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The chip maker on Tuesday posted a profit of $1.51 billion, or 92 cents a share, in the quarter ended in late December, compared with $482 million, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier.
Men were far more likely to get preventable cancer, with 45 percent of new cases compared to 30 percent for women.
From Barron's
Russia's economy grew by one percent in 2025, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, marking a much slower expansion compared to the 2024 figure as it stutters under the burden of the Ukraine war.
From Barron's
He expects industry loan growth of 5%-5.5% in 2026, compared with an estimated 4.5%-5% increase last year.
In a shareholder presentation, PayPal attributed the deceleration to “weakness in U.S. retail, international headwinds and tough compares in high-growth verticals” — a reference to the idea that the year-earlier numbers set a high bar.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.