WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #hotels--Hotel workers' union UNITE HERE has launched the website GraduateFails.org detailing ways AJ Capital Partners and Graduate by Hilton Hotels have failed workers and communities across the country. The website is accompanied by digital ads to hotel customers and follows the issuing of a travel advisory for the brand. Graduate Hotels are owned by AJ Capital Partners, and their preferred operator is Schulte Hospitality Group. Graduate by Hilton Hotels are themed around.

Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) by 17.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,701 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,879 shares during the period. Empowered

With all eyes locked on this morning's CPI release and the Strait of Hormuz nearly shut down, Wall Street analysts are already repositioning across hospitality, pharma, and tech before the market even opens.

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As workers at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown Pioneer Square mark 50 days on strike, their union UNITE HERE Local 8 is calling out Hilton Hotels for rejecting proposed contract language that would require Hilton to tell Local 8 if ICE or DHS agents are present on the premises. The union launched a digital billboard in downtown Seattle and digital ads to Hilton customers that place Hilton's brand inside an ice cube, symbolizing the company's ongoing positi.

The disposition of 1,854 shares on August 5, 2026, represented a total transaction value of approximately $601,700. This transaction reduced the insider's total direct equity holdings by 10%.

HLT's travel surge and record room pipeline boost fee growth, but rising debt, renovations and weak overseas demand threaten momentum.

HLT pairs record pipeline growth and rising fees with strong capital returns, but its premium valuation and higher financing costs call for patience.

Loews Corp (NYSE:L), the New York-listed conglomerate with interests in insurance, pipelines, hotels and packaging, reported second-quarter net income of $444 million as its smaller businesses picked up the slack from a weakening insurance market. That compares with $391 million a year earlier, with earnings per share rising to $2.16 from $1.87.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings remains a buy, driven by robust US RevPAR recovery and a visible 6–7% net unit growth pipeline. Q2 2026 results confirm business transient demand strength, margin expansion to 76.6%, and management's raised FY2026 RevPAR and EBITDA guidance. HLT's asset-light, high-margin fee model, global expansion, and owner-economics initiatives underpin durable earnings growth and justify its premium valuation.

Argent Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) by 60.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,139 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 7,988 shares during