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Important pointsMicrosoft stock fell 10% on Thursday, its biggest single-day decline since 2020. Shares rose 0.5% premarket on Friday. The software giant’s market capitalization was wiped out by $357 billion as the stock price fell. Analysts attributed the move to slightly slower-than-expected growth in the company’s cloud computing business.Microsoft’s stock price fell 10% after the earnings report on Thursday, marking its biggest single-day decline since 2020, before failing to recover in pre-market trading on Friday. As of 6:44 a.m. ET, the stock was up 0.55% on Thursday’s close. This is despite the company’s second-quarter profit beating analysts’ revenue estimates. Like…

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a one-week halt to attacks on major cities, including the Ukrainian capital Kiev, as the country grapples with plummeting winter temperatures, and the Kremlin appears to be at least partially confirming Trump’s words. President Trump made the assertion Thursday during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that the Russian government had agreed to President Trump’s “personal request” to halt attacks on the capital Kiev until February 1. The US president’s request was made to “create favorable conditions…

Top articles in Friday’s newspapers and transfer rumors…premier league Tottenham are considering signing former Aston Villa winger Moussa Diaby to increase their attacking options before the January transfer deadline – The Independent Tottenham Hotspur are one of many clubs considering signing Raheem Sterling as a free agent – Daily Mail sprayer This content is provided by sprayercookies and other technologies may be used. To view this content, you must allow cookies. You can change the settings and enable it using the buttons below. sprayer Use cookies or allow them only once. You can change your settings at any time in…

Robin Kolbenbach, CEO of Algol Heraeus, holds one kilogram of silver and gold bars at Algol Heraeus’ factory in Mendrisio, Switzerland, on July 13, 2022. Dennis Bariboos | ReutersGold and silver prices plunged on Friday, triggering a global selloff in stocks and funds tied to the metals. by 5:04 a.m. Eastern Time. spot silver It fell 15% to settle around $98.66 an ounce, below the $100 milestone. Stock chart iconStock chart iconspot silvermeanwhile, spot gold It fell 7% to trade at $5,009.46 an ounce.Stock chart iconStock chart iconspot goldPrices for precious metals were also weak on futures exchanges, with front-month…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects the United States to respect the country’s sovereignty after reports that Alberta separatists have held several meetings with officials from President Donald Trump’s administration.The Financial Times reported that US State Department officials have met with the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP), a group calling for a referendum on whether the energy-rich western province should secede from Canada.Recommended stories 1 List of itemsend of listSpeaking in Ottawa on Thursday, Carney said he has clear views on the issue with U.S. President Donald Trump.”I hope the U.S. administration respects Canada’s sovereignty,” he said, adding that…

Arsenal teenager Max Daumann signed a pre-agreement to a professional contract when he turned 17 in December.The 16-year-old’s professional contract will take effect on his 17th birthday on December 31st. The deal secures the winger’s long-term future with the club after he made his breakthrough in the first team this season. Just 15 years and 302 days old, Dauman became Arsenal’s youngest ever starter when he was selected in the squad that defeated Brighton in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup in October. In the same month, the England youth international signed scholarship terms with Arsenal. data wrapper This…

A miner sits on a construction site at the Federal Reserve Headquarters after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat to sue Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over his management of the building’s renovations, January 12, 2026, in Washington, DC. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters This moment feels like the finale of a reality show, where the world finds out who the winner of the competition is. This time, rather than taking home $1 million, the winner will have an impact on the $112 trillion global economy.US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will announce the selection for the next…

Portuguese cargo ship MSC Maxine photographed at Balboa Port at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City on April 23, 2025. The Port of Balboa is managed by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings. Martin Burnetti | Martin Burnetti AFP | Getty ImagesPanama’s Supreme Court rules against a Hong Kong-based company CK HutchisonIt argued that the interests held by the company’s subsidiaries in operating ports at both ends of the Panama Canal violate the constitution.The outcome is widely seen as a victory for the Trump administration’s security ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, as the United States seeks to counter…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s economy expanded at an annual rate of 8.6% last year, the fastest in 15 years, as enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and a surge in shipments to the United States boosted export-heavy industries.Advance estimates released by Taiwan’s statistics bureau on Friday were far higher than economists expected. This was the highest growth rate since 2010.set by Taiwan trade agreement Earlier this month, he met with the administration of US President Donald Trump. It lowered U.S. tariffs on imports from the island from 20% to 15% in exchange for pledging at least $250 billion in U.S. investments…

Snow, damaging winds, and dangerous coastal flooding are expected to impact parts of the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia this weekend as a powerful winter storm rapidly intensifies off the Southeast coast. Impacts will begin late Friday into Saturday, with snow and hurricane-force wind gusts possible along parts of the North Carolina and Virginia coasts by Saturday night. Coastal New England, especially eastern Massachusetts, could see snow and wind later in the weekend if the storm approaches the coast. The low pressure system formed near the North Carolina coast late Friday and is expected to rapidly strengthen as…