Today: September 25, 2024
Today: September 25, 2024

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L3Harris raises 2024 outlook amid global tensions

L3Harris raised its outlook for 2024 after beating Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, betting on sustained weapons demand and robust defense spending amid

L3Harris raises 2024 outlook amid global tensions
Business|Finance

Principal Financial profit rises on higher premiums, fee income

Insurance and asset management company Principal Financial Group posted a 3% rise in second-quarter adjusted profit on Thursday, helped by robust premiums and higher fee income.

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Norfolk Southern beats second-quarter profit estimates on higher pricing

U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern reported second-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates thanks to robust pricing, sending its shares up nearly 7% on Thursday.

Norfolk Southern beats second-quarter profit estimates on higher pricing
Entertainment|Technology

Hollywood’s videogame performers to go on strike over AI, pay concerns

Hollywood’s videogame performers to go on strike over AI, pay concerns

Hollywood’s videogame performers to go on strike over AI, pay concerns
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

IDB and Brazilian banks announce development of Amazon rainforest ETF

The Inter-American Development Bank and Brazilian public banks BNDES, Banco do Brasil and Caixa Economica Federal announced on Thursday they will jointly develop an exchange

IDB and Brazilian banks announce development of Amazon rainforest ETF
Business|Economy|Technology

Juniper Networks reports second quarter results below estimates

Juniper Networks reported second-quarter revenue and profit below analysts' estimates on Thursday due to weak spending by cloud computing firms on the company's networking equipment.

Economy|Finance

UK finance minister expected to reveal 20 billion stg hole in public finances, Guardian reports

Britain's new finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal a 20 billion pound ($25.7 billion) shortfall in the public finances, potentially paving the way for tax rises in

UK finance minister expected to reveal 20 billion stg hole in public finances, Guardian reports
Health|News

Brazil to declare end of Newcastle disease outbreak, newspaper reports

Brazil will declare the end of a Newcastle disease outbreak in the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, a local news outlet reported on Thursday, citing an agriculture

Brazil to declare end of Newcastle disease outbreak, newspaper reports
Business|Finance

Charles Schwab names Michael Verdeschi as CFO

Brokerage firm Charles Schwab has appointed Michael Verdeschi as its chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1, according to a filing with the U.S. securities regulator on Thursday.

Charles Schwab names Michael Verdeschi as CFO
Sports

Cowboys' Jerry Jones defends GM record, role as contract drama boils

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones claims to know what it's like not to get everything on his wish list.

Cowboys' Jerry Jones defends GM record, role as contract drama boils
Economy|Finance

Brazil cheers G20 statement on tax cooperation citing taxation of the super-rich

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday that G20 finance leaders were poised to endorse a joint declaration on international tax cooperation addressing

Brazil cheers G20 statement on tax cooperation citing taxation of the super-rich
Sports

Flyers F Travis Konecny inks 8-year, $70M extension

Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension on Thursday.

Flyers F Travis Konecny inks 8-year, $70M extension
Science|Technology

OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT

OpenAI is venturing into a territory long dominated by Google with the selective launch of SearchGPT, an artificial intelligence-powered search engine with real-time access

OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT
Americas|Environment

Bolivia's Santa Cruz department declares emergency due to extreme weather

The Bolivian department of Santa Cruz has declared a state of emergency through the end of this year due to extreme weather including wildfires, the departmental government said in a

Bolivia's Santa Cruz department declares emergency due to extreme weather
Europe|MidEast|News|Political

EU's foreign chief calls Israel's decision to outlaw UNRWA nonsense

EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday urged Israel to revoke its decision to outlaw the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA),

EU's foreign chief calls Israel's decision to outlaw UNRWA nonsense
Europe|News|Political

Olympics-France and NBA pledge to promote sustainable development goals in sport

The French government and the U.S.

Olympics-France and NBA pledge to promote sustainable development goals in sport
Business|Economy|Finance

India's Mankind Pharma to buy Bharat Serums in a $1.6 billion deal

Indian drugmaker Mankind Pharma said late on Thursday it would acquire Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd in a deal valued at around 136.30 billion rupees ($1.63 billion), including debt.

India's Mankind Pharma to buy Bharat Serums in a $1.6 billion deal
Business|Europe|Technology

EssilorLuxottica says Meta told it about potential investment

The head of eyewear company EssilorLuxottica said Meta had informed him that it might take a stake in the company, adding on Thursday that he would welcome such a step.

EssilorLuxottica says Meta told it about potential investment
Business|Technology

GM's Cruise looks to start charging for robotaxi rides next year, Bloomberg News reports

General Motors' self-driving technology unit, Cruise, aims to return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and charge fares by early 2025, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday,

GM's Cruise looks to start charging for robotaxi rides next year, Bloomberg News reports
Economy|Election

A Trump presidency to pose mostly bearish risks for oil, Citi says

A Donald Trump presidency could be net bearish for oil prices due to a combination of factors including tariffs and oil-friendly policies, and pushing the Organization of the Petroleum

A Trump presidency to pose mostly bearish risks for oil, Citi says
Americas|News|Political

Harris a 'key player' on national security issues US defense secretary says

U.S.

Harris a 'key player' on national security issues US defense secretary says
Sports

Olympics-Soccer-Canada edge New Zealand 2-1 amid Olympic spying scandal

Defending champions Canada defeated New Zealand 2-1 in their Paris Olympics opening game on Thursday overshadowed by a spying scandal that has engulfed the women's

Olympics-Soccer-Canada edge New Zealand 2-1 amid Olympic spying scandal
Business|Economy

Walmart Canada raises hourly store wages for about 40,000 workers

Walmart Canada said on Thursday it has invested $53 million to increase hourly wages for about 40,000 of its store associates earlier this month.

Walmart Canada raises hourly store wages for about 40,000 workers
Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Cold storage REIT Lineage rises 5% in the biggest IPO of 2024

Cold storage real estate investment trust Lineage's shares gained 5% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, signaling investor enthusiasm for the year's biggest

Cold storage REIT Lineage rises 5% in the biggest IPO of 2024
Economy|Finance|Health|Stock Markets

Healthcare firm Concentra shares fall 6% in lackluster NYSE debut

U.S. healthcare firm Concentra's shares fell 6% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, in a sign of investor caution with new listings amid uncertainties over interest-

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