The Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bank of England voted to keep its key interest rate on hold at 3.75% on Thursday, as widely expected by economists, as the Iran war continues to pose a dilemma for policymakers….
Merck on Thursday reported first-quarter results that topped estimates on strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda and some newer products. The pharmaceutical giant also narrowed its 2026 sales guidance and hiked its adjusted profit outlook, in part due to the underlying business and foreign exchange tailwinds. Merck anticipates its 2026 revenue will come in…
Wall Street is already looking beyond Big Tech quarterly results. Even though it’s a major earnings week for the group, YieldMax chief strategist Mike Khouw lists consumer staples and discretionary names high on his watch list – especially due to the Iran war fallout. “The biggest impact to [the] consumer checkbook is going to be…
SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” and the father of her 2-year-old son will present dueling petitions for protective orders against each other Thursday in a case that could determine who gets custody of their child. Both Paul and her former…
Week 6 of the UFL season kicks off Thursday, with one game on Friday and Saturday, and one on Sunday to close out the weekend slate. FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt and Curt Menefee will be on the call once again this week on a UFL Friday – a dedicated night of UFL action taking place…
A worker washes a Caterpillar crawler dozer at Ideal Tractor in West Sacramento, California, on Aug. 1, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Caterpillar reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, led by strong demand for its power generation and construction equipment, sending its shares up nearly 5% in premarket trading. The…
Renewed fears about the trajectory of the U.S.-Iran war sent global benchmark Brent crude futures to a four-year high and rattled equity markets on Thursday — but analysts say investors are still pricing for peace and underestimating potential future risk. The latest step higher in oil prices came after Axios reported that U.S. Central Command…
David Ricks, chief executive officer of Eli Lilly & Co., at the Semafor World Economy Summit during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eli Lilly is slated to report first-quarter earnings before the bell on…
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors said Wednesday that singer D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times then dismembered her body using chain saws in his garage. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office shared what they said the evidence in the case would show in a court filing that provided the first…
Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke could reportedly be sidelined for the remainder of the Premier League season. The England international suffered a hamstring injury during the weekend victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, leaving Roberto De Zerbi with a mounting availability crisis in the middle of a relegation battle. Hamstring heartbreak for Solanke Doubt has been cast…
