By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -The estimated decline in first-quarter S&P 500 earnings has improved from last week and is now at just 0.7% year-over-year, Refinitiv data showed on Friday, thanks to another round of upbeat results from companies including Apple Inc.. The first-quarter reporting period is in the final stretch, with results now…
By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance on Saturday. Below are details about Charles, his role in the Commonwealth and why he has a coronation. CHARLES Charles was born in 1948, the eldest of Queen…
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -U.S. energy firms cut the most oil and natural gas rigs in a week since February, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by seven to 748 in the week to…
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -U.S. energy firms cut the most oil and natural gas rigs in a week since February, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by seven to 748 in the week to…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is hoping for a breakthrough this weekend in efforts to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia during White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s visit there, a senior security official said on Friday. The head of Israel’s National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi, spoke on Wednesday with his counterpart Sullivan, who is set to…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Flights returning Colombians found by immigration officers at the U.S. border with Mexico to their home country will resume beginning next week, Colombia’s migration agency said on Friday. The agency said this week it had temporarily suspended the program, citing cruel and degrading treatment and last-minute flight cancellations. The number of Colombians…
By Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – A spin-off of 7-Eleven would jeopardise the convenience store chain’s future growth by cutting it off from its parent’s strength in the food business, the chief executive of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd told Reuters. The comments from Ryuichi Isaka come as he faces a call for…
LONDON (Reuters) – From the religious symbolism of his anointment to the moment the crown is placed on his head, what are the highlights to look out for during the coronation of King Charles on Saturday? TIMINGS The coronation ceremony will begin at 1000 GMT following a procession from Buckingham Palace. Unlike the coronation of…
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. first lady Jill Biden met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty on Friday as she visited London to represent the United States at King Charles’ coronation. Meeting for the first time, Biden and Murty embraced and posed for photos in front of black door of Number 10 Downing Street, behind…
By Bianca Flowers and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Agricultural and construction machine maker CNH Industrial on Friday raised its full-year revenue forecast as operating profit topped expectations in the first quarter, aided by a strong order backlog and resilient demand for its large tractors. Shares for the global industrial manufacturer rebounded in early trading…
