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GLOBAL LNG-Asian spot prices hold at 1-year low as demand remains tepid
By Emily Chow SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) - Prices of Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) inched up this week amid production outages in Asia and Europe, but were still hovering at nearly one-year lows on overall tepid demand. The average LNG price for June delivery into north-east Asia LNG-...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Cryptocurrencies
Best Altcoins Ready To Explode After Fed Ends Operation Chokepoint 2.0
Will crypto banking soon be just like fiat banking? Or better yet, will there soon be no difference at all? With the Federal Reserve ending a key chokepoint restriction, and Coinbase partnering with PayPal, the line between crypto and fiat financial services is becoming thinner and thinner. That set...Bitcoinist
Fri, Apr 25
Commodities
PRECIOUS-Gold slips amid hopes of easing US-China trade tensions
Fed officials see no rush in revising monetary policyGold headed for a weekly lossSilver, platinum headed for weekly gains By Rahul Paswan April 25 (Reuters) - Gold declined more than 1% on Friday and was headed for a weekly fall as news that China has exempted some U.S. goods from its tariffs ra...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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AbbVie lifts profit forecast on strong sales of newer immunology drugs
April 25 (Reuters) - AbbVie ABBV.N raised its 2025 profit forecast on Friday after strong sales of its newer immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq helped the company beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings. The company said its updated forecast did not reflect any trade policy shi...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV expected to post earnings of $2.67 a share - Earnings Preview
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV PAC.N, PAC is expected to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports results on April 29 (estimated) for the period ending March 31 2025The Guadalajara Jalisco-based company is expected to report a 4.4% decrease in revenue to $478.469 million from $...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Tencent Music in talks to buy China's Ximalaya for $2.4 billion, Bloomberg News reports
April 25 (Reuters) - Tencent Music Entertainment Group 1698.HK is in advanced talks to buy China's largest online audio platform Ximalaya Inc XIMA.N for $2.4 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Lyra Therapeutics Inc expected to post a loss of 14 cents a share - Earnings Preview
Lyra Therapeutics Inc LYRA.OQ LYRA.O is expected to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports results on April 28 (estimated) for the period ending March 31 2025The Watertown Massachusetts-based company is expected to report a 54.9% decrease in revenue to $240 thousand from $532 thousand a ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Stocks
UK's Mobico shares plunge as it sells US school bus business for $608 million
Mobico disposal prompted by rising wages and tariff costsJefferies analysts expected higher valuationCompany expects 2024 profit at low end of guidance rangeBy Shashwat Awasthi April 25 (Reuters) - British transport company Mobico's MCG.L shares plunged more than 30% on Friday after it said i...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Mistras Group Inc expected to post earnings of 13 cents a share - Earnings Preview
Mistras Group Inc MG.N, MG is expected to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports results on April 29 (estimated) for the period ending March 31 2025The Princeton Junction New Jersey-based company is expected to report a 2.1% decrease in revenue to $180.518 million from $184.44 million a ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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UN food, refugee agencies plan deep cuts as funding slashed, memos show
WFP plans to cut workforce by up to 30%, affecting 6,000 jobsSome 58 million people face extreme hunger or starvationFunding cuts from major donors, including US, impact humanitarian sectorUNHCR to reduce costs by 30%, close some country officesBy Emma Farge GENEVA, April 25 (Reuters) - The U.N. ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Senegal's sovereign eurobonds rally as much as 4 cents to three-week high - Tradeweb
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Senegal's sovereign eurobonds rallied on Friday as much as 4 cents to a three-week high, Tradeweb data showed. The 2028 euro-denominated maturity gained the most to be bid at 84.64 cents on the euro, its highest since early April. The IMF this week projected strong g...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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HCA Healthcare posts higher first-quarter profit on strong demand for medical care
April 25 (Reuters) - Hospital operator HCA Healthcare HCA.N said on Friday its first-quarter profit rose 8.8%, as more people underwent elective procedures and sought medical care due to a rise in flu cases.The company earned a profit of $6.45 per share, compared with $5.93 per share a year earlier.Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Lantronix Inc expected to post earnings of 3 cents a share - Earnings Preview
Lantronix Inc LTRX.OQ LTRX.O is expected to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports results on April 28 (estimated) for the period ending March 31 2025The Irvine California-based company is expected to report a 29.3% decrease in revenue to $29.116 million from $41.18 million a year ago, a...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Sunnova Energy International Inc expected to post a loss of 81 cents a share - Earnings Preview
Sunnova Energy International Inc NOVA.N, NOVA.K is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on April 29 (estimated) for the period ending March 31 2025The Houston Texas-based company is expected to report a 28.9% increase in revenue to $207.406 million from $160.9 milli...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
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Insurance broker Aon misses quarterly profit estimates on higher cost
April 25 (Reuters) - Insurance brokerage firm Aon AON.N missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday, hurt by higher expenses.Aon increased its total debt to finance the acquisition of NFP. The additional debt led to a rise in its expenses in the first quarter compared with the pr...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
Stocks
Citi cuts PTs of US engineering contractors ahead of first-quarter results
** Citi Research cuts PTs of U.S. engineering & construction firms ahead of their Q1 results CompanyNew PTOld PTAnalyst median - LSEG-compiled dataAECOM ACM.N$116$127$120.50Fluor Corp FLR.N $46$55$45Jacobs Solutions J.N$151$161$150KBR Inc KBR.N $69$77$69MasTec MTZ.N $152$167$158Quanta Services P...Reuters
Fri, Apr 25
