(Reuters) -American Airlines forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, hurt by an uptick in jet fuel prices and efforts to fix a sales-strategy misstep that drove away corporate travelers. Shares of the carrier dropped 6% in premarket trade.

American Airlines last year said it would reverse a business-travel sales strategy that backfired. The airline signed a new credit card deal with Citi late last year. American Airlines reported a jump in fourth-quarter profits with results coming in ahead of analysts' expectations,

Union Pacific on Thursday posted a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter helped by improving volumes and robust pricing, which was partially offset by lower fuel surcharge and less profitable cargo mix.

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. posted quarterly profit that beat estimates boosted by one-time gains even as the consumer goods giant faces a consumption slowdown in the world’s most-populous nation.

The South Korean carmaker reported weaker-than-expected net profit for the fourth quarter amid a decline in vehicle sales.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor reported on Thursday a 17% fall in fourth-quarter operating profit, declining more than analysts estimated, as it spent more on promotions in a slowing car market.