Santander profits beat expectations as European growth offsets US weakness

Novartis reported a 10% sales increase in 2023 as strong performance of its heart and arthritis drugs helped Europe’s second-largest drug company beat its forecast for the year. The $244…

Global growth? Not for India’s rural majority By Reuters

2/2 ©Reuters. Tilottama Pradhan, a housewife, poses for a photograph outside her one-room house in Tarada village in Puri district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, December 15, 2023.…

Manufacturing activity contracted for the fourth consecutive month in January

Renminbi banknotes arranged for photography on July 3, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. S3studio | News Getty Images | Getty Images China’s industrial activity contracted for a fourth consecutive…

Fortune 2024 Blue Ribbon Companies

At the beginning of each year, Fortune takes a look back and counts the companies that have appeared over and over again, ranking after ranking. To qualify Fortune’s Blue Ribbon,…

The power of the cloud and enthusiasm for artificial intelligence boost Microsoft’s revenue

Unlock the Publisher’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Resilient demand for cloud computing and growing enthusiasm for artificial…

Stocks wander, returns mixed after strong U.S. jobs data From Reuters

2/2 ©Reuters. A board displays stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing, China, January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee 2/2 By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) –…

According to charts, Amazon shares are facing strong resistance ahead of earnings

Amazon (AMZN) will report earnings this Thursday after the bell, with the stock rising and expectations high. However, according to the charts, there are signs that the impressive rally may…

Amazon Prime Video starts loading to avoid ads on streaming TV

Amazon spends billions of dollars each year on programming for its Prime Video platform and now wants customers to pay or get used to seeing ads in their favorite shows.…

Former Freshfields tax partner sentenced to 3½ years in prison

Unlock the Publisher’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s former global tax head Ulf Johannemann has…

Jefferies Downgrades Masimo to Hold as ‘Good News Coming’ from Investing.com

©Reuters. Jefferies downgrades Masimo (MASI) to Hold as “good news has arrived” Jefferies downgraded global medical technology company Masimo (NASDAQ:) to ‘Hold’ from ‘Buy’. At the same time, analysts set…