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ESS Tech Awarded $9.9 Mln Contract From Concurrent Technologies & U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Ess Tech Inc GWH.N:ESS TECH AWARDED $9.9 MILLION CONTRACT FROM CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND U.S. AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORYESS TECH INC - TO DEPLOY UP TO 27 MWH OF IRON FLOW BATTERY SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AT CLEAR SPACE FORCE STATION IN ALASKAReuters
Thu, Jan 29
Blackstone expects IPOs in U.S. and India, corporate and power spaces
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Blackstone expects its large IPO pipeline for 2026 to be concentrated in the corporate space and most activity to be in the United States with some in India, president and chief operating officer Jon Gray said on Thursday."It feels like 2013/14, where you had that four or five...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
ManpowerGroup Q4 revenue rises
OverviewWorkforce solutions firm's Q4 revenue rose 7% to $4.7 blnNet earnings per diluted share increased to $0.64 from $0.47Company refinanced €500 mln Euro Note, reset revolving credit facilityOutlookManpowerGroup anticipates Q1 diluted EPS between $0.45 and $0.55Company sees opportunity to ca...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Mastercard to lay off 4% of its global workforce, CFO says
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Mastercard MA.N has completed a review of its business that will impact about 4% of its full-time employees, the payment processor's CFO, Sachin Mehra, said on Thursday."Based on the recent strategic review of our business, we expect to record a one-time restructuring char...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
AI development is biggest economic growth driver, Blackstone says
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Investment in developing artificial intelligence is the biggest driver of economic growth in the United States today, leading executives at the world's largest alternative asset manager Blackstone BX.N said on Thursday.With particular relevance to private capital groups like B...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Fall of top Chinese general stirs US uncertainty about China's military
By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt and Mei Mei Chu WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - With the downfall of China's top general, the United States has lost an important contact on Beijing's top military body and now faces a People's Liberation Army that increasingly lacks steady,...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Kremlin says Russia has invited Ukraine's Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks
Kremlin says Zelenskiy welcome to come to Moscow for talksDeclines comment on possible energy strikes moratoriumPutin aide says land is not the only outstanding issueChechen leader calls for more war By Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursda...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Iran rounds up thousands in mass arrest campaign after crushing unrest, sources say
Plainclothes forces raid homes across country, put detainees in secret lockups, activists sayTwo Iranian officials confirm widespread security dragnet after unrest snuffed outCampaign aimed at deterring any return to street protests, activists say Clerical rulers under rising external pressure, with...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
CW Bancorp Q4 profit falls on lower interest income
OverviewBanking firm's Q4 net income decreased 12% yr/yrQ4 net interest income decreased 2% yr/yrCompany highlights strong capital ratios and liquidityOutlookCW Bancorp expects 2026 to be a year of solid growth and improved profitabilityCompany highlights strong capital and liquidity position en...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Denmark's king to visit Greenland amid Trump crisis
STOCKHOLM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Denmark's King Frederik said on Thursday he will visit Greenland from February 18 to 20 as the Nordic nation asserts its sovereignty over the Arctic island in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated demands for control. Trump says the United States...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
US life expectancy hits record high in 2024, CDC says
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Life expectancy for an American stood at 79 years on average in 2024 surpassing the previous record-high set in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.According to a report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy at ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
CANADA RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Agnico Eagle Mines, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, CGI
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several Canadian companies including Agnico Eagle Mines, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CGI on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO: JP Morgan initiates coverage with neutral rating; PT C$337Canadian Pac...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Olympics-Nordic combined faces Olympic crossroads as women remain excluded
By Tommy Lund and Liz Hampton Jan 29 (Reuters) - Nordic combined has reached a critical juncture ahead of the Milano Cortina Games, with U.S. athlete Annika Malacinski among those leading a push to draw attention to the sport’s uncertain future as women remain excluded from the Olympic programme....Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Five former traders win right to appeal UK rate-rigging convictions
LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Five former traders jailed in Britain for rigging global benchmark interest rates can launch a fresh attempt to overturn their convictions, Britain's Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said on Thursday.Alex Pabon, Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
A.O. Smith quarterly profit rises on strong North America demand
Jan 29 (Reuters) - A.O. Smith AOS.N posted a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, aided by strong demand for its residential and commercial boilers and water treatment products in North America."Our China margins expanded despite ongoing pressure on volumes due to challenging market co...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
US Carlyle Group agrees to buy Lukoil's global assets after sanctions pressure
Lukoil agrees to sell global assets to Carlyle GroupForeign assets worth about $22 billion -analystsThe value of the deal has not been disclosedTransaction with Carlyle dependent on U.S. approval Deal excludes Lukoil's assets in Kazakhstan, CPCBy Vladimir Soldatkin and Olesya Astakhova MOSCOW...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
Olympics-Kagiyama's 'Turandot' programme highlights music's impact in figure skating
Music is emotional engine of figure skating programmesTin's bespoke Turandot ending tailored for Kagiyama's programmeOthers making musical statements such as Malinin with "A Voice"By Lori EwingJan 29 (Reuters) - When Japanese skater Yuma Kagiyama launches into his free programme unde...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
