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Southwest, Alaska Airlines fall after pulling annual forecast
** Shares of Alaska Air Group ALK.N fall 7.2% to $42.80, Southwest Airlines LUV.N fall 2.8% to $24.80 premarket** Both carriers withdrew 2025 financial forecasts amid uncertainty created by President Donald Trump's trade war ** With little clarity on how consumers will behave in the face of a po...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: Alphabet vs. Meta Platforms
Tariffs are getting all the attention these days. But don't let this mask the fact that artificial intelligence (AI) remains a huge deal in the world of business. There are implications for what this revolutionary technology can do, with many observers believing that it could boost productivity, dis...The Motley Fool
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
TAL Education Group Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Fourth Fiscal Quarter and the Fiscal Year 2025
BEIJING, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a smart learning solutions provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025. Highlights for the ...PR Newswire
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
Bright Scholar Schedules Unaudited Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2025 Ended February 28, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, England and FOSHAN, China, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited ("Bright Scholar," the "Company," "we" or "our") (NYSE: BEDU), a global premier education service company, today announced that it will release its u...PR Newswire
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
PREVIEW: Merck seen reporting Q1 rev dip, EPS increase
** Shares in drug co Merck & Co MRK.N down 0.2%, scheduled to report Q1 results before market open on Thursday** Wall Street sees MRK reporting adj EPS of $2.14 vs $2.07 in year-ago quarter on rev of $15.31 bln vs $15.78 bln year-ago, according to latest data from LSEG** In last 8 quarters EPS, ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
PREVIEW: Procter & Gamble shares ease; co due to report results early Thurs
** Procter & Gamble PG.N shares down nearly 2% late afternoon on Wed, easing along with other consumer staples stocks, with PG set to report quarterly results before the opening bell on Thurs** PG and other staples stocks were also bucking the broader trend in the market, with the S&P 500 .S...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
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Adobe adds AI models from OpenAI, Google to its Firefly app
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, April 24 (Reuters) - Adobe ADBE.O said on Thursday it is adding image-generation artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Alphabet's Google GOOGL.O to its Firefly app and bringing the app to mobile devices.Adobe is the owner of multiple software programs...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
Can Lucid Motors' Stock Bounce Back?
Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) shares have struggled as the company's production ramp has been slower than expected. Is this a buying opportunity for another EV giant or is Lucid doomed as EV demand stalls?*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 21, 2025. The video was published on April 23, ...The Motley Fool
Thu, Apr 24
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EssilorLuxottica falls as North America drags Q1 revenue
** Shares of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica ESLX.PA fall 2.8% after it published Q1 results on Wednesday, posting a revenue miss as revenue in North America missed expectations** The Franco-Italian group reported Q1 revenue of 6.85 billion euros ($967.13 million), below expectations that stood at 6...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Other
Israeli fire kills at least 26 people in Gaza, hits a police station
CAIRO, April 24 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike hit a police station in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, local health authorities said, and Israel's military said it had struck a command centre of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad groups.Medics said two Isra...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
This Stock is Up 25% While the Market Crumbles. How?
Share prices of Dollar General (NYSE: DG) are up a little more than 25% so far in 2025. The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), meanwhile, has fallen roughly 8%, after having dipped deep into correction territory at various points in the year. That's a 30-plus percentage point outperformance for the lo...The Motley Fool
Thu, Apr 24
Cryptocurrencies
China and U.S. accuse each other of bullying at UN session
China accused the United States of wielding tariffs as a weapon of economic intimidation during an informal United Nations Security Council session in New York. Chinese U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong said Washington was hiding behind the words “reciprocity and fairness” while rewriting the rules of world commerce to suit itself. “The United States is playing […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
Should You Buy the 3 Highest-Paying Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500?
Going against the grain often works in investing. Several of the most successful investors are contrarians by nature. One popular investing strategy -- the "Dogs of the Dow" -- focuses on buying the 10 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) with the highest dividend yields. The...The Motley Fool
Thu, Apr 24
Forex
CEE MARKETS-Rate cut expectations weigh on Polish zloty
By Alan Charlish WARSAW, April 24 (Reuters) - The Polish zloty EURPLN= was a touch weaker on Thursday, as rising expectations of a rate cut in May offset optimism about an easing of global trade tensions.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that high tariffs between the United ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Other
Ukraine fails to reach deal with bondholders
April 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine's government said on Thursday that it had not been able to agree to a deal with holders of its GDP-linked warrants to restructure the bond-like debt instruments, although it did intend to continue talking with them."Ukraine indicated that it could not accept the ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Stocks
Warren Buffett Loaded Up on These Stocks As the Market Sank. Should You Buy Them Too?
Circle May 15 on your calendars. That's when we should find out all the stocks Warren Buffett bought for Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio during the first quarter of 2025, when the markets were highly turbulent. However, we don't have to wait until Berkshire's mid-May 13F filing to know at least some ...The Motley Fool
Thu, Apr 24
