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Before King Charles arrived in the US, British diplomats were pragmatic about how much the state visit could achieve. They knew it could not reset the UK-US relationship entirely. The differences over Iran, Nato, Ukraine, trade and President Donald Trump’s rhetorical barbs against Sir Keir Starmer were too deep to be overcome by one royal tour. Source link
The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics.Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSamsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold increase in first-quarter operating profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates, as demand for artificial intelligence servers and a memory chip shortage boosted earnings. Here are Samsung’s first-quarter results compared with LSEG SmartEstimate, which is weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate:Revenue: 133.9 trillion Korean won ($89.96 billion) vs. 132.69 trillion won expectedOperating profit: 57.2 trillion won vs. 55.28 trillion won expectedThe…
SoftBank plans to list new AI and robotics company in US, FT reports Source link
Alphabet reported a monster quarter, with revenue more than $2.5 billlion ahead of expectations and earnings nearly doubling the Street estimate. Revenue in the first quarter increased 22% year-over-year to $109.9 billion, well ahead of the $107.2 billion expected, according to LSEG data. Earnings per share surged 82% to $5.11, well ahead of the LSEG-compiled consensus estimate of $2.63. GOOGL YTD mountain Alphabet YTD Shares of the Google parent company jumped more than 6.5% on the print in after-hours trading. As of Wednesday’s nearly record-high close of around $350, the stock was already up nearly 12% year to date. Club…
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during his weekly press conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. Nathan Howard | ReutersCongressional Democrats on Wednesday vowed to fight with what limited power they have from the minority in the House and the Senate against the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a voting map in Louisiana.”Today’s decision by this illegitimate Supreme Court majority strikes a blow against the Voting Rights Act and is designed to undermine the ability of communities of color all over this country to elect their candidate of choice,” House Minority Leader…
In an aerial view, a sign is posted on the exterior of a Carvana car vending machine on July 19, 2023 in Daly City, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesShares of Carvana jumped by as much as 10% in extended trading after the company reported record results during the first quarter that topped Wall Street’s expectations.Here’s how the company performed in the first quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.69 vs. $1.43 expectedRevenue: $6.43 billion vs. $6.08 billion expectedThe online used car retailer reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $672 million, and net income of…
Anthropic weighs new funding round at valuation exceeding $900 billion, Bloomberg News reports Source link
Disney will have the law on its side in its fight against the unusual broadcast license review ordered yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission, legal experts say. In 1996, Congress made it a lot harder for the FCC to take away a broadcast license, even when it’s up for renewal. “Since the NAB [National Association of Broadcasters] got an amendment in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, denying renewal to a broadcaster faces an almost insurmountable burden,” Andrew Jay Schwartzman, senior counselor of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, told Ars this week. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a major…
Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage told BBC Radio WM’s Ed James he believed his party had forced Birmingham City Council’s ruling Labour group to release a statement saying there was a prospective end to Birmingham’s bin strike saga.The council’s Labour leader John Cotton said on Monday an end to the action was “within sight”, with a new offer to be put to striking workers.Farage said it was “without a shadow of a doubt” down to his party pressurising Labour.”They’re terrified of us,” he added.Councillor Cotton said the potential deal from the Labour ruling group was “good for the workforce” and…
(This is CNBC’s “Power Insider” newsletter, your inside look at the investments, people and companies powering the global energy industry. Click here to subscribe.)POWER POINTWhat I’m hearing from energy insidersThe ink was barely dry – so to speak – on this week’s Power Point when the news blew harder than the oil well in the movie There Will Be Blood. The United Arab Emirates is leaving OPEC, and leaving now. It came as a shock to many. The UAE may only be the 3rd largest producer in OPEC – and 8th largest in the world – but it punches above its weight…