Sony Profit Surges 22% in December Quarter, Beats Forecasts and Raises Full-Year Outlook…

Sony on Thursday reported a rise in operating profit that beat expectations, supported by favorable foreign exchange rates despite surging memory chip costs.  Here are Sony’s December quarter results compared with LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate:  Operating profit jumped 22% from a year earlier, rebounding from a … Read more

Bitcoin Slides to $72,863 as Brief Rebound Fizzles Under Heavy Selling…

Market Volatility and Price Decline Bitcoin’s attempt at a recovery following a red weekend proved short-lived as a fresh wave of selling pushed the cryptocurrency below the $73,000 mark. According to Bitstamp data, the digital asset plummeted to an intraday low of $72,863—a nearly 7% decline from its morning opening of just under $79,000. Consistent with the trends of … Read more

Gold and Silver Rally On, Yet Volatility Shadows the Market..

Gold and silver prices extended their rally on Wednesday, with analysts saying further gains will likely be determined by the direction of foreign exchange and interest rate expectations. Spot gold was up 2.4% at $5,054.6 per ounce as of 5:37 a.m. ET, while gold futures gained about 3.4%, to $5,1 . Meanwhile spot silver was up 5.8% $90 per ounce. Silver … Read more

Top 10 Healthcare Stocks Poised for Growth in 2026…

Eli Lilly & Co Eli Lilly produces brand-name prescription drugs to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including diabetes, cancer and neurological disorders. Analyst Sel Hardy says Medicare beneficiaries will be getting a capped $50 per month copay for Lilly’s GLP-1 weight-loss drug Zepbound starting in April, which he says will be a significant tailwind for … Read more

From Antitrust to ‘Wokeness’: Netflix Hearing Takes a Culture-War Turn

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Tuesday faced skeptical lawmakers during a Senate hearing on his company’s pending $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. While many senators grilled Sarandos over antitrust issues, labor concerns and consumer prices, several conservative members focused instead on unsubstantiated accusations that Netflix promotes “woke” content … Read more

Nearly 900 Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, US lawmaker says…

Feb 3 (Reuters) – A new probe of Swiss bank Credit Suisse discovered 890 previously undisclosed accounts with potential Nazi links, a U.S. senator said on Tuesday, amid efforts to shine a light on what he said was the bank’s hidden role in World War Two crimes. Holders of the wartime accounts included the German … Read more