On June 23, Carnival Corporation fell 9.56% in regular trading, trading at $28.20/share, with turnover of $4.44 billion. The sell-off was triggered by the company's earnings-day outlook and a concurrent regulatory investigation into a data breach.

On the cost front, Carnival projected that its full-year adjusted per available lower berth day operating costs, excluding fuel, would rise approximately 3.7% year-over-year, reflecting inflationary pressures and service upgrade expenditures. Although Q2 operating results exceeded expectations and recent booking trends showed signs of a reversal in headwinds, the market focused on the potential margin compression from rising core costs.

Adding to selling pressure, the Texas Attorney General announced an investigation into Carnival following an April data breach in which social engineering techniques were used to compromise personal information of approximately 6 million individuals, including over 800,000 Texas consumers. The breach notification was submitted 44 days after the incident.

Within the Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines sector, peer Royal Caribbean Cruises fell 2.73%, Norwegian Cruise Line edged up 0.05%, Viking Holdings fell 0.28%, Booking Holdings rose 0.34%, and Marriott gained 1.36%.

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