As the ransomware industry evolves, experts are predicting hackers will only continue to find more and more ways of using the technology to exploit businesses and individuals. Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images Palo Alto Networks tech chief Lee Klarich said companies are losing time to step up software defenses as hackers increasingly exploit…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield rose on Wednesday as investors digested the implications of hotter-than-expected wholesale prices in April. The yield on the 10-year note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was last up 1 basis…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon attends an interview with Reuters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Nov. 5, 2025. Emily Elconin | Reuters JPMorgan Chase may reconsider a planned multibillion-dollar office tower in London if U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ousted, the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, said on Wednesday. Speaking to Bloomberg in Paris, the head of…
A combination photo shows CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman (L) on April 28, 2026 and Elon Musk on April 29, 2026 during the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, U.S. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in the Musk v. Altman trial…
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Oil production among OPEC members fell further in April and is down more than 30% since the start of the Iran war in late February, the cartel said in its latest monthly update on Wednesday. OPEC also lowered its demand growth forecast for 2026 to around 1.2 million…
An Amazon device is displayed at an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City on Feb. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Amazon is axing its Rufus chatbot and making its Alexa assistant the centerpiece of its artificial intelligence shopping strategy. The company on Wednesday launched Alexa for Shopping, an e-commerce bot that can…
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alibaba on Wednesday said its core profitability plunged in the March quarter amid heavy investments in tech and e-commerce, even as the company’s executives talked up its AI revenue growth. The Chinese tech giant said its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization (EBITA), a measure of the…
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain’s King Charles III set out the agenda of a fragile U.K. government on Wednesday after Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced down calls for his resignation that sparked heavy selling pressure on gilts in the previous session. The State Opening of…
Opposition to President Donald Trump‘s plan for a gas tax holiday to ease cost-of-living concerns is coming not just from his political foes, but also from the Republican-leaning trucking and construction sectors. Those industries rely heavily on the road and transportation infrastructure projects funded by the federal gas and diesel taxes. “A gas tax holiday…
Chinese tech giant Tencent on Wednesday reported revenues rose 9% in its first-quarter 2026 earnings, but missed analyst expectations. Here’s how Tencent did in its first-quarter earnings for 2026, compared to LSEG analyst forecast data: Revenue: 196.5 billion Chinese yuan, compared to estimates of 199 billion Chinese yuan. This is breaking news. Please refresh for…
