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Stock futures: Cisco, Walmart and NetApp moved on earnings. Warren Buffett, via Berkshire Hathaway, bought Oracle and JPMorgan stock in Q3. Apple was still active.
Stock futures: Cisco, Walmart and NetApp moved on earnings. Warren Buffett, via Berkshire Hathaway, bought Oracle and JPMorgan stock in Q3. Apple was still active.
Darktrace’s three year stay on the London stock market is set to end after the cybersecurity firm backed a £4 billion takeover by a US private equity firm. The developments came as mining giant Anglo American said it had rejected BHP’s “opportunistic” £31 billion bid approach.
The future King said on Thursday: ‘I’ve been asked to produce a dad joke, so I’m trying to channel Jack Whitehall’
The European Union designated Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein as a very large online platform (VLOP) after it reported a huge number of users, the EU said in a statement on Friday. Companies with more than 45 million users are regarded as VLOPs under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), facing stricter rules on online content that require them to do more to fight illegal and harmful content as well as counterfeit products on their platforms. The online retailer said it was committed to comply with the rules.
Aon reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, powered by increases in interest earned from investments as well as funds held in a fiduciary capacity. Interest income rose nearly six times to $28 million in the first quarter ended March, primarily due to interest earned on $5 billion investment of debt proceeds used to fund the purchase of NFP. Last year, Aon agreed to buy privately held NFP in a deal valued at about $13.4 billion to tap the fast-growing middle-market segment of insurance brokerage, wealth management and retirement plan advisory.
Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 16% for the third meeting running on Friday, but raised its inflation forecast for 2024, acknowledging for the first time that it may struggle to reach its 4% target this year. The decision was in line with a Reuters poll of economists, which had forecast that the persistence of inflation, fanned by strong consumer demand and widespread labour shortages, would prevent the central bank from easing borrowing costs more quickly. The bank lifted its inflation forecast to 4.3-4.8% from 4-4.5% previously.
Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday missed analysts' estimates with a 28% year-on-year drop in first quarter profits as weaker refining margins and lower natural gas prices offset volume gains. The largest U.S. oil company, which is in the process of closing a $60 billion deal for top shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources, posted first-quarter earnings of $8.22 billion, or $2.06 per share, compared to an $11.43 billion net profit a year ago. The results were the second highest for a first quarter in the past decade, behind the year-ago period, said Chief Financial Officer Kathryn Mikells.
Devizes RFC’s minis and juniors had a day to relish as they got to keep company with British & Irish Lions greats Jason Robinson and Gavin Hastings.
Microsoft and Google jumped on earnings late after the market rally attempt showed resilience Wednesday amid Meta's sell-off.
Blaydes and Aspinall fought in London in 2022, with the latter suffering an injury just 15 seconds into the bout
Euro zone bond yields dropped on Friday ahead of ever-important U.S. inflation data, but were still set for a second week of increases in a row as traders continued to grapple with when, and how, quickly global central banks will start cutting rates. German 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, fell 1.9 basis points to 2.61%, but is set for a weekly rise of 10 bps. The euro zone benchmark touched a five-month high of 2.32% early in the session.
The policing minister appeared to ask an audience member if Rwanda and Congo were different countries.
Protests against the Gaza war grip dozens of campuses across America, with hundreds of arrests.
Admiral Group Plc (“Admiral”) 26 April 2024 In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.11(3), Admiral announces the following changes to the roles of the Non-Executive Directors set out below, which became effective immediately following the 2024 Annual General Meeting held on 25 April: Evelyn Bourke Evelyn stepped down as Chair of the Remuneration Committee.Evelyn was appointed as a member of the Audit Committee. Fiona Muldoon Fiona was appointed as Audit Committee Chair. This appointment is subject t
Several London Underground stations are closed due to workers striking while two Tube lines were halted because of a casualty on the track. Transport for London said five stations were closed on the network at 10.30am on Friday due to the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association action. The union said the action was likely to cause Tube stations to close at the last minute, including into Saturday morning, but Transport for London said there will not be significant disruption.
FROM ON DEMAND TO LINEAR Asian TV channels operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment and myTV SUPER, the OTT platform of Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) are to launch PopC, a movie channel dedicated to Chinese online films, with content supplied by mainland China streamer iQiyi. It launches in Hong Kong from May 1. “The idea …
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