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Acuity Inc Q1 adjusted EPS beats estimates as margins expand
OverviewIndustrial technology firm's fiscal Q1 net sales rose 20% yr/yr, meeting analyst expectationsAdjusted EPS for fiscal Q1 beat analyst expectationsCompany repurchased shares and repaid term-loan borrowingsResult DriversAIS GROWTH - Acuity Intelligent Spaces segment saw a significant increa...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Seven & i misses estimates with 9% fall in quarterly profit
TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, Seven & i Holdings 3382.T, reported an 9.1% fall in operating profit for the third quarter, it said on Thursday.The company made a profit of 116.7 billion yen ($744.59 million) for the September-November peri...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Greenland should hold talks with the US without Denmark, opposition leader says
Naleraq party leader urges Greenland to bypass Denmark in US talksGreenland's status limits direct foreign negotiations without DenmarkForeign ministers of US, Denmark and Greenland to meet next weekGreenlandic minister hopes for normalisation of relationship with USBy Tom Little and Stine Jacob...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Morgan Stanley boosts managing director ranks after dealmaking revival, memo shows
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley MS.N elevated 184 employees to the managing director rank this year, up 6% compared to 2025, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday, as dealmaking rebounded across the industry.The promotions, typically occurring in January, have increased from 17...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Russia says any troops sent to Ukraine by 'coalition of the willing' would be targets
MOSCOW, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be "legitimate combat targets", after Britain and France announced plans to deploy a multinational force there in the event of a ceasefire.A Russian Foreign Ministry statement said ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
ANALYSIS-Drugmakers brace for Europe pricing fight after Trump's US price-cut deals
Pricing deals with Trump added pressure to hike Europe pricesTrump says other wealthy countries should pay more for drugsPolitics could complicate cooperation on pricingBy Michael Erman and Maggie Fick NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Global drugmakers face a battle in 2026 to secure higher pri...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Importers brace for $150 billion tariff refund fight if Trump loses at Supreme Court
Decision could impact $150 billion in tariff refundsCompanies prepare for potential refund challengesElectronic refund system may streamline processBy David Lawder and Timothy Aeppel WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Company executives, customs brokers and trade lawyers are bracing for a Supreme Cour...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
Jan 8 - Every week, Reuters journalists produce scores of multimedia features and human-interest stories from around the world.Below are some stories from this week selected by our editors, as well as explanatory context and background to help you understand world headlines. For a full schedule of n...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US Senate to vote on reining in Trump on Venezuela
Senate vote follows several failed attempt to pass war powers resolutionsLast resolution failed by just two votesMaduro's capture led to fears of prolonged, expensive Venezuela campaignBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is due to consider a resolution on Thursd...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Trump team to pitch White House ballroom project to oversight body led by one of his aides
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The White House will make its case on Thursday for a new $400 million ballroom before a commission that oversees federal building construction in Washington and is led by one of President Donald Trump's aides.Trump, a Republican who had the East Win...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
EXPLAINER-Can the ICE agent who shot a Minneapolis woman be prosecuted?
By Jack Queen and Tom HalsNEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid President Donald Trump's federal crackdown.Local officials rejected the Trump administration's explanation th...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years
Asked if oversight would last a year, Trump says: 'I would say much longer'Trump invites Colombia's leftist leader to WashingtonTrump says Rubio speaks to Venezuela interim leader 'all the time'Trump to host oil company bosses at White House on Friday Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Uni...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Jan 8 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Thursday: Saudi Arabia's SABIC has agreed to sell its European petrochemical business and its Engineering Thermoplastics business in Europe and the Americas for a combined e...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
German Social Democrats aim to tackle income tax reduction in 2026
By Andreas Rinke and Maria MartinezBERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) want to bring forward an income tax cut for low and middle earners in Europe's biggest economy to 2026, according to a draft statement by the SPD parliamentary group.The SPD and its senior coalition...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Zelenskiy condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy system
KYIV, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned Russia's latest strikes on electricity, heating and water infrastructure in Ukraine, which left hundreds of thousands in southeastern Ukraine without power and heat."There is absolutely no military rationale in such st...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Zambia to work with IMF on new programme
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 8 - Zambia's finance ministry said on Thursday it will work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new programme following the completion of the current loan arrangement that expires at the end of January."The Government has decided not to pursue a one-year extensi...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
EU antitrust regulators to decide on Google's Wiz deal by February 10
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will decide by February 10 whether to clear Alphabet's GOOGL.O $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz, its largest deal ever, according to a filing on the European Commission website.Alphabet announced the deal in March last year ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
German president says US is destroying world order
BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised the U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of robbers" where the unscrupulous take what they want.In unusually strong r...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Volvo Cars recalls over 413,000 US vehicles due to rearview camera issue
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Swedish automaker Volvo Cars VOLCARb.ST is recalling 413,151 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the rearview camera, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday.The software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (O...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
BREAKINGVIEWS-Trump’s key barrier to best Greenland deal: Trump
By Yawen Chen LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland keeps running into an odd reality: the United States already has most of what it needs from Denmark’s autonomous territory. That doesn’t make the U.S. president’s stance entirely irrational. Instead, it ref...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
