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Detroit – general motors The company on Tuesday beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter profit expectations and is on track to deliver even more “strong financial performance” in 2026.The Detroit automaker slightly missed revenue expectations, but announced a 20% increase in its quarterly dividend and a new $6 billion share buyback authorization.GM stock rose 8.75% on Tuesday.Here’s how the company performed in the fourth quarter compared to average estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.51 adjusted vs. $2.20 expected Revenue: $45.29 billion vs. $45.8 billion expectedGM’s 2026 earnings forecast exceeds last year’s forecasts and results. This includes net income attributable to shareholders…

london — The unremarkable office next to an Amazon warehouse on an industrial estate in Oxfordshire, southern England, has long been a key line of defense in Britain’s national security. The office, known as ‘The Cell’, allows the British government to closely monitor the operations of Chinese tech giant Huawei as it builds the UK’s mobile network. The Cell, owned by Huawei but staffed by British cybersecurity experts with the highest security clearances, was tasked, at Huawei’s expense, with checking all hardware and software for strings of code that could be exploited for malicious purposes. But in the end, the…

Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…

BUSAN, South Korea – October 30: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping head to a room for bilateral talks at Gimhae Air Force Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has broadened his tariff strategy, issuing a series of warnings and policy measures that affect Beijing’s interests without directly increasing tariffs on Chinese goods. But analysts are hopeful that recent geopolitical turmoil is unlikely to lift the delicate U.S.-China trade truce, as Beijing appears to be betting that President Trump’s threats will not…

BEIJING — Chinese companies are accelerating the rollout of new artificial intelligence models as competition intensifies from U.S.-based rivals OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.Just over a year ago, Chinese-made DeepSeek released an AI chatbot with lower usage and production costs than OpenAI’s ChatGPT, shaking up global markets and raising questions about the effectiveness of US technology regulations against China.On Tuesday, Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI unveiled Kim K2.5, which it claims has video generation and agent capabilities that outperform all three major U.S. AI models. Agent AI broadly refers to AI systems that can perform tasks on behalf of humans. The ultimate…

Seoul, South Korea — It all started with a designer handbag. And two, and a gorgeous necklace, and so on. Now, South Korea’s former first lady will be sentenced to prison. Kim Kun-hee, the wife of disgraced (and imprisoned) former president Yoon Seok-yeol, was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for bribery — just one of three criminal cases she faces. Both the prosecution and Kim’s team can appeal the verdict. The court found Kim guilty of accepting bribes, including a Chanel bag and a Graff diamond necklace, from the controversial religious group the Unification Church. However, the court…

It’s been a minute since the Desperate Housewives star lived on Wisteria Lane, but then she found a new address IRL.”I’ve spent my entire adult life here,” Eva told Marie Claire in November 2024 about leaving Los Angeles. “But even before[the pandemic]happened, things were changing. The atmosphere was different. Then COVID-19 happened and things reached breaking point. Whether it’s homelessness or taxes, I don’t want to blame California. I feel like this chapter of my life is over now.”Therefore, in recent years, the actress, her husband José Bastón, and their son Santiago have been splitting their time between Mexico and…

The crisis surrounding Malaysian football has deepened further with the resignation of the entire executive committee of the Malaysian Football Association and the recent controversy over the falsification of documents used to field foreign-born players in the Asian Cup qualifiers, damaging their qualifications.The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) executive committee resigned on Wednesday amid intense scrutiny of the country’s football governance.”The resignation is to protect (the association’s) reputation and institutional interests, and to reduce the risk of further negative consequences that could impact Malaysian football as a whole,” FAM acting president Yusof Mahdi said.He said the executive committee’s resignation “will…

Top Shot – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi look on before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 28, 2025. Before meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on February 28 that the European Union is exploring a security and defense partnership with India. (Photo credit: Money SHARMA/AFP) (Photo credit: MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images) Money Sharma | AFP | Getty ImagesIndia and the European Union signed a “landmark” free trade agreement on Monday, touted as the “mother of…

Onasan Ra | Null Photo | Getty ImagesASML The Dutch semiconductor giant’s sales outlook for 2026 also exceeded expectations, as demand for AI continues to support its business, while it reported higher orders than previously expected. Bookings, one of the most closely watched metrics by investors, rose to 13.2 billion euros ($15.8 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2025, beating analysts’ expectations of 6.32 billion euros, according to Visible Alpha cited by Reuters. Roger Dussen, ASML’s finance director, said the company’s order intake for the quarter was a record.ASML also announced a €12 billion share buyback plan to be executed…