U.S. launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq, Syria; nearly 40 reported killed
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against…
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US House panel recommends $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation providing $17.6 billion in new military assistance to Israel as it wages war…
Driverless cars covered 5x more test miles in California in 2023
(This Feb. 2 story has been corrected to remove the word ‘Chinese’ from paragraph 9) By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO…
Explainer-What are US troops doing in the Middle East and where are they?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States launched airstrikes on Iraqi and Syrian targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and the…
AbbVie raises 2027 sales forecast for new immunology drugs to $27 billion
By Leroy Leo and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -AbbVie on Friday raised its 2027 forecast for sales of its immunology drugs…
Meta surges with record $196 billion gain in stock market value
By Samrhitha A, Aishwarya Venugopal and Chuck Mikolajczak (Reuters) -Meta Platforms added $196 billion in stock market value on Friday,…
Bezos to sell up to 50 million Amazon shares by Jan. 31 next year – filing
(Reuters) -Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will sell up to 50 million shares in the online retail and cloud services firm…
Short sellers targeting regional bank stocks up $1 billion -Ortex
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Short sellers targeting shares of a group of U.S. regional banks, including New York Community Bancorp,…
Amazon jumps as AI, retail strength power revenue growth
By Akash Sriram and Aishwarya Venugopal (Reuters) -Amazon.com shares surged 7% on Friday after the e-commerce heavyweight reported higher-than-expected holiday…
Chevron profit sinks but beats estimates, shares up
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp on Friday beat analysts’ earnings estimates and increased dividends on higher oil…