Jonathan Wong
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Yum Brands Beats Estimates as Taco Bell, KFC Drive Growth, Shares Rise
Yum Brands reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Thursday that exceeded Wall Street estimates, driven by strong sales at Taco Bell and international growth in its KFC division. The company's net sales increased 16% to $2.36 billion, while adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.61, slightly above analysts' expectations of $1.60. 
Yum Brands reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Thursday that exceeded Wall Street estimates, driven by strong sales at Taco Bell and international growth in its KFC division. The company's net sales increased 16% to $2.36 billion, while adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.61, slightly above analysts' expectations of $1.60. -
Honeywell to Split Into Three Companies Amid Investor Pressure, Shares Drop
Honeywell announced plans on Thursday to break itself into three publicly traded companies, dismantling one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates. The move follows mounting pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management, which disclosed a $5 billion stake in the company late last year and urged structural changes to unlock shareholder value. 
Honeywell announced plans on Thursday to break itself into three publicly traded companies, dismantling one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates. The move follows mounting pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management, which disclosed a $5 billion stake in the company late last year and urged structural changes to unlock shareholder value. -
Google Drops AI Weapons Ban, Opening Door for Military Use
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has quietly removed a key restriction from its artificial intelligence (AI) principles, eliminating language that explicitly banned the use of its AI technologies for weapons development and surveillance. 
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has quietly removed a key restriction from its artificial intelligence (AI) principles, eliminating language that explicitly banned the use of its AI technologies for weapons development and surveillance. -
Alphabet Shares Drop Over 7% as AI Spending Surges, Cloud Growth Slows
Alphabet Inc. shares fell more than 7% on Wednesday, marking their worst single-day performance in over a year, after the company missed Wall Street's revenue expectations and revealed higher-than-anticipated capital expenditures aimed at bolstering its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. 
Alphabet Inc. shares fell more than 7% on Wednesday, marking their worst single-day performance in over a year, after the company missed Wall Street's revenue expectations and revealed higher-than-anticipated capital expenditures aimed at bolstering its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. -
Walmart Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Closes North Carolina Office in Workforce Shakeup
Walmart Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is cutting hundreds of jobs and closing an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of a broader effort to consolidate its corporate workforce in Arkansas and California. The move follows a company-wide strategy shift to bring more employees back to in-person work at its key hubs. 
Walmart Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is cutting hundreds of jobs and closing an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of a broader effort to consolidate its corporate workforce in Arkansas and California. The move follows a company-wide strategy shift to bring more employees back to in-person work at its key hubs. -
USPS says it will again accept inbound packages from China, reversing sudden ban
The United States Postal Service said Wednesday it will once again accept inbound parcels and mail from China and Hong Kong, reversing a short-lived suspension announced just a day earlier. The abrupt policy change comes in the wake of President Donald Trump's newly imposed tariffs on Chinese goods and the elimination of the "de minimis" exemption that previously allowed small-value packages from China to enter the U.S. duty-free. 
The United States Postal Service said Wednesday it will once again accept inbound parcels and mail from China and Hong Kong, reversing a short-lived suspension announced just a day earlier. The abrupt policy change comes in the wake of President Donald Trump's newly imposed tariffs on Chinese goods and the elimination of the "de minimis" exemption that previously allowed small-value packages from China to enter the U.S. duty-free. -
GM Slashes Cruise Workforce by 50% as Robotaxi Program Ends
General Motors is laying off roughly half of the employees who remain at its now-defunct Cruise robotaxi division, months after announcing it would no longer fund the project. The Detroit-based automaker said in December it was discontinuing the self-driving ride-hail business, having poured more than $10 billion into Cruise since acquiring a majority stake in 2016. 
General Motors is laying off roughly half of the employees who remain at its now-defunct Cruise robotaxi division, months after announcing it would no longer fund the project. The Detroit-based automaker said in December it was discontinuing the self-driving ride-hail business, having poured more than $10 billion into Cruise since acquiring a majority stake in 2016. -
Pfizer Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates as COVID Sales and Cost Cuts Drive Growth
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) exceeded Wall Street expectations in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings report, bolstered by higher-than-anticipated sales of its COVID-19 products and aggressive cost-cutting measures. The pharmaceutical giant posted revenue of $17.76 billion for the quarter, surpassing analyst estimates of $17.36 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 63 cents, well above the expected 46 cents per share. 
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) exceeded Wall Street expectations in its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings report, bolstered by higher-than-anticipated sales of its COVID-19 products and aggressive cost-cutting measures. The pharmaceutical giant posted revenue of $17.76 billion for the quarter, surpassing analyst estimates of $17.36 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 63 cents, well above the expected 46 cents per share. -
Palantir Stock Rallies 27% as AI Momentum Drives Earnings and Outlook Higher
Palantir Technologies soared to a record high on Tuesday, with shares climbing as much as 27% after the Denver-based software company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's targets and unveiled stronger-than-anticipated guidance for 2025. 
Palantir Technologies soared to a record high on Tuesday, with shares climbing as much as 27% after the Denver-based software company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's targets and unveiled stronger-than-anticipated guidance for 2025. -
OpenAI Partners with Kakao, Strikes Major SoftBank Venture
OpenAI has announced two sweeping partnerships in Asia, forging a deal with Korea's Kakao and signing a strategic joint venture with Japan's SoftBank. Both moves underscore its ambition to bolster AI services in regional markets while harnessing more localized language data to refine its large language models. They also come at a time of rising competition, especially from Chinese AI company DeepSeek, which recently made headlines in the U.S. 
OpenAI has announced two sweeping partnerships in Asia, forging a deal with Korea's Kakao and signing a strategic joint venture with Japan's SoftBank. Both moves underscore its ambition to bolster AI services in regional markets while harnessing more localized language data to refine its large language models. They also come at a time of rising competition, especially from Chinese AI company DeepSeek, which recently made headlines in the U.S.
