By Samrhitha A, Aishwarya Venugopal and Chuck Mikolajczak (Reuters) -Meta Platforms added $196 billion in stock market value on Friday,…
Exxon beats estimates, ends 2023 with a $36 billion profit
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil on Friday posted a better-than-expected $36 billion profit for 2023, lifted by fuels…
Wall Street ends higher; earnings, jobs report in focus
By Stephen Culp (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rebounded on Thursday as investors looked to a spate of high-profile earnings and the…
US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The planned targets for U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three U.S.…
Shell boosts dividend after $28 billion profit for 2023
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell reported a $28 billion profit for 2023 on Thursday after beating fourth quarter earnings…
Stanley Black and Decker beats quarterly profit on price hikes, cost controls
(Reuters) – Stanley Black & Decker beat analysts’ expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as the tools and industrial equipment…
Stocks, yields slide as Fed signals no rate cut soon
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Treasury yields and a gauge of global equities fell sharply after the Federal Reserve…
Wall St ends lower after Fed holds rates steady, rules out March rate cut
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks tumbled on the last trading day in January after the Federal Reserve…
Investors punish Microsoft, Alphabet as AI returns fall short of lofty expectations
By Jeffrey Dastin and Samrhitha A (Reuters) -Tech giants on Tuesday talked up how customers are lapping up their generative…
Oil settles lower on faltering China economy, US crude stock build
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday, pressured by low economic activity in leading crude importer China…