File photo of a U.S. LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile inside a silo about 60 miles from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Universal History Archive | Universal Images Group | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday directed the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons testing “on an equal basis,” citing testing…
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News U.S. President Donald Trump said he has reached a 1-year agreement with China on rare earths…
The Japanese national flag is seen at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan lifted its main interest rate on July 31 for just the second time in 17 years in another step away from its massive monetary easing programme. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty…
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that Beijing and Washington should be “partners…
A container ship sails past buildings in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets were largely flat Thursday as investors watched for signals from the first in-person meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President…
Meta Platforms shares were taking a beating in extended hours trading on Wednesday after management raised its expense guidance and took a massive tax charge. Revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30 climbed 26% year over year to $51.24 billion, easily outpacing the consensus estimate of $48.14 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Axel Springer Neubau in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023. Ben Kriemann | Getty Images Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company’s Azure cloud business jumped 40%. The stock slipped almost 4% in extended trading after finance chief Amy Hood said growth in…
A customer carries a Chipotle bag in San Francisco, California, US, on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue that fell short of expectations and cut its same-store sales forecast for the third straight quarter. Shares of the company plunged 13% in…
Close-up of a Starbucks branded paper bag on a picnic table outdoors in a park, Walnut Creek, California, May 19, 2024. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Coffee delivery has turned into a $1 billion business for Starbucks. The coffee giant said on Wednesday that its annual delivery sales crossed the milestone in…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta shares dropped 9% after the company reported third-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat on sales. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled…
