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US Commerce-aided foreign contracts jump to $244 billion in 2025 on Boeing order gains
Foreign procurement deals nearly tripled from $87 billion in 2024Boeing order spike drives gains, Trump says he is their 'greatest salesman'Aerospace deals total $217 billion, defense contracts $10 billion, Commerce Department says By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. compa...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
UPDATE 1 -Swiss court frees bar owner linked to fatal fire
GENEVA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A Swiss court said on Friday that the owner of a bar that caught fire on New Year's Day could go free after authorities received funds to bail him.Jacques Moretti and his wife Jessica are under investigation for suspected crimes including negligent homicide and the for...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
DIARY-Canada corporate earnings week ahead
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Diary of Canada (.GSPTSE) corporate earnings for the week ahead CANADA EARNINGS Start DateStart Time(GMT)RICCompany NameEvent Name27-Jan-2026BMOMRU.TOMetro IncQ1 2026 Metro Inc Earnings Release28-Jan-2026AMCCLS.TOCelestica IncQ4 2025 Celestica Inc Earnings Release28-Jan-2026...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
DIARY-U.S. earnings week ahead
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Diary of U.S. (.SPX) corporate earnings for the week ahead. U.S. EARNINGS Start DateStart TimeRICCompany NameEvent Name25-Jan-2026AMCBKR.OBaker Hughes CoQ4 2025 Baker Hughes Co Earnings Release26-Jan-2026AMCWRBW R Berkley CorpQ4 2025 W R Berkley Corp Earnings Release26-Jan-202...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Largest European pension fund ABP cut back US Treasury holdings last year
By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The value of the U.S. Treasuries held by Dutch pension fund ABP, Europe's largest, dropped steeply from the end of 2024 to September last year, another sign that major European investors have grown more cautious around holding U.S. assets.The market...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Rubio says Haiti transitional council must be dissolved by Feb 7
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) must be dissolved by February 7, as he backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé in a phone call with the Haitian leader, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Airbus nears deal to sell around 100 A220 jets to AirAsia, sources say
By Tim Hepher PARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Airbus AIR.PA is closing in on a deal to sell around 100 A220 jets to AirAsia AIRX.KL, marking the budget airline's first foray into regional narrowbody aircraft, industry sources said.If confirmed, a deal including options for about 50 more aircraft on...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
EU concerned about Trump 'concentration of powers' over 'Board of Peace', document says
By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The European Union’s foreign policy arm has raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s broad powers over his new Board of Peace, according to an internal document seen by Reuters. Trump has urged world leaders to join his Board of Peace initiat...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Swiss court orders release of bar owner linked to fatal fire
GENEVA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A Swiss court said on Friday that the owner of a bar that caught fire on New Year's Day could go free after authorities received funds to bail him.Jacques Moretti and his wife Jessica are under investigation for suspected crimes including negligent homicide and the for...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Fear meets resignation in Davos as Trump dominates WEF agenda
By Paritosh Bansal, Dave Graham and Dmitry Zhdannikov DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters) - As President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials rolled through the icy streets of Davos this week, fear and in some cases loathing were mixed with resignation over the administration's way of d...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Trump's NATO-Afghanistan comments 'appalling', says UK PM Starmer
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that NATO troops stayed off the front line in Afghanistan were "insulting and frankly appalling", British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday."I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting and frankly...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Afreximbank severs ties with Fitch in dispute over rating cut
Afreximbank terminates rating agreement with FitchMove comes after Fitch cut its rating last yearUnderlying dispute involves Afreximbank's creditor statusBy Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The African Export-Import Bank terminated its relationship with credit ratings firm Fitch on F...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Minnesotans promise an economic strike to protest Trump's surge in immigration agents
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Scores of businesses across Minnesota were expected to close for the day on Friday in what religious leaders and labor unions are describing as a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
BV Financial Q4 net income more than doubles
OverviewFinancial institution's Q4 net income rose significantly yr/yrCompany's Q4 adjusted net income increased yr/yrCompany announced executive leadership transitionOutlookBV Financial did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or the full year in the press releaseResult Drivers...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Senator says Congress must investigate TikTok deal, faults lack of details
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Friday said Congress should investigate a deal finalized Thursday by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure U.S. data in a bid to avoid an American ban on the social med...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
CIB Marine Bancshares' FY25 net income declines due to higher credit losses
OverviewU.S. bank holding company's 2025 net income declined due to higher credit loss provisionsNet interest margin improved to 2.72% in 2025, driven by lower cost of fundsCompany expanded stock repurchase program, authorizing up to $2.5 mln in buybacksOutlookCIB Marine plans continued growth i...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
Beckham family row puts spotlight on celebrity trademark disputes
Brooklyn Beckham's name trademarked in 2016He says parents prioritise brand, doesn't want to reconcileLegal expert says solution could involve limits on use of nameBy Paul Sandle and Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - "Brand Beckham" always comes first, Brooklyn Bec...Reuters
Fri, Jan 23
