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  • Assassin's Creed Shadows preview: a few steps in the right direction

    Assassin's Creed Shadows at least looks and plays well enough for what Ubisoft needs it to be, with the company skirting the line between playing things extremely safe and trying something different.

  • Mortgage rates drop as Trump holds off on tariffs in first days in office

    Mortgage rates followed bond yields lower as traders assessed President Trump's first executive orders. The average rate on a 30-year loan dipped under 7%.

  • Global currencies are reshuffling amid tariff threats. Here's where the dollar and other major currencies could land.

    The Euro, peso, and Canadian dollar are all expected to move against the dollar.

  • It's a 'common operating model' synergizes Honeywell's portfolio

    Honeywell (HON) CEO Vimal Kapur sits down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi at the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss navigating running the company as it has been in the headlines amid activist investor pressure, spinning off its chemical segment, and its business structure. "The biggest change I'm driving is how we make it a growth-oriented company, and part of that is how we transform our portfolio so that it naturally pivots toward end market products, which are growth-oriented, but also change our own capabilities on new product development innovation," Kapur tells Yahoo Finance. On the evolution of the multinational conglomerate's portfolio, Kapur says the market responds to consistent and coherent performance rather than running similar businesses. "The synergies for us in Honeywell is a common operating model, which both my predecessor built over many, many years." Watch the video above to hear more about Honeywell business. Click here for more of Yahoo Finance's coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

  • Oil prices fall as Trump urges lower oil costs, weighs tariff

    NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil fell more than 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down its cost during his address at the World Economic Forum. Uncertainty over how proposed tariffs and energy policies would affect global economic growth and energy demand also weighed on prices. Prices dipped after Trump announced he would be asking Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down the cost of oil during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

  • Take off in comfort with these flight-crew-approved trip essentials, all on sale

    From a clip-on drink caddy to a packing cube set, we're flying high with these sanity-savers.

  • Rubio to visit Central America in late January in first foreign visit

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama and four other countries in Central America and the Caribbean starting late next week during his first overseas trip as Washington's top diplomat, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Thursday. The trip, which Bruce said will also include stops in Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, comes as President Donald Trump has put immigration at the center of his foreign policy agenda and made a push for the United States to take back the Panama Canal in comments that have angered the Central American country.

  • Stock market today: Dow rises, Nasdaq slips as Trump takes the spotlight at Davos

    Stocks steady as investors stay focused on what Trump's intentions are.

  • EA Stock Crashes 18% as Revenue Forecast Slashed

    Electronic Arts faces its worst guidance cut since 2019--FC 25 underperforms, Dragon Age flops, and analysts slash targets.

  • Axel Rudakubana sentencing latest: Southport attacker jailed for 52 years after receiving 13 life sentences

    Rudakubana will likely spend the rest of his life in jail after murdering Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9.

  • Global stocks push higher as traders digest Trump's address to leaders at Davos

    A deep dive into what's moving markets across the global economy.

  • Musk, Altman clash on Trump's 'Stargate' AI strategy

    President Donald Trump's $500 billion 'Stargate' investment plan to enhance artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States has sparked mixed reactions in the tech community. Tech billionaire and CEO Elon Musk expressed apprehension about the plan's funding, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended the initiative, calling it "great for the country." Catalysts co-hosts Madison Mills and Seana Smith break down the details, exploring the current plans for which companies will contribute to the first $100 billion of this project. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Angel Smith

  • Mabli Hall: Woman jailed for four years for causing eight-month-old baby's death

    A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for causing the death of an eight-month-old baby by dangerous driving. Bridget Curtis, 71, had previously pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mabli Cariad Hall outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Mabli was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after she was hit by a white BMW on Wednesday 21 June 2023.

  • Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how

    DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media.

  • Ralph Fiennes and Cynthia Erivo earn Oscar nominations

    The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 2.

  • Is Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) the Best Halal Dividend Stock to Invest In Now?

    We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Halal Dividend Stocks To Invest In. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Kenvue Inc. (NYSE:KVUE) stands against the other halal dividend stocks. Halal stocks are shares in companies that adhere to Shariah law. These companies operate in accordance with Islamic principles, […]

  • The Latest: California Republicans uneasy over Trump’s threat to condition wildfire aid

    President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and daring anyone to stop him. Asked about the possible deportation of farm workers, U.S. Department of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins said Thursday that she supported President Donald Trump’s agenda and acknowledged if could be a hardship for U.S. farmers. “The president’s vision of a secure border and a mass deportation at a scale that matters is something I support,” Rollins said.

  • Why were warning signs missed for the UK teen who killed 3 girls in a stabbing rampage?

    Six months after a teenage attacker stabbed three girls to death at a children’s dance class in England, new details about his background have sparked questions about how authorities repeatedly failed to spot the threat he posed. Officials revealed this week that Axel Rudakubana, 18, had been convicted of assault at school, was obsessed with violence and referred to counterterrorism officials multiple times before his attack shocked the nation. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that shows how Britain's counterterrorism strategy needs a complete rethink.

  • President Donald Trump addresses Davos on third full day in office: Live updates

    Keep up with the USA TODAY Network's live coverage as Donald Trump kicks off his second term in office.

  • I won’t resign over Heathrow expansion, Miliband insists

    Ed Miliband has refused to resign if the Government publicly backs a third runway at Heathrow, just days after he said the rise of net zero was “unstoppable”.