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BUZZ-Marsh McLennan rises on Q4 profit beat
** Shares of insurance brokerage and consulting company Marsh McLennan MMC.N rise 1.2% to $222 premarket** Co posts Q4 adj profit of $1.87 per share vs est of $1.76 per share - data compiled by LSEG** MMC reports total Q4 revenue of $6.07 bln, up 9.2% from the year-ago period** Revenue from risk and...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Jon Weiss, Co-CEO Of Corporate & Investment Banking, To Retire From Wells Fargo
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N:JON WEISS, CO-CEO OF CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING, TO RETIRE FROM WELLS FARGOWELLS FARGO & CO - FERNANDO RIVAS APPOINTED CEO OF CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING AT WELLS FARGOSource text: ID:nBwbxZlCZaFurther company coverage: WFC.NReuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Walmart Canada Announces $6.5 Billion Investment In Store & Supply Chain Footprint
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Walmart Canada:ANNOUNCES $6.5 BILLION INVESTMENT IN ITS STORE AND SUPPLY CHAIN FOOTPRINTWILL BUILD DOZENS OF NEW STORES ACROSS COUNTRY, BEGINNING WITH FIVE NEW SUPERCENTRES IN ONTARIO AND ALBERTA BY 2027NEW VAUGHAN DISTRIBUTION CENTRE WILL OPEN IN SPRING 2025SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WI...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
HDI Global UK bolsters captive unit with AIG's Sammons
By Rebecca DelaneyJan 30 - (The Insurer) - Industrial lines insurer HDI Global UK has bolstered its captive insurance offering with the appointment of Dan Sammons as captives manager.Sammons brings extensive experience in international programs, captives and alternative risk transfer to the newly cr...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 30
Jan 30 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Political and General News POL/DIARYTop Economic Events M/DIARYEmerging Markets Economic Events EMRG/DIARYGovernment Debt Auctions D/DIARYU.S. Federal Reserve FED/DIARYToday in Washington WASH/DIARY ---------...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Check Point Software Q1, 2025 estimates
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd CHKP.O:SEES 2025 REVENUE $2.66-$2.76 BILLIONSOFTWARE SEES 2024 NON-GAAP EPS $9.60-$10.202025 REVENUE VIEW $2.71 BILLION, NON-GAAP EPS VIEW $9.93 -LSEG REFINITIVSEES Q1 REVENUE $619-$649 MILLIONSEES Q1 NON-GAAP EPS $2.13-$2.23Q1 REVENUE VIEW $6...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Rand Blazer To Resign As President Of ASGN Effective March 1
Jan 30 (Reuters) - ASGN Inc ASGN.N:ASGN INC - RAND BLAZER TO RESIGN AS PRESIDENT OF ASGN EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2025ASGN INC - RAND BLAZER TO ASSUME ROLE OF EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMANASGN INC - SHIV IYER TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF ASGNSource text: [ID:n0000890564-25-000002]Further company coverage: ASGN.NReuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Cullen/Frost Bankers Authorizes $150 Million Stock Repurchase Program
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc CFR.N:: AUTHORIZES $150 MILLION STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAMQ4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $2.16 -- LSEG IBES DATASource text: ID:nPn1FfmbyaFurther company coverage: CFR.NReuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Safe And Green Development Acquires All SGD Shares Held By Safe & Green Holdings Corp.
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Safe & Green Development Corp SGD.O:SAFE AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACQUIRES ALL SGD SHARES HELD BY SAFE & GREEN HOLDINGS CORP.SAFE & GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORP: RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN INTER-COMPANY FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WITH SAFE & GREEN HOLDINGS CORPSAFE & ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Philips, Tend Collaborate With Philips Zoom! Whitening Portfolio
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Philips NV PHG.AS:PHILIPS AND LEADING DENTAL PRACTICE NETWORK TEND COLLABORATE TO ENHANCE PATIENTS' SMILES WITH PHILIPS ZOOM! WHITENING PORTFOLIOSource text: nPn1n9DwSaFurther company coverage: PHG.ASReuters
Thu, Jan 30
BRIEF-Rogers CEO Says Q4 Net Postpaid And Prepaid Phone Subscribers Was Down From Last Year Due To A Much Smaller Market Size As A Result Of Government Policies To Reduce 'The New To Canada' Category
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc RCIb.TO:ROGERS CEO SAYS Q4 NET POSTPAID AND PREPAID PHONE SUBSCRIBERS WAS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR DUE TO A MUCH SMALLER MARKET SIZE AS A RESULT OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE 'THE NEW TO CANADA' CATEGORY — CONF. CALLROGERS CEO, ON C$7 BILLION EQUIT...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
TEXT-Lagarde's statement after ECB policy meeting
.Jan 30 (Reuters) - Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday:Link to statement on ECB website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2025/html/ecb.is250130~1f418aa0f...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Netflix unveils 'Squid Game' season 3 premiere date and preview footage
Final 'Squid Game' lands on June 27Next installment of 'Wednesday' returns 'Stranger Things' enters final season By Danielle Broadway Jan 30 (Reuters) - The popular South Korean drama "Squid Game" will return to Netflix on June 27 for a third and final season, the...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Autonomous technology startup Avride partners with Grubhub to roll out food delivery robots
By Akash SriramJan 30 (Reuters) - Autonomous technology startup Avride said on Thursday it has partnered with food delivery company Grubhub to deploy its robots on college campuses across the United States.Companies and colleges began testing sidewalk delivery robots after the pandemic started, aimi...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
International Paper reports surprise quarterly loss, sales miss on slowing demand
Jan 30 (Reuters) - International Paper IP.N posted a surprise fourth-quarter loss and missed sales estimates on Thursday due to slowing demand from clients, including consumer goods and e-commerce companies, opting for cheaper alternatives.Shares of the company fell nearly 2% in premarket trading.Th...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
ANALYSIS-Companies race to ship goods to the US ahead of potential tariffs
From cheese to cars, manufacturers worry about tariffs Companies have expedited US deliveriesClothing company has set up 'tariff taskforce' -CEOTrump has threatened duties on imports from Mexico and Canada from SaturdayTariffs could derail global trade, fuel inflation Some execs say front-lo...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Dover beats quarterly profit estimates as pumps, fueling units strengthen
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Diversified industrial manufacturer Dover DOV.N on Thursday beat fourth-quarter profit estimates, helped by the strong performance in its fueling solutions and pump system manufacturing segments.Shares of the company, which makes consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software an...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
COLUMN-Climate finance glass may still be half full: Jain
The views expressed here are those of the author, a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia UniversityBy Gautam Jain Jan 30 - International climate finance has had a challenging start to 2025. One of President Donald Trump's first acts upon returning to the White House was to sign an executive or...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025, warning lives are at risk
UN rights office faces chronic funding shortfalls US funding has gone to programmes in Ethiopia, ColombiaRights office investigates abuses, supports torture survivorsAdds details on US contributions to human rights office in paragraph 3, details from Turk's speech in paragraph 8By Emma Farge ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
