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Gartner Q4 revenue up 2%, beats analyst expectations
OverviewBusiness insights provider's Q4 revenue rose 2%, beating analyst expectationsAdjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectationsCompany increased share repurchase authorization by $500 mln in January 2026OutlookGartner expects contract value to accelerate throughout 2026Company increased share...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Cayman's Patria Q4 EPS beats estimates, FRE up 17%
OverviewAlternative asset manager's Q4 adjusted EPS beat analyst expectationsFee Related Earnings for Q4 rose 17% yr/yrCompany announced acquisitions to expand capabilities in key asset classesOutlookPatria expects to exceed three-year fundraising and FRE objectives set in December 2024Company s...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
PRESS DIGEST-Canada - February 3
Feb 3 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.THE GLOBE AND MAILFormer liberal cabinet minister Bill Blair has resigned as a member of Parliament and will become Canada's next hi...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
FACTBOX-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
Feb 3(Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's GOOGL.O YouTube and Meta's META.O Instagram and Facebook.The ban comes on mounting concerns over the impact of soci...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Pepsico Plans To Cut Prices By Up To 15% On Snacks Like Lay'S And Cheetos Due To Consumer Complaints About High Costs - WSJ
Feb 3 (Reuters) - PEPSICO PLANS TO CUT PRICES BY UP TO 15% ON SNACKS LIKE LAY’S AND CHEETOS DUE TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIGH COSTS - WSJSource: https://tinyurl.com/mrrdwe4kReuters
Tue, Feb 3
China to ban 'hidden' car door handles to address safety fears
BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China will ban 'hidden' car door handles from 2027, becoming the first country to phase out a design pioneered by Tesla TSLA.O and adopted by Chinese competitors including Xiaomi 1810.HK.The hidden handle design, which functions through a key fob or mobile phone or...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to March due to liquid hydrogen leak
Feb 3 (Reuters) - NASA said on Tuesday it was targeting a March window to launch its Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon after a delay in this week's departure, caused by a leak of liquid hydrogen during a key "wet dress rehearsal".The mission is the second in the m...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Feb 3 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1100 GMT on Tuesday:Property developer GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad GUOL.KL said that its parent company, Singapore-based GuocoLand GUOC.SI, will buy the rest of the remaining shares it does not own in its Mala...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Trump and Colombia's Petro, foes exploring a thaw, to meet on Tuesday
Two leaders have traded barbs for months - though recent phone call hinted at rapprochementFocus on narcotics measures Some analysts, advisers gird for less-than-smooth meetingBy Bo Erickson, Luis Jaime Acosta, Gram Slattery and Nelson Bocanegra WASHINGTON/BOGOTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Buoyed by Kennedy's success, MAHA groups take aim at state vaccine laws
MAHA groups aim to ban vaccine mandates in multiple statesMedical experts warn against weakening vaccine mandatesGroups have close ties to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. activists allied with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hope to ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Minneapolis hospitality workers wary of ICE's promises to pull back, union says
Unite Here union reports ongoing fear, hiding among Minneapolis hospitality workersDozens of businesses report staff absences and operational stress due to ICE presenceICE agents have detained hotel, airport workers regardless of immigration status, union saysCPED estimates $10 million-$20 million w...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Netflix co-CEO faces grilling by US Senate panel over Warner Bros deal
U.S. lawmakers have raised antitrust concernsCEOs face questions on deals impact for workers, consumers Department of Justice reviewing the dealBy Jody Godoy Feb 3 (Reuters) - Netflix NFLX.O Co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos faces a grilling in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday at a hearing over h...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
South Korea's Bitsensing launches driver-assistance system as fleets seek safety upgrades
By Akash SriramFeb 3 (Reuters) - Bitsensing has launched an advanced driver-assistance system kit for buses and trucks, the South Korean radar startup said on Tuesday, aiming to retrofit existing commercial vehicle fleets with safety tech to cut accident risks and operating costs.The launch comes as...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Hundreds of Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, US lawmaker says
ZURICH, Feb 3 (Reuters) - An investigation has identified 890 accounts at Swiss lender Credit Suisse with potential Nazi links, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said before a Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday on banks' facilitation of the Holocaust.The accounts included previously undisclosed wa...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Siemens Energy CEO: wind spin-off idea valid, but turnaround comes first
By Christoph Steitz and Laila Kearney FRANKFURT/NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Siemens Energy's ENR1n.DE CEO said on Tuesday it was fair for activist investor Ananym Capital to push for a spin-off of its loss-making wind turbine division but the business would first have to be stabilised and tur...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
FACTBOX-Elon Musk's Grok faces global scrutiny for sexualised AI deepfakes
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Governments and regulators around the world are cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok on X, launching probes, imposing bans and demanding safeguards in a growing global push to curb illegal material.Here are some reactions from gov...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Greenland foreign minister hopeful to find common ground with US that will respect its red lines
COPENHAGEN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt said on Tuesday that she was hopeful and optimistic that the Arctic island would find common ground with the United States that respected its red lines."We are pursuing a diplomatic solution through negotiations. I am ho...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
Russia's investment in Northern Fleet undiminished, UK naval chief says
By John IrishPARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia's investment in its Northern Fleet is undiminished despite more years of conflict in Ukraine, the British navy's top naval commander said on Tuesday, adding that responding to Moscow's aggressive posture was testing for Western powers."Rus...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions
The deal is the biggest M&A transaction of all timeDeal values xAI at $250 billion, SpaceX at $1 trillionMerger consolidates Musk’s empire ahead of SpaceX IPOBy Echo Wang and Joey Roulette Feb 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence star...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
WHO says first five patients evacuated via Gaza's Rafah crossing
GENEVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that the first five patients were transferred through Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt, which reopened on Monday."On the second of February, WHO and partners supported the medical evacuation of five patients and s...Reuters
Tue, Feb 3
