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LONDON (Reuters) – Fitch has become the second top rating agency to warn that the prized triple-A credit scores of the World Bank and other top multilateral lenders will be hit if Donald Trump withdraws U.S. support for them. The U.S. president signed an Executive Order last week for a six-month review of government support …

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(Reuters) – S&P Global on Tuesday forecast 2025 adjusted earnings per share above Wall Street estimates, as the financial information company anticipated increasing demand for its data and analytics offerings amid macroeconomic uncertainty. Demand for market analytical tools has risen as investors try to capture alpha in a post-U.S. election market rally over anticipation of …

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(Removes extraneous word in the headline) (Reuters) – QuEra Computing said on Tuesday the neutral-atom quantum firm has completed a funding round in excess of $230 million, with investment from Google’s Quantum AI business unit and SoftBank Vision Fund, among others. The valuation of the company at which it raised the money was not disclosed. …

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PARIS (Reuters) – The United States and Britain have not signed the Paris AI Summit’s declaration entitled ‘Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence’. The communique states among priorities that “ensuring AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks for all” and “making AI sustainable for people and …

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(Reuters) – Carrier Global on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, benefiting from demand for its heating, ventilating and air conditioning products and aftermarket repair services. Shares of the company were up 3.5% at $68.5 in premarket trading. Rising temperatures and air pollution have increased demand for air conditioners and purifiers globally, with last year …

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(Reuters) – Defense contractor Leidos beat expectations for fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, aided by increased military spending and robust weapons demand amid rising geopolitical tensions. Shares of the company rose about 5% in premarket trade. Surging demand for weapons due to inventory restocking as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war and conflicts in the Middle …

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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Old and new economy stocks keep Wall Street pumped up this week as tech and steel sectors advance on a mix of tariff news and an artificial intelligence buzz, with Treasuries in thrall to Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s latest trip …

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By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) – The mining company that owns the licence to Greenland’s Kvanefjeld deposit is hopeful that a new government will repeal a ban on uranium mining after next month’s election, potentially rejuvenating one of the world’s largest rare earth projects. U.S President Donald Trump last month voiced renewed interest in …

Uranium ban repeal in Greenland could revive massive rare earth project, licence holder says Read More »

By Alexander Villegas and Rodrigo Campos SANTIAGO (Reuters) – After more than five years of political upheaval that threatened to polarize Chilean society, voters in Latin America’s fifth-largest economy are shifting back to their traditional moderate conservatism, according to recent polls and political analysts.  The shift has helped lift the Chilean stock market to record …

Analysis-Chilean voters fall back to conservative safe zone, propelling markets Read More »