second quarter, citing economic uncertainties for softer travel demand in the US. The company’s growth for nights and experiences booked is expected to moderate from the 7.9% achieved in the first quarter, falling short of Wall Street’s 8.6% projection. Airbnb, which of course specializes in shared homes and vacation rentals, also said it will share more details about its push beyond accommodations into new businesses at an event on May 13th. You can scan the QR code below to track the best and worst performing stocks with Yahoo Finance’s trending tickers page.