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STMicroelectronics: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — GENEVA (AP) — STMicroelectronics NV (STM) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $1.09 billion.On a per-share basis, the Geneva-based company said it had net income of $1.16.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.08 per share.The chip company posted revenue of $4.43 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on STM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/STMSource

ASE Technology Hldg: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ASX) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $277 million.The Kaohsiung, Taiwan-based company said it had net income of 13 cents per share.The integrated circuit maker posted revenue of $4.87 billion in the period.ASE Technology Hldg shares have increased 19% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 43% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ASX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ASXSource

Pacasmayo: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — LIMA, Peru (AP) — Cementos Pacasmayo SAA (CPAC) on Wednesday reported net income of $12.6 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Lima, Peru-based company said it had profit of 15 cents.The cement provider posted revenue of $140.7 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CPAC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CPACSource

Canon: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — TOKYO (AP) — Canon Inc. (CAJPY) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $414.2 million.The Tokyo-based company said it had profit of 42 cents per share.The office machine company posted revenue of $6.83 billion in the period.Canon shares have climbed 12% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen roughly 6% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CAJPY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CAJPYSource

Apple TV+ hikes price once again

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

(CNN) — Apple is once again increasing the price of its TV+ streaming platform.A monthly Apple TV+ subscription will now cost $9.99, up from $6.99, which equates to an overall $36 bump for the year. A year ago, in October 2022, Apple hiked the price for an Apple TV+ subscription from $4.99 to $6.99. The service will still be ad-free, the company said.The change is effective immediately for new customers and 30 days later for existing subscribers on their next renewal date, according to Apple.Apple’s streaming platform is home to popular shows including “Ted Lasso,” “The Morning Show” and “Shrinking.”But it’s not the only Apple service seeing a price increase. Its gaming platform Apple Arcade jumped from $4.99 to $6.99 monthly, and an Apple News subscription is now up $3 to $12.99. Meanwhile, an Apple One subscription, which incorporates all of Apple’s subscription services into one plan, is also up $19.95 from $16.95 monthly for individuals, and $25.95 per month for a family plan, u...

Manhunt underway after at least 22 killed in shootings across 2 locations in Lewiston, Maine, city councilor says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

(CNN) — A manhunt for a gunman is underway after at least 22 people were killed in two shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, a city councilor told CNN. The gunfire, which also left dozens injured, sent families running, forced a local hospital to call in off-duty staff for backup and prompted calls in three cities to stay indoors Wednesday night, authorities said.Robert Card, 40, is being sought as a person of interest in the shootings at the two locations, Lewiston police said around 11 p.m. ET, adding he “should be considered armed and dangerous.”“If people see him, they should not approach Card or make contact with him in any way,” Maine’s Department of Public Safety commissioner Mike Sauschuck said in Wednesday night news conference.Card is a certified firearms instructor and a member of the US Army Reserves, law enforcement officials in Maine told CNN. Card had recently made threats to carry out a shooting at a National Gu...

Slovakia’s Fico announces halt of military aid to Ukraine

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

Slovakia’s newly elected Prime Minister Robert Fico today pledged to stop delivering weapons to Ukraine, just one day after taking office.The prime minister told lawmakers that Slovakia would “no longer supply weapons to Ukraine” and would only send humanitarian aid to Kyiv, according to French newswire AFP.“I will support zero military aid to Ukraine … An immediate halt to military operations is the best solution we have for Ukraine,” said Fico, who has had a fractious relationship with Ukraine going back over a decade. “The EU should change from an arms supplier to a peacemaker,” he added. Fico, who heads the leftist-populist Smer party, emerged as the clear winner in Slovakia’s general election in September, and was sworn in Wednesday as the head of a coalition government with the rightist-populist SNS party and the social-democratic Hlas party.Stopping arms deliveries to Ukraine — along with resisting further European sa...

UN vs. Israel feud: UK’s Rishi Sunak slaps down António Guterres

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

LONDON — Senior members of the U.K. government have criticized United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, amid an escalating dispute between the top official and Israel over his comments on the conflict with Hamas.Israel has already called for Guterres to resign, after he said during a U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday that Hamas’ attack on Israel “did not happen in a vacuum.” On Wednesday he sought to clarify those comments, adding that the “grievances of the Palestinian people cannot justify the horrific attacks by Hamas.”Speaking Thursday, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden called on Guterres to further clarify his comments — a call which his boss, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, later backed.“I certainly don’t agree with the comments of the U.N. secretary-general as they have been reported,” Dowden told Times Radio. He added: “I understand they’ve been clarified subsequently, but there can be ab...

Restaurant review: Koku Ramen

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

Rue Saint-Boniface 11, 1050 IxellesWhat’s good? The crispy, golden gyoza are served straight from the sizzling hot pan onto your platter. Let the crunchy veggie gyoza melt in your mouth, mixed with delicious salty soy sauce to make your taste buds explode. The ramen is served with a perfectly runny, yellow egg, a soy- or miso-based soup, nori and your choice of topping. Don’t make the mistake of eating all the broth first; it will fill you up immediately and you won’t have space to devour the freshly made noodles. To give your palate a little change from the umami, try Ramune — a very sweet Japanese lemonade that comes in different flavors — and which is so bubbly that it is sealed with a marble.What’s not? Avoid coming for a late lunch. We had to wait in line outside and were the last customers allowed in as the restaurant was just about to run out of fresh noodles and soup. This, obviously, is a good sign, pointing to the restaurant’s popularity!V...

Rishi Sunak lays out vision for new global AI safety bodies

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:27:20 GMT

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday announced he would establish a new artificial intelligence safety institute as well as seeking buy-in for a new global expert panel on the emerging technology.In a speech on Thursday morning, Sunak laid out his vision for the U.K.’s global AI summit next week, confirming POLITICO’s previous reporting that his government intends to set up a body that will investigate AI risks and share those with global partners.“I can announce that we will establish the world’s first AI Safety Institute, right here in the U.K.,” he said. “It will advance the world’s knowledge of AI safety, and it will carefully examine, evaluate and test new types of AI so that we understand what each new model is capable of exploring all the risks from social harms like bias and misinformation through to the most extreme risks… we will make the work of our AI Safety Institute available to the world.”He said the new institute will build on the work ...