Barbados credit rating raised to ’B+’ from ’B’ by S&P Global

Investing.com -- S&P Global Ratings upgraded Barbados’ long-term credit rating to ’B+’ from ’B’ on Friday, citing improved governance that has led to better economic growth and a declining debt burden ...

P&G latest to flag diverging consumer spending as profit tops on beauty demand

The results from P&G, whose CEO Jon Moeller will be replaced by another company veteran Shailesh Jejurikar on January 1, echo ...

IBM says conventional AMD chips can run quantum computing error correction algorithm

In June, IBM said it had developed an algorithm to run alongside quantum chips that can address such errors. In a research paper seen by Reuters to be published on Monday, IBM will show it can run ...

Moody’s changes France’s outlook to negative, affirms Aa3 rating

Moody’s Ratings changed France’s outlook to negative from stable on Friday, while affirming the country’s Aa3 ratings. The rating agency cited increased risks that political fragmentation will impair ...

Fed set to deliver double dose of dovish with rate cut, end of QT: Jefferies

Since 2022, the Fed has been reducing the amount of assets it holds on its balance sheet by allowing maturing assets to roll ...

USDA memo says it will not use emergency funds for November food benefits

Mayors and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have said the USDA should use $5 billion in contingency funds to ...

Federal Reserve Preview: Inching Closer to Neutral

Well, the Federal Reserve resumed cutting interest rates at the September FOMC meeting after a nine-month hiatus, which Chair ...

Tesla Earnings Miss Tests Lofty Valuation as Growth Momentum Starts to Fade

For starters, let’s look at the numbers. Tesla reported third-quarter revenue of $28.09 billion, up nearly 12% on the year and slightly ahead of analysts’ expectations. However, earnings per share ...

U.S. natural gas sector deals surge in 2025 on AI, LNG demand from Asia

(Reuters) -U.S. natural gas dealmaking has surged in 2025 and is set to accelerate, analysts say, driven by record power ...

US expands facial recognition at borders to track non-citizens

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will expand the use of facial recognition technology to track non-citizens entering and leaving the country in order to combat visa overstays and passport fraud, ...

The Trade Desk stock falls after Amazon offers free DSP testing

Investing.com -- The Trade Desk Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) stock fell 3% Friday afternoon following an Adweek report that Amazon is offering agencies free head-to-head testing of its demand-side platform (DSP ...

US civil rights groups sue to block closure of race-relations office

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Civil rights advocacy groups on Friday asked a federal judge to block the U.S. Justice Department from shuttering a 1960s-era office that was tasked with quelling racial and ...