Seven & i shares plunge after founding family abandons $58bn buyout

Group led by Ito family unable to secure financing for Japanese convenience store chain

Financial Times - 4h

Block shares plunge 18%, for worst day on market in 5 years after earnings miss

Block had its worst day on the stock market since 2020 after the company reported an earnings miss.

CNBC - 5d

Shares in Australia’s largest listed tech group plunge as majority of board quits

Allies of scandal-hit co-founder Richard White take control as independent directors resign over ‘intractable differences’

Financial Times - 3d

My truck plunged into a ravine – and for six days I was trapped, alone and afraid

Pinned inside his vehicle, Matthew Reum waited for help to come. But no one knew he had gone missing …. Matthew Reum was driving home late on a dark, foggy night in Indiana when his headlights ...

The Guardian - 1d

Hims & Hers shares plunge 22% on concerns over weight loss business, margins

Hims & Hers on Monday released fourth-quarter results that disappointed on gross margin and sparked concerns about the future of its weight loss business.

CNBC - 1d

WATCH: 2-year-old chihuahua found sprinting on highway reunited with family

Motorists stopped traffic to rescue Henry before he was taken to the San Diego Humane Society.

ABC News - 8h

7-Eleven Founding Family’s Bid to Block Foreign Takeover Collapses

The proposal worth over $50 billion by Junro Ito, the son of the founder of Seven & i Holdings, was aimed at fending off a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

The New York Times - 3h

I Found Pornography on My Husband’s Computer. I’m Furious!

A wife feels disgusted and betrayed after discovering a lurid image of another woman on her husband’s computer screen, and worries that he may have permanently damaged their relationship.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

Families return home after sinkhole swallows road

Six families are being allowed to return home in Godstone after being evacuated on Tuesday morning.

BBC News - 5d

M4 and M48 reopens after body found on carriageway

Police say the body, believed to be a man in his 40s, has been identified and next of kin informed.

BBC News - 4d

Tesla shares slump after European sales fall

Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.

BBC News - 1d

3 highly successful CEOs share their best tips for responding to a setback: 'Somewhere in my mind, I think that I can do anything'

Highly successful CEOs share how they recover from setbacks, from always trusting their guts to leaning on the people around them to help.

CNBC - 4d

The one change that worked: I found an escape from online life by swapping my home office for the library

I can find essential and unusual facts for my arts journalism in the dusty old tomes – information not readily available on Google. And, as I did as a child, I lose myself in a world of books .... ...

The Guardian - 2d

WATCH: Baby seal rescued after being found on Connecticut street

A young seal has a new home at the Mystic Aquarium after it was discovered on the snowy streets of New Haven.

ABC News - Feb. 19

Man in custody after woman found dead on Wales to Ireland ferry

Irish police continue to question the man who was arrested when the Fishguard to Rosslare sailing docked.

BBC News - 20h

Three found guilty of murder after 2023 shooting on Valentine’s Day

Yahoo News - 11h

Alibaba shares jump 14% after pledge to invest ‘aggressively’ in AI

Chinese tech group says it will spend more on artificial intelligence in next three years than over past decade

Financial Times - 6d

Pope Francis shares message after a peaceful night in the hospital

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni's one-line statement early Sunday didn't mention if Francis was out of bed or eating breakfast. "The night passed quietly, the pope rested."

CBS News - 3d

Japanese trading house shares surge after latest Buffett endorsement

Famed investor says his Berkshire Hathaway group is likely to take bigger stake in five groups

Financial Times - 2d

AppLovin shares dive after short sellers’ reports on mobile ad platform

Pair of research firms accuses Silicon Valley company of exaggerating AI capability and inflating network size

Financial Times - 11h

Meet the seven marathons on seven continents winner

Paul Holborn had never completed a marathon before signing up for the event 19 months ago.

BBC News - 2d

My husband and I have been married for 18 years. We share a son — and my husband has a daughter. Why should they get an equal inheritance?

“This year she got married, and I was completely left out of any planning, bridal-shower and wedding activities.”

MarketWatch - 5d

Hartford synagogue holds vigil to honor Israeli family after their bodies were returned by Hamas

Yahoo News - 6d

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder after brutal onstage stabbing

After an eight-day trial, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in August 2022 was found guilty Friday of attempted murder and assault.

NBC News - 5d

Family of BBC charity worker killed in Kenya seek answers after coroner’s ruling

Inquest concludes that Kate Mitchell, whose body was found in hotel room in Nairobi in 2021, was unlawfully killed. The family of a British BBC charity worker found dead in a Nairobi hotel more ...

The Guardian - 1d

Police in Belize investigate after three U.S. women are found dead in hotel room

Authorities in Belize have started an investigation into the deaths of three women from the United States whose bodies were found in a hotel room on Saturday.

NBC News - 1d

Alibaba shares soar nearly 15% after stellar earnings as China's e-commerce sector recovers

Alibaba has been making 'significant strides' in advancing its AI cloud business after launching its Qwen 2.5-Max flagship AI foundation model, Barclays wrote in a note.

CNBC - 6d

Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 26% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage

CNBC - 5d

Just Eat shares soar 54% after Prosus offers to buy food delivery firm for $4.3 billion

Just Eat Takeaway.com is poised to be acquired by Dutch technology investor Prosus in a deal worth roughly 4.1 billion euros ($4.3 billion).

CNBC - 2d

Hims & Hers shares tumble after company misses on margin, says may stop selling some weight loss drugs

Hims & Hers Health reported fourth-quarter results on Monday that beat analysts' expectations, but the stock sank in extended trading.

CNBC - 2d

Intuit shares jump after results top estimates amid key tax season

Tax-preparation software provider Intuit on Tuesday reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street’s estimates, while forecasting third-quarter sales that were also above expectations.

MarketWatch - 1d

Super Micro Computer shares surge 12% after company files delayed financials by deadline

Super Micro also filed results for the first two quarters of the fiscal 2025 year and said it has "regained compliance" with Nasdaq requirements.

CNBC - 11h

I’m 50, earn $172K a year and married, yet I’m still living paycheck-to-paycheck. My family want me to return home. What should I do?

“I have a $154,800 401(k) and a house worth $453,900 with $323,400 on the mortgage.”

MarketWatch - 22h

‘I believe myself to be an honorable person’: Do I have the right to ask my husband if I’ll inherit his house after he dies?

“He and his first wife have a son who just graduated from university.”

MarketWatch - 1d

Federal workers took the 'buyout.' Some got fired anyway

‘I forgive the girl and boy for what they’ve done. If I didn’t, the hate would eat away at me’: Esther Ghey on life after the murder of her daughter Brianna

Transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death by two 15-year-olds. The killers had been radicalised on the dark web, while the victim was trapped in an online world of her own. Now her ...

The Guardian - 5d

Seven NZ churches targeted in suspected arson spree

Four churches were burned while evidence suggests three more were targeted but did not catch fire.

BBC News - 4d

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