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reports second-quarter earnings Tuesday after market close, with investors focused on whether the Jackson, Mississippi-based regional bank can maintain momentum from its first-quarter beat while navigating margin pressures from repricing loans. Analysts expect earnings of 96 cents per share on revenue of $210.2 million, representing modest sequential improvement from the $0.95 per share and $202.9…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Fifa is planning to sell a roughly 20 per cent stake in a new commercial entity valued at about $20bn, as the governing body’s president Gianni Infantino seeks to capitalise further on this summer’s lucrative…
Children should be given a clearer pathway into work from the age of 14, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said as he unveils reforms that will allow pupils in England to study subjects like manufacturing and AI alongside core academic learning. The government said the courses, available from Year 10, would be linked to local…
SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korean semiconductor shares tumbled on Tuesday, extending a rout in chipmakers after another weak session on Wall Street. SK Hynix plunged more than 10%, while Samsung Electronics fell over 8%….
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is officially landing on YouTube. All of the streaming service’s content — including NBC Sports’ portfolio of the NFL and NBA, Universal films like the Minions franchise, and original Peacock and Bravo content like the Real Housewives franchise and “Love Island USA” — will be included in YouTube Premium subscriptions in the U.S….
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. France and Spain are preparing for even higher temperatures, after wildfires driven by an intense heatwave forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people over the past week. Fires in south-west France and central…
An Apple logo is visible in a store in lower Manhattan on June 25, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. stock market is in a two-month rut, bond yields are making new highs, and earnings from Alphabet and Tesla dropped the ball. Bulls need a…
The price of oil sank more than 9% on Monday on hopes that a pause in attacks between US and Iran could help lead to a resolution to the conflict. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, dipped below $88 a barrel, marking a sharp turnaround from last week when it had risen above $100….
Gatwick Airport says its water supply has returned after passengers faced long queues for toilets and closed restaurants and bars after a major supply outage. Both terminals at the UK’s second busiest airport lost running water on Sunday morning after a power failure at a treatment works that serves the area. People told the BBC…
By Parisa Hafezi, Phil Stewart and Raphael Satter DUBAI/WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) – Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States does the same, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday. The development comes as the United States pressed pause on its bombing campaign after President Donald Trump’s advisers told…
