A quick-thinking family and a neighbor executed a harrowing rescue, lowering an infant in a car seat from a second-floor window of a burning Milwaukee apartment building lacking sprinklers.
Pfizer reported a mixed fourth quarter, beating internal financial targets while navigating a post-COVID revenue decline. The pharmaceutical giant spotlighted strong growth from new products and a promising monthly obesity drug candidate, even as it braces for a wave of patent expirations and reaffirms its 2026 outlook.
Private mortgage insurance leader MGIC Investment reported strong Q4 and full-year 2025 results, driven by disciplined underwriting and significant capital returns. While executives project a stable but flat market for 2026, the company's fortress balance sheet and strategic reinsurance provide a buffer against economic uncertainty.
Following the $4.8 billion sale of its fiber-to-the-home business to AT&T, Lumen Technologies charts a sharp new course as an enterprise-focused network provider. The company used its Q4 2025 earnings call to detail a dramatically reshaped balance sheet, aggressive cost targets, and its ambition to become the 'trusted network for AI'.
MPLX LP reported robust 2025 results, driven by its natural gas and NGL portfolio, and outlined a $2.4 billion capital plan for 2026 focused on expanding infrastructure in key shale basins to meet rising structural demand.
Marathon Petroleum (MPC) reported robust fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, driven by exceptional refining execution and record midstream performance. The company outlined a disciplined 2026 capital plan focused on high-return projects and shareholder returns, while navigating a tightening global refining landscape.
Merck & Co. reported a 5% rise in Q4 2025 revenue to $16.4 billion, powered by its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and animal health division. However, a steep 35% drop in Gardasil sales, attributed to weakened demand in Asia, highlighted regional vulnerabilities. The pharmaceutical giant issued initial 2026 guidance projecting modest growth while absorbing a significant one-time charge from its recent Cidara Therapeutics acquisition.
Despite a 26% plunge amid a broader software sector sell-off, Microsoft's diversified business model and strategic AI investments, including its stake in OpenAI, provide a unique buffer and long-term growth runway that many pure-play SaaS companies lack.
Pinterest has terminated two engineers who wrote and shared a script to identify colleagues affected by recent job cuts, calling it a violation of policy and privacy, as the tech industry's wave of restructuring continues.
As MicroStrategy prepares to report Q4 2025 earnings, Bitcoin's struggle to hold the $76,000 support level is more than a market watch—it's a direct test of the company's treasury strategy and its financial narrative.
Despite a recent 12% share price decline, transport technology specialist Journeo plc boasts a robust Return on Equity of 22% and significant earnings growth, raising questions about whether the market is overlooking its solid financial foundations.
The Walt Disney Company announces Josh D'Amaro, current Chairman of Disney Experiences, will succeed Bob Iger as CEO in March. Investors eye a potential turnaround as the company leans into its most profitable division.
A sharp selloff gripped data analytics, software, and professional services stocks on Tuesday, as investors reassessed the sector's vulnerability following Anthropic's launch of AI tools capable of automating key legal, sales, and marketing functions.
The Bavarian real estate firm Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren (MUN:ABK) boasts a return on equity that towers above its industry peers. But a deeper look reveals a capital structure heavily reliant on debt, raising questions about the sustainability of its impressive returns.
Amidst a patchy but persistent economic recovery across the Eurozone, investors are increasingly turning to dividend-paying stocks for income and stability. We analyze three European companies—spanning industrial technology, renewable energy, and banking—that offer compelling yield stories for February 2026.
The online wine retailer, Naked Wines, is demonstrating a notable shift in its financial performance. While its overall return on capital remains modest, recent trends indicate the company is generating higher returns from a significantly reduced capital base—a potential sign of improving operational efficiency and strategic asset management.
Pagaya Technologies' stock has experienced significant volatility, raising questions about its true worth. A detailed analysis using Discounted Cash Flow and Price-to-Sales metrics suggests the AI-driven fintech may be substantially undervalued, despite recent price declines.
Darden Restaurants is shuttering the remaining Bahama Breeze chain, closing 14 locations outright and converting the rest to other brands within its portfolio, marking the end of the Caribbean-themed casual dining experiment.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Southern Baptist, offered a detailed biblical defense of strict immigration enforcement and the concept of assimilation, directly responding to Pope Leo XIV's earlier calls for compassion towards migrants. The exchange highlights the deepening intersection of theology and U.S. immigration politics.
Two children and two adults walked away from a harrowing crash in Franklin, Tenn., after their truck flew off an interstate overpass. First responders are pointing to proper restraint use as the key to survival.
