Western US rail giant Union Pacific’s (UNP) carload traffic grew 0.8% YoY (year-over-year) in Week 23, to ~97,500 units from 96,800. UNP’s carload volume growth was substantially lower than rival BNSF Railway’s (BRK.B) double-digit rise of 10.2% YoY, as well as US rail carriers’ (XTN) average rise of 2.8% YoY.
Missiles secretly delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.
The conservative icon named and shamed the "cabal of grotesques" in the Republican party.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was committed to supporting the pharmaceuticals sector with tax advantages for research and cutting red tape for trials at a ceremony with Merck, which is investing 1.5 billion euros ($1.61 billion) in Germany. The drugmaker plans to use its new life sciences Advanced Research Centre in the western city of Darmstadt, which it is spending 300 million euros on, to develop services and digital platforms to help scientists work more effectively. Scholz said he wanted Germany to build on a 2.3 billion euro investment by Eli Lilly in the western town of Alzey and other development plans by Novo Nordisk, BioNTech , AbbVie and Roche for Europe's biggest economy.
Three cavalry officers who were injured in the incident are all expected to ‘recovery fully and return to duty’
The Federal Reserve's latest financial stability report was good news for anyone worried that a record run of interest rate hikes might overstress the banking system or trigger a recession with companies and households pushed into default through a broad credit crackdown. Instead, the Fed is wrestling with an economy that has sloughed off tight monetary policy to such a degree that U.S. central bank officials are without a clear view of what to expect and divided over issues like productivity, the economy's underlying potential, and even whether the current policy interest rate is as restrictive as imagined when they called off further hikes. A recently updated Fed index of overall financial conditions showed there was virtually no impact on economic growth right now from the central bank's monetary policy or the broader credit conditions it is intended to influence.
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UPS and FedEx are facing uncertainty in U.S. supplies of big, boxy electric step vans they need to replace their gas guzzlers and make a dent in the country's climate-warming tailpipe emissions. The path to electrification by the package delivery giants is critical to U.S. President Joe Biden's transportation climate goals. Achieving that aim, however, is hampered by battery shortages that are limiting EV supplies and keeping prices high, and by startup electric van makers that are running out of money and shutting down.
Turkish grocery delivery company Getir is considering the sale of online shopping platform n11 among options in discussions with investors on a new road map, two sources close to the matter said. Getir grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting high-profile investors and reaching a valuation of $12 billion two years ago as it established operations across Western Europe and in the United States.
Disruption has hit the morning rush-hour on Thursday after a train crashed into a a piece of wood near Watford. Trains to and from Euston are among those affected. National Rail warns trains are having to run at reduced speeds on the line towards Milton Keynes Central.
U.S. issuers and other firms expect the Securities and Exchange Commission to deny their applications to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the price of ether after discouraging meetings with the agency in recent weeks, four people said. VanEck, ARK Investment Management and seven other issuers have filed with the SEC to list ETFs that would track the spot price of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin. The SEC must decide on VanEck's and ARK's filings, which are first in line, by May 23 and May 24 respectively.
More than 100,000 more shoplifting offences were recorded in 2023 than the previous year, figures reveal
Mexican cement-maker Cemex reported a 13% increase in first-quarter net profit on Thursday, bolstered by lower taxes and less exposure to financial derivatives, although its operating earnings declined. The firm, one of the world's largest cement producers, posted a net profit of $254.4 million, beating analysts' estimate of $218.2 million as per LSEG data. Revenue inched up 3% year-over-year to $4.14 billion, just shy of analysts' estimate of $4.19 billion, despite volumes falling in all of its product segments.
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Chemicals maker Dow beat first-quarter profit estimates on Thursday, helped by higher sales volumes as global manufacturing activity shows signs of growth. China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March while U.S. manufacturing grew for the first time in about 18 months, benefiting Dow whose products are used in a range of industries.
Meta plunged 12.9% in premarket trading after the Facebook-parent forecast higher expenses and lighter-than-expected revenue and raising fears the surging cost of AI is outpacing its benefits. Shares of some other growth stocks also fell, with Alphabet, Amazon.com and Microsoft down between 1.5% and 2.7%.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are back for "Welcome to Wrexham" Season 3 and swear soccer is "a conduit" for the "greatest stories" ever told.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 25, 2024--Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) today reported 2024 first quarter GAAP and ongoing earnings of $488 million, or $0.88 per share, compared with $418 million, or $0.76 per share in the same period in 2023.
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