UnitedHealth Shows Signs of Turnaround With Strong Quarterly Results
The healthcare company detailed corporate changes and upgraded its full-year outlook.
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RTX Boosts Guidance on Defense Business Strength
The defense contractor logged higher first-quarter profit and sales, with growth in each of its segments.
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Northrop Grumman Profit Jumps on Unprecedented Demand
Northrop Grumman logged a jump in profit and higher sales in the first quarter, amid what Chief Executive Kathy Warden called an unprecedented global demand environment.
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GE Aerospace Revenue Rises as Orders Surge
GE Aerospace posted higher first-quarter revenue on surging orders amid strong air travel and military demand.
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D.R. Horton Posts Lower Profit
D.R. Horton recorded lower second-quarter profit as affordability concerns and economic uncertainty continued to put off homebuyers, forcing it to offer elevated incentives.
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3M Reaffirms Forecast as Macro Uncertainty Lingers
3M reaffirmed its full-year guidance, betting that rebounding demand for industrial products and office supplies will outweigh caution from consumers.
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Halliburton Profit Rises on Steady Demand for Services
The Houston oil-services giant posted earnings of $461 million, or 55 cents a share, up from $204 million, or 24 cents a share, a year earlier.
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OpenAI Is Working With Consultants to Sell Codex
The ChatGPT maker said it has four million weekly active users for its AI coding tool, up from three million two weeks ago.
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Danaher Lifts Full-Year Forecast on Biotech, Life Sciences Gains
Danaher boosted the upper end of its full-year earnings guidance, following a first-quarter beat fueled by double-digit momentum in its Biotechnology and Life Sciences segments.
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A Little Pressure Helped Pepsi. Can the Rest of the Food Industry Follow?
PepsiCo is defying the odds in a brutal environment, but its path isn't easy to replicate.
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AB Foods to Spin Off Primark
Associated British Foods will proceed with the separation of the budget clothing retailer from its food operations, and list the two businesses in London.
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Tim Cook to Step Down as Apple Names New CEO
John Ternus, head of the company's hardware division, will succeed Cook, who will become executive chairman.
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Anthropic, Amazon Tighten Bond in $5 Billion Investment and Computing Deal
Amazon will invest as much as $25 billion in the AI company, which will secure up to 5 gigawatts in badly needed computing power in the pact.
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France's Thales Logs Surge in Defense Orders
The aerospace-and-defense company reported higher orders as wars in Ukraine and Iran prompt governments to strengthen their air defenses with new systems and radar technology.
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Chinese Chip Assembler's Strong Debut Vaults Market Cap Past $20 Billion
Shares of SJ Semiconductor soared almost fourfold, reflecting strong investor appetite for companies that can help power Beijing's AI ambitions.
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EQT Raises Over $15 Billion for Asia-Pacific Private Equity Fund
The investment firm said the fund was oversubscribed within 12 months of its first close, despite what it described as a challenging fundraising environment in the region.
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Telegram Faces U.K. Probe Into Child Safety
The regulator said it had received evidence from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection of the alleged presence and sharing of child sexual abuse material on the messaging app.
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Rio Tinto's Iron Ore, Copper Production Rose in First Quarter
Rio Tinto said it produced more iron ore, copper and aluminum in the first quarter of the year, while reassuring investors of limited impacts to date from the conflict in the Middle East.
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