European Central Bank posts first annual loss in two decades
Losses for 2023 would have been steeper had the bank not released 6.6 billion euros — its entire provision for financial risks.
AT&T cellular service restored after daylong outage; cause still unknown
A cellular outage Thursday hit thousands of AT&T users in the United States, disrupting calls, text messages and emergency services in major cities.
Turkey ends hiking cycle after 8 months, holding key rate at 45%
Turkey’s central bank held its key interest rate on Thursday, despite soaring inflation, after eight consecutive months of hikes.
Google pauses Gemini AI image generator after it created inaccurate historical pictures
Google on Thursday said it is pausing its Gemini artificial intelligence image generation feature, after saying it offered “inaccuracies” in historical pictures.
Europe’s benchmark Stoxx 600 index closes at all-time high after data points to an economic recovery
European stocks powered higher Thursday, taking the benchmark index to a record close as investors assessed earnings and data.
Mercedes shares climb 5% on share buyback, despite ‘exceptional’ uncertainty ahead
Mercedes-Benz shares climbed on Thursday morning after the German carmaker beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations and announced a new share buyback program.
Jefferies says buy this under-the-radar software stock with ties to Nvidia and nearly 20% upside
Investors looking for ways to play the artificial intelligence frenzy may want to take a look at this little-known software stock doing business with Nvidia.
Elon Musk’s X suspends some India accounts after order from Modi government
Elon Musk’s social media platform X said Thursday it will block certain accounts and posts from India in response to executive orders by the government.
Nvidia shares pop 16% after AI-fueled bumper earnings
Nvidia chips are used to train the huge AI models such as those developed by Microsoft and Meta.
After recent gains, Russia signals it could try to seize Kyiv again — saying the ‘regime must fall’
A senior Russian official has signaled that Moscow will not be satisfied with occupying four Ukrainian regions and could try again to capture the capital Kyiv.
