Yahoo Movies Latest Stories
Associated Press FinanceStock market today: Asian stocks advance ahead of the Fed's rate decision as panic over AI fades
Asian stocks advanced Wednesday in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the panic over Chinese AI company DeepSeek faded. Investors were focusing on the Federal Reserve’s rate decision due later in the day. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.7% to 8,455.70 after data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed the Consumer Price Index increased by 0.2% in the December 2024 quarter, marking the smallest rise since the June 2020 quarter, when inflation declined during the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Reuters
Sony's Totoki takes CEO role, cementing leadership position
Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki will add the CEO role from April 1, while incumbent Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida will remain as chairman, the entertainment and technology conglomerate said on Wednesday. The moves cement the leadership position of Totoki, who assumed the president's post in 2023 and has also served as finance chief of the company. Sony, once famous for its consumer electronics such as the Walkman, is aiming to strengthen its position in entertainment, with Yoshida credited with helping to have engineered the shift.
- PA Media: Sport
Heather Knight says England’s ‘point to prove’ may prevent Ashes whitewash
Australia are on course for an unprecedented 16-0 Ashes clean sweep.
- The Canadian Press
Gabe Madsen scores 18 to help Utah beat Cincinnati 69-66
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen scored seven of his 18 points in the final two minutes, Keanu Dawes added 12 points and nine rebounds and Utah beat Cincinnati 69-66 on Tuesday night.
- The Guardian
Religious sect members guilty of killing girl; economists tip rate cut; and Melania’s official portrait
Fourteen members of Toowoomba group the Saints found guilty of killing Elizabeth Struhs by withholding her insulin
- The Canadian Press
Dennis Schroder scores 23 points with Stephen Curry out as Warriors beat Jazz 114-103
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 23 points with five 3-pointers, Brandin Podziemski contributed 20 points off the bench with Stephen Curry sitting out to rest his troublesome knees, and the Golden State Warriors beat the stumbling Utah Jazz 114-103 on Tuesday night.
- Reuters
Fuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign
TOKYO (Reuters) - (This Jan. 27 story has been corrected to fix text after Shukan Bunshun magazine said it reported in error that the dinner invitation had been extended by a Fuji TV executive, in paragraphs 3-4 and 7. A reference to the Fuji TV executive has been removed in paragraph 7) Japan's Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amidst a probe into alleged sexual misconduct by a celebrity TV host. The scandal, which has led to an exodus of advertisers and investor calls for a management shake-up, has also raised concerns about the exploitation of women in Japan's entertainment industry.
- Thomson Reuters StreetEvents
Q3 2025 World Acceptance Corp Earnings Call
Q3 2025 World Acceptance Corp Earnings Call
- Simply Wall St.
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
When researching a stock for investment, what can tell us that the company is in decline? More often than not, we'll...
- The Guardian
Dozens feared dead in crowd crushes at Kumbh Mela religious festival in India
Witnesses describe surging crowds that trampled people on the banks of the Ganges as they arrived to bathe on one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu festival
- NBA.com
Top Plays from Portland Trail Blazers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Top Plays from Portland Trail Blazers vs. Milwaukee Bucks,01/28/2025