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Yahoo Finance
- Google Earnings Handily Beat Wall Street Targets. Google Stock Dividend Approved
- Snap beats first-quarter expectations with ad platform improvements
- Alphabet stock surges on earnings beat, dividend announcement
- Google parent Alphabet announces first-ever dividend, shares soar
- Gilead posts quarterly loss, revenue rises 5%
- Diabetes Devices Giant Crumbles Despite Beat-And-Raise
- Alphabet stock soars as company tops estimates on earnings, announces cash dividend
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Google Business
- Chipotle reverses protein policy, says workers can choose chicken once again
- The real reason Tesla is tanking: Musk's political self-sabotage
- US game devs celebrate as non-compete clauses, previously deemed 'a trash way to keep the talent', face a ban from the FTC
- Paramount and Skydance inch closer to a merger as key hurdle looms
- Wall Street stocks fall as weak GDP growth spreads rate-cut gloom
- Bullish Boeing Analyst Says 'Didn't Expect Things To Start Falling Apart In Midair:' 'If They Get It Right, It's An Incredible Opportunity'
- Microsoft-Backed Rubrik Shares Jump 25% After $752 Million IPO
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Tipranks
- Shareholders of Sharecare, Inc. Should Contact Levi & Korsinsky LLP Before June 18, 2024 to Discuss Your Rights
- Washington Trust Bancorp Shareholders Approve Key Proposals
- PPX Mining Strikes Gold and Silver in Callanquitas
- Medicus Pharma Launches Convertible Note Offering
- Velan Inc. Appoints New Independent Director
- Leading Edge Materials Shareholders Back Board and Plans
- New Plan to Help Advertisers Doesn’t Help Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) Shares
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Movers
Trending Topics
AP News
- Google parent reports another quarter of accelerating growth and its stock price soars
- Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products
- Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
- The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?
- Mining giant BHP Billiton makes $39 billion bid for Anglo American to expand copper operations
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Wall Street Journal
- Microsoft Earnings Rose Last Quarter, Helped by AI Demand
- Google Sales Accelerate as Ad, Cloud Businesses Hold Up Amid Costly AI Push
- REPO Act Lets Biden Boost Ukraine
- Andrew Cuomo: Antisemitism at Columbia University Is a Disgrace
- Liz Truss Diagnoses Britain's Malaise
- Rising Stars (Friday Crossword, April 26)
- Why Some Smart Cruise Travelers Stay on the Ship During Port Days
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Financial Times
- ECB will need more rate cuts if Fed holds back, says policymaker
- Lessons for investors from the history of war finance
- Meta’s gamble on chatbots opens new wave of tech competition
- A justifiable ban on US non-compete clauses
- US Supreme Court debates limits of presidential immunity in Trump appeal
- Columbia president Minouche Shafik at centre of campus turmoil
- US wants allies to cut chip-related China exports amid Huawei alarm
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Bloomberg
- No Quick or Easy Answers From Court on Trump’s Immunity Claim
- Capital One Profit Misses Estimates as Loan Write-Offs Climb
- Repsol to Boost Oil Output in Venezuela With Two New Fields
- Customers Bancorp Revises Account of CFO Exit, Calling It Mutual
- Alphabet Beats Revenue Estimates Buoyed by Cloud, Pays Dividend
- Real Estate Stocks Sink on Rate Outlook, Disappointing Earnings
- Investor Group Calls For Zero Cross-Shareholdings at Japan Firms
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Reuters
- US bank regulator pauses plans to scrutinize asset manager stakes in banks
- US solar panel makers seek import tariffs to protect new domestic factories
- S&P slashes Boeing credit outlook as rating hovers above junk status
- Union Pacific beats profit estimates on stronger pricing, resumes share buyback
- Keurig Dr Pepper reports upbeat Q1 on steady demand, price hikes
- Sanofi profit slips on generic competition and currency effects
- American Airlines forecasts upbeat Q2 profit as business travel rebounds
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Marketwatch
- GDP report shows why it’s a fool’s game to bet on the Fed’s interest-rate moves
- GDP report revives stagflation fears in the market, with growing risk of a Fed rate hike seen
- Housing supply surges by up to 50% in these metro areas
- Half of U.S. households can only afford a $400 car payment. Their options — new or used
- Is another inflation scare coming? GDP seems to say yes
- A $100,000 salary no longer buys you a middle-class lifestyle. Here’s why it costs so much more now
- Rubrik’s stock pops 20% in IPO debut
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Seeking Alpha
- AI? Inflation? Profit From What Everyone Talks About
- What I Wish I Knew About Dividend Stocks Before Buying ETFs And CEFs
- Very Good News For Medical Properties Trust
- Wall Street Breakfast: AI Frenzy
- Rate Cut Or Not, I'm Buying These Wonderful REITs
- Meta: I Am Aggressively Buying The Drop (Rating Upgrade)
- Buy Meta After Q1 Earnings Drop, Collaborative Leadership Results In Higher Margins
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Benzinga
- Toll Brothers at Crystal Valley Opens in Castle Rock, Colorado
- Freddie Mac Issues Monthly Volume Summary for March 2024
- LA Pride Unveils "Pride is Universal" LGBTQ+ Event at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 15
- Aligos Therapeutics Presents Positive Clinical Data at ESCMID 2024 from the ALG-097558 Phase 1 Study
- Jeff Cook Real Estate LPT Realty Highlights Top Agents of 2024 Q1
- Tragic loss of CN Rail worker mourned by United Steelworkers union
- Changing Office Trends Reshape Detroit's Dining Scene: 'Fun Food And Atmosphere'
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Barchart
- Dollar Gives Up Early Gains on Stagflation Concerns
- Nat-Gas Prices Fall as EIA Inventories Climb More Than Expected
- Crude Prices Recover Early Losses as the Dollar Weakens
- Guess vs. Levi Strauss: Which Breakout Dividend Stock Is a Better Buy?
- Sugar Prices Settle Lower as Conab Projects Record Brazil 2024/25 Sugar Production
- Cocoa Prices Post Moderate Losses on Larger Nigerian Cocoa Exports
- Coffee Closes Higher on Dry Conditions in Brazil and Vietnam
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SEC / FED
SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Discuss Regulation Crowdfunding and the State of Angel Investing
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2024 Roundtable on Retail Investors and Fraud Prevention Welcome Remarks
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Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend through May 31, 2024, the public comment period for the application by Capital One Financial Corporation to…
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Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 19-20, 2024
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Prepared Remarks before the SEC / NASAA / Georgia Secretary of State Joint Public Roundtable
Marketplace
- The pneumatic tube business isn’t dead yet
- BioBonds could be a new funding stream for medical research
- Small businesses could see big gains by boosting productivity
- Why New Jersey wants some residents to sue New York over taxes
- Boeing failures are a case study of America’s manufacturing “dark age”
- Free community college programs increase enrollment
- Expanded Wyoming cottage food law supports local producers
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ZeroHedge
- Biden Campaign To Remain On TikTok Even After Signing Bill To Ban App
- Microsoft Surges As AI-Growth Drives Across-The-Board Beat
- Stagflation Signal Slams Stocks & Bonds; Bullion & Black Gold Bid
- Why Is A Sensible Immigration Policy Discussion So Hard
- Fauci To Testify In Public Hearing On COVID-19 Response, Origins
- US-Led Gaza Pier Project Comes Under Mortar Fire As UN Officials Tour Site
- Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing
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Investing.com
- Stock Market Today: S&P 500 cuts some losses but ends lower on Meta-led tech slump By
- Meta sparks tech selloff as AI splurge spooks Wall Street
- Midday movers: Meta, IBM, Caterpillar fall; Chipotle rises By
- What's next for natural gas prices? Goldman Sachs weighs in
- Traders push back timing of first rate cut to December
- Analysts questions why you would buy Meta Platforms (META) stock
- As Tesla struggles, Toyota hits record annual output, sales
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Morning Brew
Venice starts charging day-trippers to stop by the island
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This Trojan got his Heisman back
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Here’s how TikTok could avoid a national ban
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Brew Mini: Teeter
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Tesla earnings were as bad as analysts predicted
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The FTC just made it easier to leave your job
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Meta AI says, “sup, try me out!”
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Word Search: Island country outlines
The Hustle
Get in line, grandma: Young people are adopting geriatric hobbies
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Another AI wearable emerges. Will it work?
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Why, though? The sprayable pancake batter that ultimately ran empty
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Why the ‘Blair Witch’ actors want their due
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Digits: A strange boat, space debris, a loathed painting, and more
CNBC
- Snap shares soar 23% as company beats on earnings, shows strong revenue growth
- Intel shares fall after providing weak forecast for the current quarter
- Paramount and Skydance inch closer to a merger as key hurdle looms
- This job perk is like a 'cash bonus'
- Can a new batch of tech earnings rescue the market? Here are the factors at play
- Middle East escalation could trigger energy shock that fuels inflation, World Bank warns
- How to start a high-paying side hustle: 'It has to be something that you're actually passionate about,' says expert
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CBS
- Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says
- Net neutrality is back: FCC bars broadband providers from meddling with internet speed
- Venice becomes first city to charge a daily tourist fee
- Amazon Ring customers getting $5.6 million in refunds, FTC says
- TikTok could soon be sold. Here's how much it's worth and who could buy it
- Southwest is pulling out of these 4 airports over Boeing delivery delays
- See inside Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow's home that's now on sale
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NYT Business
- Michael Cuscuna, Who Unearthed Hidden Jazz Gems, Dies at 75
- U.S. Growth Slowed in First Quarter, but Inflation Remained a Bug
- Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again
- Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again
- Honda Commits to E.V.s With Big Investment in Canada
- A Chinese Firm Is America’s Favorite Drone Maker
- Southwest Quits Four Airports in Cost-Cutting Drive
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Stocktwits
MSFT Microsoft Corp
GOOGL Alphabet Inc - Class A
INTC Intel Corp
SNAP Snap Inc
ROKU Roku Inc
GOOG Alphabet Inc - Class C
AMZN Amazon.com Inc
SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc
RILY B. Riley Financial Inc
TDOC Teladoc Health Inc
BACK IMAC Holdings Inc
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
NEM Newmont Corp
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc
QQQ Invesco QQQ...
WDC Western Digital Corp.
ATOM Atomera Inc
DXCM Dexcom Inc
SKX Skechers U S A,...
TEAM Atlassian Corporation Plc
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF
PINS PINTEREST INC
PFE Pfizer Inc
MSNBC
- ‘Complete lack of remorse’: Weissman breaks down David Pecker’s testimony
- U.S. officials warn TikTok is a ‘threat’ to security. So why hasn’t Biden’s campaign logged off for good?
- Nikki Haley's Pennsylvania fans sent a clear message this week. Team Biden heard it
- After Supreme Court hearing, don't bank on a Trump Jan. 6 trial before the election
- Biden’s FTC just exposed one of the GOP and businesses’ biggest lies to workers
- David Pecker admits 'catch-and-kill' scheme was to help Trump in 2016 election
- 'Messy argument': Supreme Court considers historic presidential immunity claim
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NBC
- Black and Latino workers die on the job at disproportionate rates, new report shows
- Ring home security customers will get refunds over security-lapse claims
- CDC describes first known cases of HIV transmitted via cosmetic injections
- Open seating no more? Southwest CEO says airline is weighing cabin changes
- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft: 'Jew-hatred' on US college campuses another parallel to Germany in 1930s and 1940s
- Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot
- A $1 million wealth gap now divides white families from Black and Hispanic ones, research shows
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investors.com
- Edwards Lifesciences Nabs Quarterly Beat And Plans A 'Critical' Spinoff
- Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives March-Quarter Sales, Earnings Beat
- Snap Stock Surges More Than 25% On Q1 Earnings Beat
- Intel Stock Drops As Chipmaker Guides Below Views For Q2
- Google Earnings Handily Beat Wall Street Targets. Shares Jump
- Dexcom Beats First-Quarter Views And Raises Sales Outlook, But Shares Crumble
- Will Gilead's Big Veklury Beat Offset A Cancer Drug Miss?
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ABC News
- In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
- Chipotle reverses protein policy, says workers can choose chicken once again
- Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs for fourth straight week to highest level since November
- Honda planning to expand its electric vehicle efforts in Canada, Toyota expands in Indiana
- Meta Platforms, O'Reilly Automotive fall; Chipotle, TransUnion rise, Thursday, 4/25/2024
- Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain
- Chinese ship remains prime suspect in damage to Baltic Sea gas pipeline that reopened this week
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Fox Business
- Jamie Dimon is skeptical about the odds of a 'soft landing'
- Mortgage rates continue upward climb to 7.17%
- Stocks sink after weak GDP data, Meta's miss
- US economy grew slower than expected at the start of 2024
- Blackstone set to purchase Tropical Smoothie Cafe for nearly $2 billion
- Musk says Tesla's affordable EVs coming next year
- Tesla driver using autopilot mode charged with vehicular homicide in death of motorcyclist
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CNN
- Google surges after buying back billions of dollars of its own stock
- FTC is sued by business groups over its ban on noncompete agreements, which may delay enforcement
- Columbia president Minouche Shafik faces criticism in all directions
- TikTok suspends TikTok Lite rewards program in the EU amid regulatory scrutiny
- Net neutrality is back as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- US pending home sales jumped in March, beating expectations by a mile
- Yellen: US economy strong, not overheated
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Ticker
Total money market fund assets rose by $9.13b to $5.98t for the week ended April 24th
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Friday FX Option Expiries
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Brent Crude futures settle at $89.01/bbl, up 99 cents, 1.12%
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NYMEX Natural Gas May futures settle at $1.6380/MMBtu
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NYMEX WTI Crude June futures settle at $83.57 a barrel, up 76 cents, 0.92%
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NYMEX Gasoline May futures settle at $2.7582 a gallon
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NYMEX Diesel May futures settle at $2.5504 a gallon
Barrons
- Tesla Stock Rose Again. Three Reasons for the Jump
- Alphabet Shares Spike on Strong Quarterly Financial Results
- Western Digital Stock Dips Despite Earnings Beat
- T-Mobile Raises 2024 Guidance After Mixed Quarter
- Advisor Leslie Ramos Makes a Case for Giving to Arts and Culture
- Exxon and Chevron Both Face Lower Earnings. Why Exxon Could Pull Ahead
- Microsoft Stock Jumps as Earnings Top Estimates. Its Cloud Business Is Getting an AI Boost
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The Economist
- “Our Europe can die”: Emmanuel Macron’s dire message to the continent
- What happens if Ukraine loses?
- Who wields the power in the world’s supply chains?
- Productivity gurus through time: a match-up
- TSMC’s American chipmaking plans grow $25bn more ambitious
- Generative AI has a clean-energy problem
- Russia’s ferocious glide-bomb campaign
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MarketBeat
- Hasbro’s Management Made All the Right Calls This Quarter
- Caterpillar’s Market Reset Isn’t Over: Get Ready for Lower Prices
- Power Surge: Utilities Sector's Resilience Shines
- 3 Bargain Stocks Near 52-week Lows
- A Mega Market Reset for Meta Platforms Stock
- Nucor Stock Earnings Riding the Steel Industry Wave
- Simpson Manufacturing: Buy This Future Dividend King While Down
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The Hill
- FTC awarding more than $5M in refunds to Ring customers over privacy settlement
- Lobbying World: FTC, White House alum joins anti-monopoly watchdog
- The costs of buying a home has hit an all-time high: report
- US economic growth falls short of expectations with 1.6 percent annualized gain
- Biden to tout $6 billion deal with semiconductor manufacturer Micron during Syracuse trip
- Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok. What happens next?
- TikTok vows to challenge ‘unconstitutional’ law that could ban app from US
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BBC
- Phoenix Energy sold to Hong Kong billionaire
- Post Office executive denies cover up over Horizon back door
- Google accused of making it harder to search for rival
- Tata Steel ending union talks over 2,800 jobs
- US economic growth slows but inflation grows
- Will Labour’s plan make train tickets cheaper?
- Post Office inquiry live updates: Ex-executive van den Bogerd apologises to sub-postmasters
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The Guardian
- ‘Must love dogs and rude roommates’: the scramble to get around New York’s Airbnb crackdown
- Chicago Bears to seek public funding in $5bn plan for new lakefront stadium
- BHP’s takeover bid for Anglo American is clever but far too low
- What is Labour’s plan for rail travel and will it make tickets cheaper?
- Former Post Office executive gave ‘false’ evidence at high court, inquiry hears
- Tata Steel rejects union plan to save jobs and keep Port Talbot furnace open
- BHP move to buy Anglo American threatens to hasten City exodus
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YouGov
Many Americans dislike both Biden and Trump. Here’s how polls say they’ll vote
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How Americans feel about AI’s role in their careers and in K-12 schooling
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Americans' top feeling about AI: caution
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Americans prefer Trump's approach to trade to Biden's
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Most Americans think there will be another world war within the next decade
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For most film fans, the 2024 Oscars are about 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie'
The Street
- The 2024 NFL Draft: TV ratings, player contracts, and fan attendance
- The 'heavenly cloud' mattress topper with 20,000+ perfect ratings is 46% off at Amazon today
- Mercedes is seeing the writing on the wall with its EVs
- Businesses want to make it harder for workers to quit
- A powerful politician wants to bring the Super Bowl, WrestleMania across the pond
- New safety tests expose flaws in key automotive safety tech
- Bankrupt mall retailer back from dead with cheap, viral product line
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Insider
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns of the Oval Office turning into a 'crime center' if Trump gets the sweeping immunity he wants
- Supreme Court justices dance around question of whether Trump could pardon himself if he wins reelection
- Twilio founder Jeff Lawson appears to have just bought The Onion
- 2 founders of a crypto mixer charged with laundering funds from the dark web
- Trump's lawyer says presidents could get away with crimes if they aren't discovered until after they leave office
- Supreme Court might not give Trump sweeping immunity
- Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again
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AOL Finance
- Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products
- Google parent Alphabet announces first-ever dividend of 20 cents per share
- Billionaire 'bond king' Bill Gross tells investors to avoid tech and stick to value stocks
- Snap beats first-quarter expectations with ad platform improvements
- Gilead posts quarterly loss, revenue rises 5%
- Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says
- 2 founders of a crypto mixer charged with laundering funds from the dark web
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- The 5 Worst Ford F-250 Years To Avoid and 5 Years to Own
- Retirement Planning: Here’s How Much To Have Saved at 55
- Avoid All Sunscreen Brands, Except These 12
- The Cheapest and Most Expensive Housing Markets in Connecticut
- Step-by-Step to Buying Your Dream Home
- 26 Guns Made For Today’s US Army
- How Does The Fidelity Solo 401(K) Work, And Is It Any Good?
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LA Times
- Hollywood, accusers condemn reversal of Weinstein conviction: 'We know what happened'
- TikTok to crack down on content that promotes disordered eating and dangerous weight-loss habits
- 'The bane of retail.' To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise
- How athletes and entertainers like Shohei Ohtani get financially duped by those they trust
- If TikTok is sold, who would buy it? What to know as ban looms
- Amid homeowner insurance crisis, consumer advocates and industry clash at hearing
- Why Biden is getting little credit for the economy, especially in California
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Washington Post
- Work Advice: Can you be a nice person but a bad manager?
- Buying and selling a home will change soon. Here’s what you need to know
- U.S. economic growth likely continued into 2024
- TikTok and the U.S. government dig in for legal war
- The FTC banned noncompetes. What that means for workers and companies
- FCC to reinstate net neutrality, but it’s not as easy as it once was
- How TikTok went from teen sensation to political pariah
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Chicago Tribune
- Southwest will limit hiring and drop 4 airports after loss. American Airlines posts 1Q loss as well
- Chipotle reverses protein policy, says workers can choose chicken once again
- DHL to pay $8.7 million in EEOC racial discrimination settlement
- TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?
- A skeptical Springfield awaits after Chicago Bears pitch stadium plan backed by mayor
- Terry Savage: Where’s my tax refund? How to check your federal or state refund status
- Gold Coast 3-bedroom home with ornate facade: $3.8M
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Seattle Times
- NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing’s first human spaceflight
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- New Battery Warns Parents if Their Child Has Swallowed It
- Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
- Mining giant BHP Billiton makes $39 billion bid for Anglo American to expand copper operations
- BNSF becomes 2nd major railroad to sign on to anonymous federal safety hotline for some workers
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Boston Herald
- Retirement could come sooner than you think
- FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing
- The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that
- TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?
- US growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace, reflecting an economy pressured by high rates
- US applications for jobless claims fall to lowest level in 9 weeks
- 2024 BMW X6 is nothing short of stunning
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Financial Post
- Why Canadian mortgage rates may be stealthily heading higher
- The Honda deal by the numbers, from 240,000 EVs to 1,000 union jobs
- How Honda's deal stacks up to other EV investments in Canada
- Opinion: Budget a chance for Ottawa to reverse course on misguided lending cap
- 'Worst of both worlds': Markets shudder as U.S. GDP slows, inflation reading spikes
- BHP's US$39-billion bid for Anglo American would create world's top copper producer
- Posthaste: Canadian dollar could throw wrench into Bank of Canada rate cuts
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The Trade
- Buy-side trading head recommends cautious approach to emerging markets despite strong investor interest
- Participants shore up plans of action as trading data costs and requirements continue to grow
- Consolidated tape: Avoiding a ‘garbage in and garbage out exercise’
- Combating liquidity challenges in Europe requires caution especially when considering alternative means of trading
- When it comes to desk set-ups, buy-siders are readjusting how derivatives fit in
- Specialism ‘just as important’ as standardisation when considering multi-asset goals
- When it comes to liquidity, transparency does not necessarily equate to efficacy, say experts
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Observer
- Mark Zuckerberg Made Meta A.I. the Main Character in Q1 Earnings
- How Did Europe Get Left Behind?
- UBS Makes a Major Gift of American Landscape Photography to the National Gallery of Art
- Spotify CEO Daniel Ek: ‘Monetization Remains Our Top Priority’
- The DOJ’s A.I. Crackdown: Big Tech Companies With Shared Board Members
- Solving the Hospitality Industry’s Data Problem: Q&A With SevenRooms CEO Joel Montaniel
- Paramount Streaming CEO Tom Ryan On the Growth of FAST Services in Streaming
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Semafor
- China orders hotels to scrap facial recognition over privacy fears
- Israel set to invade Rafah as Egypt fears influx of refugees
- Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, transitional council sworn in
- Biden on notice as inflation jumps and growth slows
- Trump lawyer tells Supreme Court that political assassinations could be covered by presidential immunity
- Malaria treatments will make huge strides in Africa this year
- Private equity’s latest trade: The financial futures of millions of retirees
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Reason
- NOAA billion-dollar weather disasters are not evidence of climate change
- Judge acquits Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey on most counts
- David Beito: Was FDR a tyrant?
- Greenpeace crusade will blind and kill children
- The Kentucky Legislature Removed The Governor's Power To Temporarily Appoint A Senator
- Nina Jankowicz, disinformation czar, is back in action
- Enough?
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Nikkei Asia
- Vietnam's Masan Group weighs IPO for consumer unit
- Japan, U.K. and Italy aim for next-gen fighter prototype in 2026
- Japan's NTT Docomo picks former Recruit employee as new president
- Support for Ukraine's freedom strengthens Asia's security
- Japan's Renesas learns to weather downturns in semiconductors
- Apple moves closer to China despite supply chain shifts
- BHP makes $39bn bid for Anglo American amid copper rush
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Institutional Investor
- David Einhorn Sees ‘Compelling Values’ in ‘Broken Market’
- Blue Owl’s Latest Australian Expansion Move: Hiring Future Fund's Deputy CIO
- Investment Consultants Are Bigger — and More Influential
- The $7.4 Trillion in Unlocked Shareholder Value Missed by Wall Street Financial Analysts
- RA Capital’s Buying Spree
- Asset Managers’ Brands Are Suffering
- Longtime Lumen CIO Kathy Lutito Retires
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- Hydro Flask vs Otto
- Is my business plan immoral?
- China is dumping US treasuries and buying Gold
- An Often Overlooked Jobs Indicator Points to Deep Cracks in Canada’s Labor Market
- Pitching PR Idea to Employer
- Alphabet issues first ever dividend, $70 billion buyback
- What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, April 26, 2024
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PYMNTS
- Upstart Unveils Custom Loan Tool for Banks and CUs
- Mark Zuckerberg Says Threads ‘Growing Well’ With 150 Million Users
- Booking.com Forms Virtual Card Partnership With WEX
- Mother’s Day Spending Expected to Dip Following 2023 Record
- Rohit Chopra: FDIC Should Review More Changes in Bank Control
- EBANX Teams With Brazil’s FastSpring to Expand Pix Usage
- GoDaddy Debuts Pocket-Sized POS for Small Businesses
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Forbes
- Daily Dividend Report: Lennar, Costco, H.B. Fuller, Fastenal, Conagra
- Daily Dividend Report: HONE, MKC, GBCI, UBFO, SAND
- Ex-Dividend Reminder: Choice Hotels, New York Times And Agilent
- The Growing Business Of Cybersecurity: How Do These Stocks Stack Up?
- Why Edison International Is A Top 10 Utility Dividend Stock
- The U.K.’s FTSE Is Recovering After Many Dismal Years
- Cash Dividend On The Way From Air Products & Chemicals
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Fortune
- Meet the 'professional namer' who directed Accenture’s $100 million name change: 'It’s the best job in the world'
- JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Bidenomics is only 'partially' working as many Americans aren’t feeling 'lifted up by this economy'
- Now might be the time to move to Florida as inventory levels surge and sellers slash prices
- Chipotle is simultaneously cutting costs and avocados as it greenlights robots to make your guacamole
- Biden bets big on Idaho chips
- SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not a security
- Mortgage rates are a ‘wild card’ in the housing market
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Inc.
- While Biden Touts Chip Plant Funds, Prospective Workers Wait for Production to Start
- Despite Recent Bill to Ban TikTok, Biden's Campaign Will Keep Using It
- TikTok Ban Is 'Misguided,' Says Former Presidential Candidate
- Connecticut AI Bill Faces Uncertain Future
- Boeing Crash Families Urge U.S. to Prosecute the Company
- Deloitte Study: Women Are More Stressed--but Hybrid Helps
- California Rule Seeks to Limit Health Cost Increases to 3 Percent
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Axios
- USC cancels main commencement ceremony after protests, arrests
- Births dropped in 2023, ending pandemic baby boom
- Justice Department fight with House GOP heats up over Biden recording
- Trump has the upper hand in Supreme Court's immunity case
- FDA and USDA food recalls reach highest level since before pandemic
- GDP: The good and bad inside the worse-than-expected report
- No judgement for AI use in the workplace
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Vox
- Donald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court today
- Bird flu in milk is alarming
- Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?
- Lawmakers are overreacting to crime
- How the Supreme Court weaponizes its own calendar
- Imagining an internet without TikTok
- We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized
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FastCompany
- Italy, Spain, and Greece are piloting tourist taxes
- Southwest Airlines will stop flying to these 4 airports and reduce service to others as Boeing troubles bite
- ‘Taylor Swift Act’ and other legislation aims to protect fans from fake ticket sales
- Airlines were just put on notice over ‘surprise junk fees’: 4 new rules they will have to follow
- Too many women are working through their high menstrual pain instead of taking the time off they need
- Grocery store milk tests positive for bird flu virus, according to FDA
- Map: Here’s Zillow’s updated home price forecast for over 400 housing markets
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Entrepreneur
- Viral Chick-fil-A Worker Quits, Told To Stop Posting Reviews
- How AI Is Transforming Keyword Research (and Why You Can't Afford to Ignore It)
- 3 Quintessential Skills To Help Your Teen Thrive in College
- This Wine Assortment Can be a Great Mother's Day Gift for $65
- The Reason You Struggle With Accountability
- What Is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Salary, Security Costs?
- You Won't Achieve a Work-Life Balance Without Doing These 10 Things
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Politico
- Biden visits Syracuse as NYC campus chaos grows
- Arizona Dems protest after GOP blocks vote to repeal abortion ban
- Videos show growing pro-Palestinian campus protests as lawmakers speak out
- Tenants and landlords can agree on this
- The place to be for politicians and protesters
- Josh Shapiro: ‘Unacceptable’ some universities can't guarantee of student safety amid protests
- Populist buzzsaw puts Democrats on the defensive on climate
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Newsweek
- Liz Cheney issues warning about GOP after Trump ally indicted
- Is AI About To Replace All Human Writing? Not So Fast
- Stock market today: Dow falls on slowing growth and sticky inflation
- Machine Gun Kelly knows exactly what not to say about Taylor Swift
- Biden signs foreign aid bill
- Millions of Americans would see taxes cut under new plan
- Donald Trump's hair blowing in the wind sparks wave of jokes
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NPR
- After two Boeing 737 Max crashes, families are still seeing answers from DOJ
- Some 300 musicians, from Diplo to Nile Rodgers, lobby Congress for ticketing reform
- Families push the Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable for crashes
- When Foxtrot abrupty closed, TikTok was the place to go to vent
- Shoppers are playing a large part in the continued growth of the U.S. economy
- Examining the growing gap in the U.S.-China relationship
- American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom
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Globe And Mail
- Intel forecasts second-quarter revenue below estimates
- Google parent Alphabet announces first-ever dividend of 20 cents per share
- Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates
- New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore
- Canadian dollar gains as investors eye U.S. inflation pressures
- How does the child-free DINK lifestyle fare in old age? We answer your questions
- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
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CBC
- Honda to invest $15B to build 4 new EV plants in Ontario
- Canadian banks need to do more to stop abusive e-transfers, survivors say
- Unifor president asks Bank of Canada governor to lower interest rates: 'What are you waiting for?'
- What could a $5B government loan program do? Turn Indigenous communities into powerful investors
- New truckers in Canada aren't being trained well enough. How do we fix that?
- Ex-SNC-Lavalin executive sentenced to prison term in Montreal bridge bribery case
- Coke, Pepsi top list in global count of plastic waste
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Techmeme
- Alphabet announces its first-ever dividend and authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $70B of its Class A and Class C shares
- YouTube Q1 ad revenue climbs 21% YoY to $8.1B, vs. $7.72B estimated, its highest Q1 total so far
- Microsoft reports Q4 Intelligent Cloud revenue up 21% YoY to $26.71B, vs. $26.26B est., with Azure and other cloud services revenue up 31% YoY
- Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3
- Intel shares fall after providing weak forecast for the current quarter
- Alphabet Q1: revenue up 15% YoY to $80.5B, net income up 57% to $23.7B, Google Cloud revenue up 28% to $9.6B, and headcount down 5%+; GOOG up 13%+ after hours
- Microsoft Q3: revenue up 17% YoY to $61.9B, net income up 20% to $21.9B, Office Commercial revenue up 13%, LinkedIn revenue up 10%; stock is up 5% after hours
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Silicon Valley
- Retirement could come sooner than you think
- FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing
- ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas and Mellody Hobson plan $33.5M condo that will be the highest priced in Chicago history
- Four Bay Area properties awarded 3 ‘Keys’ from new Michelin hotel guide
- PG&E profits hop higher, company raises already rosy outlook for 2024
- Questions swirl over the future of TikTok. Who could own it? How will the platform operate?
- Nvidia agrees to acquire Israeli AI software provider Run:ai
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Techcrunch
- Health insurance giant Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach
- Sanctuary’s new humanoid robot learns faster and costs less
- Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but you should explore alternatives
- FCC officially votes to reinstate net neutrality
- Gravitics to develop ‘tactically responsive’ orbital platforms for the Space Force
- Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t explore alternatives
- Speaker applications close tomorrow for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
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The Register
- ByteDance would rather torpedo TikTok than sell it
- FCC votes to bring net neutrality back from the dead
- Detecting drift and dealing with the Silicon Valley mindset
- US arrests alleged founders of Samourai Wallet crypto mixer
- TSMC says first 1.6 nm chips will arrive in 2026
- Spotify claims Apple wants 'tax' for in-app pricing tweak
- DARPA's latest toy is a 20-foot, 12-ton tank that drives itself
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Silicon Republic
- Future Human podcast: Can tech help ensure food security?
- Ireland takes part in cybersecurity training with South Korea
- ESB reaches 1 GW energy storage milestone in Ireland
- US continues chips focus with massive Micron subsidy
- How digital adoption platforms can help employee onboarding
- Nine Irish start-ups pass Bord na Móna’s 2024 green accelerator
- Stripe splits payments from other services to woo new customers
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Tech Co
- How to Get Turkey’s New Digital Nomad Visa
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- mpanies That Will Pay Off Your Student Loan Debt for You
- FTC Says ‘Work For Whoever You Want’ in New Ruling
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- How to Get Phi-3-Mini: Microsoft’s New Affordable AI Chatbot
- Total US TikTok Ban Edges Closer after House Passes Crucial Bill
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Business Journals
- This group of VC investors is growing despite a challenging environment
- Meta shares drop 19%, wiping out $200B cap
- Apple rejects latest Spotify EU iOS app
- Some big names in D.C. business said to be candidates for Boeing CEO job
- Bank regulator extends public comment period for Capital One-Discover merger
- Oakland’s TMC Financing expands into Hawaii to help small businesses recover from Lahaina Fire
- HP announces Ferrari F1 partnership
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InvestorPlace
- Should You Buy the Rubrik (RBRK) Stock IPO?
- The “Tyranny of the Immediate”
- TD Cowen Just Cut Its Price Target on QuantumScape (QS) Stock
- Crude Awakening: 3 Energy Plays Set to Strike Liquid Gold for Investors
- PLUG Stock: Plug Power Declares Full Capacity at Georgia, Tennessee Plants
- The Top 3 Small-Cap Stocks to Buy in April 2024
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Wolf Street
- Our Drunken Sailors Splurge on Services, Fixed Investment Surges, but Much Worse Imports Drag Bigly on GDP, and there’s a Blip in Government Spending
- Biggest Landlords Pile into “Build-to-Rent” Single-Family Houses, but Sell Older Houses into this Overpriced Market
- How It’ll Take Years to Clean Up the Office CRE Mess, with Losses Spread Far and Wide
- Prices of New Houses v. Existing Houses: Why New-House Sales Held Up as Existing-House Sales Plunged
- Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown Fells Express. Simon Property & Brookfield, to Avert More Vacant Stores and Bad Leases at their Malls, to Buy the Brands and 435…
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The Week
- India elections start amid violence, hate speech accusations
- Love's Labour's Lost: a 'laugh-a-minute-delight' starring Bridgerton's Luke Thompson
- Sometimes I Think About Dying: an 'understated little gem' starring Daisy Ridley
- 'Biden is smart to keep the border-security pressure on'
- Bird flu worries mount as virus found in milk, cows
- Palazzo Durazzo Suites in Genoa: a palatial gem in northern Italy
- Today's political cartoons
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PBS Newshour
- Net neutrality reinstated as FCC passes measure to regulate internet providers
- LISTEN: Justice Kagan grills Trump attorney on what qualifies a former president for immunity
- LISTEN: Justices ask government which 'core powers' are covered by presidential immunity
- LISTEN: Justice Coney Barrett asks Trump lawyer why impeachment 'gateway' would only apply to the president
- LISTEN: Justice Jackson asks what stops presidents from committing crimes if they're immune from prosecution
- Ex-tabloid publisher testifies at hush money trial about scheme to shield Trump from damaging stories
- WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds news briefing as new military weapons rushed to Ukraine
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Naked Capitalism
- 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/25/2024
- Google AI Censorship: Google Reverses Itself Fully on Demonetization Threat After Intervention by Matt Taibbi and Our Demonstration of Pervasive Errors
- Links 4/25/2024
- The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism
- Grocery Store Consolidation: Manipulating Supply Chains and Manufacturing, for Corporate Influence and Profit . . . Redux
- ‘Does the CIA Still Do That?’
- 2:00PM Water Cooler 4/24/2024
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SCMP
US sell-or-ban ultimatum against TikTok stirs unease in China
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Nissan CEO to respond to EV rivalry in China with bigger line-up, output targets
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New World Development puts 18 units up for sale at its recently completed Cheung Sha Wan office tower
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Nio shrugs off China’s EV price war with US$59,000 luxury car
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PetroChina: rapid EV uptake means oil use for transport to peak next year
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Thumbs-up for impending ETF Connect changes as bigger pool of choices, funds beckon investors
Euronews
- We should not make the same mistake with autonomous driving as we did with electric vehicles
- Alcohol sales disrupted in Sweden after reported ransomware attack
- Mining giant BHP in £31 billion bid to takeover rival Anglo American
- Deutsche Bank sees 11-year high quarterly profit, boosted by investment wing
- French lender BNP Paribas beats profit estimates as expenses decline
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Asia Financial
- EV Battery-Maker CATL Unveils Single-Charge 1,000km Power Unit
- Blinken Urges China to Play Fair With American Companies
- China Unveils Brain Chip Similar to Elon Musk’s Neuralink
- TikTok Vows ‘We Will Fight’ After Biden Signs Sale Order
- ASML Will Not Service Some China Equipment, Outgoing CEO Hints
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Japan Times
- New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
- Toyota global vehicle sales top 10 million in fiscal 2023
- Bitcoin miner environmental battles heat up in U.S
- Japan’s retail investors care about governance too, poll shows
- Nissan, Mazda roll out new models for China as they aim for comeback
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Wikipedia Current Events
April 25
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Kenya floods
- Floods in East Africa kill dozens of people. The Red Cross reported at least 38 dead after weeks of heavy rains. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)
Law and crime
- Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases
- The New York Court of Appeals overturns former American film producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in the state by a vote of 4 to 3, and orders a new trial. However, he will still remain in prison in Los Angeles, California, after being convicted in the area in 2022 for rape. (AP) (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Scotland
- The Scottish National Party's coalition in the Scottish government with the Scottish Greens collapses as the SNP withdraws. The SNP announce its intention to continue as a minority government. The Scottish Conservatives call a no confidence vote in First Minister Humza Yousaf. (Reuters) (BBC News)
- Haitian crisis
- Ariel Henry formally resigns as Prime Minister of Haiti in a letter released today, and signed yesterday in Los Angeles. He is replaced by the Transitional Presidential Council. (AP) (France 24)