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Reeves optimistic despite surprise rise in UK borrowing

Borrowing - the difference between spending and tax revenue - hit its highest December level for four years.

BBC News - 6h

Should Anything in a Performance Evaluation Ever Be a Surprise?

In theory, performance evaluations shouldn’t surprise your employees — but sometimes it can’t be helped.

Inc. - 8h

Why AMD could surprise Wall Street with better-than-expected earnings

AMD is under heavy pressure to defend its stock-market valuation.

MarketWatch - 5h

Johnson & Johnson clears a few hurdles, but Wall Street focuses on weak guidance

Johnson & Johnson’s stock dropped more than 3% Wednesday after the medical-technology and drug company beat estimates for the fourth quarter but as lower sales guidance for the year stoked fears of ...

MarketWatch - 6h

Wall Street Journal pans Trump Jan. 6 pardons: 'Law and order?'

The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is criticizing President Trump's decision to pardon more than 1,500 his supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. "This is a rotten message ...

The Hill - 7h

Charles Schwab hints at stock buybacks after beating Wall Street estimates

Charles Schwab also beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings estimate and reversed a revenue decline from the year-ago quarter.

MarketWatch - 1d

D.R. Horton Clears Wall Street's Estimates Despite Fewer Closings

The Arlington, Texas, company reported net income of $844.9 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, down from $947.4 million a year earlier.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

‘Animal spirits alive’ as Wall Street bankers anticipate Trump boom

US president is expected to slash financial controls and prompt wave of dealmaking. Wall Street bankers say they are at the beginning of “go mode” as they expect Donald Trump’s return to the White ...

The Guardian - 1d

Goldman Sachs taps new generation to lead key Wall Street units

Bank promotes clutch of executives to run banking and trading divisions and reshuffles international arm

Financial Times - 1d

Jimmy Fallon: Melania’s Hat Is Her ‘Very Own Border Wall’

The “Tonight Show” host donned his own version of the first lady’s inaugural hat, which seemed to prevent the president from kissing her.

The New York Times - 1d

The N.H.L. Team That Is Surprising Everyone This Season

Now beyond the season’s midpoint, these are the updated picks for Stanley Cup winner, dark horse, biggest disappointment and more.

The New York Times - 4d

Lofty expectations pose tough earnings test for Wall Street

Strong results from $25tn worth of companies needed to help drive rally after shaky few weeks for S&P 500

Financial Times - 4d

The Celtics are in a slump — and their biggest issue is surprising

Should Boston be worried or is this just a blip on the radar?

Yahoo Sports - 5d

How the bonus season now unfolds on Wall Street

The past dramas of ‘comp days’ have given way to more sanitised procedures

Financial Times - 5d

Wall Street Has No Clue What the Fed Will Do in 2025

Big banks and economists can’t agree on the monetary policy outlook.

Inc. - 5d

Surprise mobile mid-contract price rises banned

It comes after customers complained of not being able to plan for price rises.

BBC News - 5d

Wall Street banks had a great quarter, and the boom times are just starting

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley easily topped estimates for the fourth quarter.

CNBC - 6d

How Biden Surprised Progressives

To the departing president, F.D.R. seemed a guiding, if often elusive, star.

The New York Times - 6d

Wall Street stocks post biggest rally since Trump’s election victory

Easing underlying US inflation and strong bank earnings boost equities

Financial Times - Jan. 15

S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls

They cut through barbed wires and braved freezing temperatures to reach Yoon, ending a weeks-long standoff.

BBC News - Jan. 15

Retailers post early holiday results — and Wall Street isn’t impressed

Lululemon, Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle all hiked their holiday guidance, but Abercrombie's growth is slowing.

CNBC - Jan. 13

The Surprising Grief of Having Your Home Survive a Wildfire

For people whose homes are spared in a wildfire while their neighbors lose everything, the road ahead can be isolating, plagued by feelings of guilt and shame.

The New York Times - Jan. 12

Wall Street looks forward to a bonfire of capital and climate rules under Trump

Profits are poised to dominate in a new era shorn of years of hard-won regulatory restrictions. When some of the biggest banks on Wall Street reveal their full-year earnings this week, they will ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Why Draymond was not surprised by Butler's fallout with Heat

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green shared why he wasn't surprised by Jimmy Butler's fallout with the Miami Heat.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9

Ed Sheeran stuns pupils with surprise appearance

Pop superstar gives pupils "goose bumps" with surprise performance at a school assembly in Cardiff.

BBC News - Jan. 9

A $28 Trillion Corner of Wall Street Is Flashing a Warning About the U.S. Economy

Bond yields have surged since the Fed began cutting interest rates.

Inc. - Jan. 9

Democrats warn party must look beyond 'blue wall' to win

When Democrats lost the White House in November, and watched the Senate flip and the House remain in Republican control, they immediately set their sights on the next fight in 2028. But some ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

China steps up defence of renminbi against Wall Street bets

Currency softens over weakness in world’s second-largest economy and fear of Trump tariffs

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Revealing 2024's biggest fantasy football surprises

In fantasy football, we've learned to expect the unexpected. Our staff lists their biggest surprises, good or bad, from the season.

ESPN - Jan. 8

Mother 'not surprised' son killed on London bus

Kelyan Bokassa was groomed by gangs from the age of six years old, his mother Mary Bokassa said.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Updating a 12th-Century Palazzo, Where the Walls Had Secrets

When two architects renovated the once-grand floor of a palace in Genoa, Italy, their goal wasn’t period perfection: “We didn’t want to live in a museum.”

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Exodus by Wall Street Banks From Climate Group Worries Advocates

The end of the year saw five of the six largest U.S. banks leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, as conservative pressures discouraged their climate change policies.

Inc. - Jan. 6

Michael Barr to step down as Fed’s top Wall Street regulator

US central bank’s vice-chair for supervision will leave his role in February but stay on as a governor

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Ukraine launches surprise operation in Russia’s Kursk region

Footage purports to show Ukrainian armoured columns advancing towards village of Bolshoe Soldatskoe. Ukrainian armed forces began a surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region on Sunday, in an ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5