Investors selling Wells Fargo stock after earnings are focusing on the wrong things

Wells Fargo reported better-than-expected quarterly results before the opening bell Friday. We were also happy to see that as of the end of 2023, management has officially delivered on its $10 billion multiyear cost-saving program. However, the stock came under pressure on weaker-than-expected guidance. Total revenue for the three months ended Dec. 30 advanced a … Read more

Woman knocked back from job at Sydney barbershop for being ‘too old’

A Sydney mother trying to re-enter the workforce is “shocked and offended” after a prospective employer declined to hire her due to her age. Maria Nielson applied for a job at a barbershop and made it through to interview stage when she was told the staff member whose job was being advertised had decided to … Read more

Tanker firms halt Red Sea traffic after U.S. strikes Houthi militants

An Egyptian man sits and eats ice cream as he watches international cargo and tanker ships pass through the Suez canal Scott Nelson | Getty Images Several of the world’s major tanker companies on Friday halted traffic toward the Red Sea after U.S. and British airstrikes on Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen. Hafnia, Torm and … Read more

Lincoln University president on leave after VP dies by suicide

(NewsNation) — Lincoln University of Missouri’s president is on paid administrative leave after the vice president of student affairs reportedly died by suicide. A statement from the university’s Board of Curators says President John Moseley volunteered to be put on leave during a third-party review into “potential personnel issues and concerns recently raised regarding compliance … Read more

Oil tankers divert from Red Sea after U.S., U.K. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size At least four oil tankers have diverted course from the Red Sea since overnight strikes by the U.S. and Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed. The attacks were carried out from the air and sea in response to the Iranian-backed … Read more

Buffalo supermarket gunman receives death penalty

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the gunman in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, according to a court document – the first capital case authorized by the Biden administration. The decision in the federal case of mass shooter Payton Gendron marks the first time that … Read more

Sudan War Risks “Generational Catastrophe” For 24 Million Children: UN

United Nations says more than seven million people have been displaced. (File) Port Sudan: The nine-month war between Sudan’s rival generals could create a “generational catastrophe” for the country’s 24 million children, UNICEF’s representative in Sudan has told AFP. “The conflict in Sudan is severely putting at risk the health and wellbeing of Sudan’s 24 … Read more

‘It’s all magic’: Sophie Ellis-Bextor back at No 2 after 20 years with Murder on the Dancefloor | Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis Bextor’s 2001 single Murder on the Dancefloor has matched its original highest chart position, propelled back to No 2 thanks to its part in Emerald Fennell’s hit film Saltburn. Murder on the Dancefloor re-entered the UK Top 40 at No 8 last week after Saltburn premiered on Amazon Prime on 22 December. Many … Read more

Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines | Global development

Cholera cases soared last year, according to preliminary data from the World Health Organization, which recorded 4,000 cholera deaths and 667,000 cases globally. The numbers surpassed that of 2022, and the WHO has classified the global resurgence of cholera as a grade 3 emergency, its highest internal health emergency level. Outbreaks were deadliest in Malawi … Read more