Investing.com —Â Truist Securities maintained a neutral outlook on real estate investment trusts for 2025, factoring improving fundamentals but impact of long-term interest rates and tight yield spreads. It forecasts a 10% total return for the sector, with 4.5% and 6.3% average funds from operations growth in 2025 and 2026, respectively. Truist upgraded CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE), Elme…
By Kemol King and Marianna Parraga GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Guyana’s economy achieved its fifth-consecutive year of double-digit growth in 2024, expanding 43.6% as oil production and exports showed solid increases, Finance Minister Ashni Singh told the parliament on Friday. Latin America’s newest oil producer last year became the region’s fifth-largest crude exporter after Brazil, Mexico,…
“Investing.com — Partnerships between major cloud service providers like Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) and AI developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic could potentially impact market competition and access to key resources, the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology staff said in a report released Friday. “The partnerships provide CSP partners certain…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday urged Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) to halt a partnership to offer in-flight gaming to passengers. Blumenthal sent letters to the companies noting a 1962 law outlaws gambling on commercial aircraft. “This partnership seems to be aimed at enticing the flying public … to…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A new lawsuit by a trade group for employers seeks to void a Biden administration-backed federal rule intended to help ensure that the estimated 175 million Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services. The “parity” rule, which became final in September, was aimed at ensuring…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it has filed a lawsuit alleging that pharmacy chain operator Walgreens knowingly filled millions of prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose. If found liable, Walgreens, which is one of the country’s largest pharmacy chains with over 8,000 pharmacies across the U.S., could face civil…
(Reuters) – A lawyer for TikTok content creators on Friday urged the White House and the Justice Department to clarify to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) that they can continue to offer the TikTok short-video app in app stores on Sunday when a legal ban is set to take effect. Jeffrey Fisher, who represented TikTok…
The 36-year journey of the Orlando Magic’s victory song Anthony Gharib, ESPNJan 17, 2025, 12:30 PM ET Email Print After logging 42 minutes in a commanding 98-74 victory over the Orlando Magic last March, New York Knicks guard Josh Hart sat at his Madison Square Garden locker, catching his breath and reflecting on the night….
Should the Boston Celtics still be NBA championship betting favorites? The Boston Celtics are a leading contender and betting favorites to win the NBA championship, which would make them the first repeat champions since the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018. Winslow Townson/Getty Images Andre Snellings, ESPNJan 17, 2025, 08:40 AM ET Email Print The…
(Reuters) -One of the world’s largest battery storage facilities — Vistra Corp’s 3000-megawatt in Moss Landing, south of San Francisco — continues to be on fire as of Friday, a day after it went up in flames. The blaze, whose cause remains under investigation, is expected to remain contained to the building. The fire is…
