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Oil-field-services firm Halliburton (HAL) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results Tuesday, bolstering the Club’s long-term investment case in the energy stock. Total revenue climbed by 30.5% year-over-year, to $5.58 billion, largely in line with analysts’ forecasts. Earnings-per-share (EPS) doubled on an annual basis, to 72 cents a share, ahead of expectations for EPS of 67 cents a
Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Tory party chairman after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs found a “serious breach” of the Ministerial Code. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had resisted earlier calls from opposition parties to sack Mr Zahawi following reports that the Tory chairman had paid a penalty as part
Paris Hilton appears to have revealed the birth of her first child in a surprise announcement on Instagram. The US socialite posted a close-up picture of a baby gripping a thumb to her Instagram on Tuesday, but did not share any other details. “You are already loved beyond words,” the 41-year-old wrote in a brief
Germany will supply Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 tanks and has given allies permission to send theirs too – despite threats from Russia – while the US has confirmed it will send over 31 M1 Abrams tanks and provide training to the country’s troops. The move from Germany means other countries – such as Poland
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to child sexual offences. PC Hussain Chehab, 22, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual activity with a girl aged 13 to 15 – as well as three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, and one of engaging in sexual communication with a child. He
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 23, 2018. Aurelien Morissard | IP3 | Getty Images Microsoft executives on Tuesday told analysts to expect a continuation of the weak pace of
Anne lives in one of the 6.7 million British homes pushed into energy poverty, and has to limit the use of her electric wheelchair saying “you just end up with price tags on everything you do.” In response to the ongoing cost of living crisis, nearly 100 charities and organisations are calling for a social
When dealing with Putin about the Ukraine conflict, says former UK Ambassador to Belarus Nigel Gould Davies, “our goal should be not to deter ourselves by fear of what he might do, but to persuade him that escalating the war is radically against his own interests.” #CNN #news
Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music for a reported $200m (£162m). Hipgnosis Songs Capital, which now owns the Canadian’s share of his back catalogue, will now receive a payment any time one of the songs is played in public. The company have acquired the rights to the 290 songs
Generously, you’d call the tank debate an evolution of views among Western policymakers. Ungenerously, it’s rather a debacle and certainly doesn’t present the united front that Western nations have strived for through this year-old war. The Ukrainians have become used to this pattern of Western indecision. It follows a now familiar theme: have an almighty
The North of England receives one of the lowest levels of investment among advanced economies, a think tank has said. Greece would be the only OECD nation to see less public and private investment, if the region was a country, according to a new IPPR North report. Researchers found the UK as a whole ranks
Darren Westwood knows how to stick up for himself. As a kid, he was bullied in the playground and beaten up in his local town centre. Now he doesn’t take stick from anyone, no matter how big or strong they appear, even if they happen to be one of the biggest companies in the world.
The US and Germany could unveil plans to send tanks to Ukraine as early as today. Sky News understands that American officials will soon announce their intention to send Abrams tanks to help the country fight off Russia’s invasion. And German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to address MPs in parliament at lunchtime, where he
3:36 PM ET Jon Rahm will attempt to become the first PGA Tour player to win in three consecutive starts since 2017 when he tees it up on Wednesday at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines outside San Diego. How rare would his feat be? According to Justin Ray, head of content for Twenty
Commercial electrification specialist Lightning eMotors is celebrating its latest company feat in the form of Altoona testing certification for its ZEV3 battery electric passenger van. By receiving certification of granular testing by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the ZEV3 becomes the first Class 3 battery electric van to pass Altoona, meaning its purchases can now qualify
The sun rises over frost-covered houses in December 2022 in London, England. Cold weather has returned in January, causing the U.K. power supplier to offer financial incentives for households to cut use at peak times. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — More than a million British households and businesses are
2:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin are in the process of finalizing a deal for a fight on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London, sources told ESPN. Terms have been verbally agreed but there are no signed contracts yet, sources said, who added that there are
Two British nationals were killed while attempting a “humanitarian evacuation” from the Ukrainian town of Soledar, a family statement has said. Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 47, were reported missing on 7 January amid heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces. A statement issued by Mr Bagshaw’s family said the pair’s car was hit
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai meets Polish Prime Minister at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed its second antitrust lawsuit against Google in just over two