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Stock market today: Nasdaq futures slip to lead S&P 500, Dow lower as Google earnings fall short
US stock futures pulled back after-hours against a backdrop of mixed earnings and the outbreak of a trade war with China.
- BBC
El Salvador offers to lock up US criminals in its mega-jail
El Salvador says it can house dangerous criminals, including US citizens, in its mega-jail.
- USA TODAY
When is Fat Tuesday? What to know about the last day of Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant celebration.
- Thomson Reuters StreetEvents
Q4 2024 WEC Energy Group Inc Earnings Call
Q4 2024 WEC Energy Group Inc Earnings Call
- Yahoo Life UK
Holly Willoughby's best red carpet looks as she brings glamour to Celebrity Bear Hunt premiere
The presenter is making her big return to our screens as the co-host of Netflix's Celebrity Bear Hunt, with Bear Grylls.
- Associated Press
At least 10 killed in Sweden's worst mass shooting, gunman also dead
Sweden's worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education center west of Stockholm. The gunman's motive hadn't been determined by early Wednesday as the Scandinavian nation — where gun violence at schools is very rare — reeled from an attack. Officials said Wednesday that three women and two men, all with gunshot wounds, underwent surgery at Orebro University Hospital.
- Associated Press
Middle East latest: Palestinians say Trump's proposal for Gaza violates international law
Palestinians, their allies and other nations reacted strongly to President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its residents. Trump’s suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the president detailed a plan to build new settlements for Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip, and for the U.S. to take “ownership” in redeveloping the war-torn territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,” Trump said.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Kay Burley: The journalist who was the face of Sky News from the start
Raised in Wigan, Lancashire, Burley’s parents worked in a cardboard factory and she attended Whitley High School.
- Investing.com
Electronic Arts reports profit miss, stock up on $1 bln buyback announcement
Investing.com -- Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) reported quarterly earnings below Wall Street estimates and issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for the fourth quarter. Though the stock was trading up around 2% in premarket trading Wednesday after a $1 billion share repurchase announcement.
- BBC
Philippines feud escalates as lawmakers vote to impeach vice-president
It comes amid a bitter feud between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his vice-president Sara Duterte.
- Reuters
Santander announces 10 billion euros in buybacks, sees higher profitability
MADRID (Reuters) -Santander on Wednesday announced 10 billion euros ($10.40 billion) in share buybacks for 2025 and 2026 and forecast higher profitability on the back of stronger growth in its U.S. consumer unit and efficiency gains. With the Spanish lender also reporting record quarterly and full-year profits, its shares were up more than 7% by 0931 GMT. European banks have been handing back record sums - on course for 120 billion euros last year - to investors through buybacks and dividends after higher interest rates fuelled a run of record profits.
- BBC
Estée Lauder to cut up to 7,000 jobs as sales fall
The owner Clinique, MAC and Bobbi Brown will axe more jobs than planned amid certainty over US taxes.
- The Telegraph
Banning phones in classrooms ‘does not improve marks’
Banning phones in schools does not improve children’s marks or mental health, a landmark study has found.
- The Independent
Sweden school shooting: Everything we know about the killing of 11 people at an adult education centre
Sweden’s prime minister said the attack at the Risbergska School was the worst mass shooting in country’s history
- Storyful
Satellite Imagery Shows Several Bushfires Burning Across Victoria
Satellite imagery shows several bushfires burning across Victoria, Australia, since January 27, with multiple blazes in Grampians National Park merging into one large fire.On Wednesday, February 5, officials set “watch and act” warnings for the fire in Grampians National Park, and for another fire in Little Desert National Park.According to the latest update from fire officials, the spread of the fire in Grampians National Park had been stopped by Wednesday afternoon, but they warned residents that the situation could change at any time.According to the AAP, the fire burning in Grampians National Park had scorched 132,000 total hectares (326,000 acres) by Wednesday evening, while the fire in Little Desert National Park had grown to 90,000 hectares. Credit: CIRA via Storyful
- BBC
Kay Burley retires from Sky News after 36 years
Burley, 64, was part of the team which launched Sky News in 1989.
- The Independent
Where in the world is DeepSeek banned and why?
The US could become the second country to introduce an outright ban of the Chinese AI app
- Reuters
Nissan board agrees to scrap $60 billion Honda merger talks, source says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan is set to call off merger talks with rival Honda, a source said on Wednesday, abandoning a $60 billion plus tie-up that would have created the world's no.3 automaker and raising questions about how it will drive a turnaround by itself. Nissan shares slid more than 4% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which temporarily suspended trading in the stock after a Nikkei business daily report that it would pull out. Honda shares continued to trade and finished the day up more than 8%, in a sign of apparent investor relief.
- GuruFocus.com
China's Potential Probe Into App Store Fees Weighs on Apple Stock
China's regulators are weighing a probe into Apple's (AAPL) App Store fees, adding to global scrutiny on the tech giant
- Hello!
Alexa Chung's sheer tights and silk pyjama combo is peak It-Girl
The 41-year-old It-Brit is championing a new trend and fashion lovers are on board. See photos