Stock market today: Wall Street on track for another week of gains despite slip before weekend

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy quarterly earnings reports from large U.S. corporations

Republic Bancorp: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Philippines launches comic book to counter China’s 'disinformation' in the disputed South China Sea

The Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea

Northwest Bancshares: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation

Google is pledging to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses after an investigation by regulators in Britain

Lakeland Financial: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Verizon: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Verizon Communications Reports $5.1 Billion Quarterly Profit

The company records $35.7 billion revenue for Q4 ended Dec 31, 2024

US economic losses from natural disasters soared in 2024, even as they eased globally

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts

Hungary wants the EU to intervene in a gas dispute with Ukraine

Hungary wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute it has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc’s upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia

Italian bank Monte dei Paschi launches 13 billion euro takeover bid for peer Mediobanca

Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena has announced it is launching a 13.3 billion euro takeover bid for larger peer Mediobanca in a surprise move that could reshape the country’s banking sector

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level

Ford recalls more than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks due to loss of power problem

Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 270,000 Broncos and Mavericks due to a power problem that can cause vehicles to stop unexpectedly or fail to start

Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster

Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country’s dire economic conditions haven't changed

Utah Republicans take aim at teachers unions amid political clash over education

Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that experts say would establish one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country