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- The Canadian Press
Japan's SoftBank reports loss weeks after announcing AI investment with U.S. President Trump
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. reported a 369.2 billion yen ($2.4 billion) loss for the fiscal third quarter as it racked up red ink from its Vision Fund investments.
- Reuters
UK's Close Brothers reserves $205 million for motor finance claims
In what could become one of the UK's costliest consumer banking scandals, Britain's motor finance industry was found liable by the Court of Appeal in October for "hidden" commissions following an investigation into historic sales. Close Bros was granted permission to appeal the ruling in December.
- Reuters
European energy industry urges EU not to cap gas prices
Europe's gas and energy trading industries have urged the European Union not to cap gas prices, as Brussels seeks ways to protect consumers and businesses from energy price spikes. The European Commission is preparing a package of measures, due to be proposed on February 26, to improve industries' competitive edge and help bring down energy prices. Benchmark European gas prices rose this week to a two-year high of 58 euros per megawatt hour (MWh), boosted by cold weather and depleting gas storage tanks.
- Thomson Reuters StreetEvents
Q1 2025 Compass Minerals International Inc Earnings Call
Q1 2025 Compass Minerals International Inc Earnings Call
- HuffPost UK
Government's Top Pick To Be Borders Watchdog Admits He Would Commute From Finland
"I come across to this country whenever I need to," John Tuckett said.
- HuffPost UK
The White Lotus Season 3: Here's What Critics Are Saying So Far
Pack your things – the award-winning drama is off to another new sun-drenched location in the new season.
- Reuters
China aids Russian drone production with smuggled Western parts, says Estonia
China is helping Russia's military drone production by becoming a hub for the smuggling of critical Western components for Moscow's armed forces, Estonia's foreign intelligence said in its annual national security report published on Wednesday. Some 80% of such components reaching Russia now come from China, it said.
- The Canadian Press
South Africa wins toss and elects to bat in a must-win tri-nation series match against Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — South Africa won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan on Wednesday in a must-win tri-nation series game for both teams at an upgraded National Bank Stadium.
- The Independent
The Nazi shame of the first ever Best Actor winner at the Oscars
OSCARS 2025: The German actor made Hollywood history in 1929, before becoming a willing cog in Adolf Hitler’s propaganda machine. Martin Chilton delves into the dark and bizarre story of Emil Jannings
- The Canadian Press
Movie Review: Bridget Jones is middle-aged now. And we still love her, just as she is
It is a truth universally acknowledged, as Bridget Jones herself might write in her diary, that at the end of any Bridget Jones movie, our heroine has triumphed over all doubts and obstacles and is finally happy.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
The best early Labor Day kitchen deals, according to a professional baker
Score up to 70% off knives, cookware sets and small appliances from Ninja, KitchenAid and more.
- The Independent
‘I can’t believe we’re here’: Paul McCartney stuns New York with surprise gig at the Bowery
Beatlemania hit the streets of Manhattan as fans sprinted to the box office in the hope of nabbing a ticket to the rare and intimate show, announced just hours before it began
- Evening Standard
Pep Guardiola told Man City's summer transfer priority with £180m squad rebuild set to continue
Ederson was at fault for Real Madrid’s winner in the Champions League clash
- Evening Standard
FA Cup fifth round draw in full: Manchester United meet Fulham while Man City host Plymouth
Ties to be played on first weekend of March
- Evening Standard
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review: a bloated, weeping sogfest
2/5 The latest installment of Bridget Jones brings back the old cast but falls into mawkishness
- Deadline
Sam Mendes Directing His First Documentary: ‘What They Found’ Will Tell The Story Of The Liberation Of Concentration Camp Bergen-Belsen
EXCLUSIVE: Academy-Award winner Sam Mendes is to sit in the documentary directors’ chair for the first time. Mendes is directing a BBC doc telling the story of two members of the British Army’s Film & Photographic Unit who accompanied the troops liberating the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. What They Found will air on BBC Two and iPlayer in April to …
- GuruFocus.com
Sammaan Capital Ltd (BOM:535789) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Growth and ...
Sammaan Capital Ltd reports robust equity capital raise and AUM growth, while addressing legacy book reduction and legal challenges.
- Barrons.com
Stock Futures Waver as Market Brace for CPI Inflation Report
U.S. stocks were struggling for direction early Wednesday as investors’ focus shifted from tariffs to monthly inflation data. There was no fresh news about President Donald Trump’s plans to impose levies, meaning the January consumer price index print will likely be the main story driving the market action. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to publish the January CPI print at 8.30 a.m. Eastern Time.
- CBC
India has 1.44 billion people, but hasn't done a census in 14 years. The result is a 'massive information gap'
As Suman Musadkar walked slowly through the narrow dirt alleyways of a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India's most populous city, she threw out a rough guess. "The population is around 6,000 people in this area," the social worker told CBC News, before her voice trailed off. She was trying to think of how many children live in this section of Govandi, one of the poorest suburbs of Mumbai.Musadkar doesn't know for sure, because India hasn't conducted a census since 2011, even though the country is supp
- GuruFocus.com
EPL Ltd (BOM:500135) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Sustained Growth Amidst Global Challenges
EPL Ltd reports strong margin expansion and diversification, while addressing macroeconomic hurdles in key markets.