Overview * Arbor Realty ( ABR ) Q2 net income falls to $24 mln from $47.4 mln yr ago * Distributable earnings drop to $52.1 mln from $91.6 mln yr ago * Co issued $500 mln senior unsecured notes to repay debt, add liquidity Result Drivers * LOWER YIELDS - Loan and investment portfolio, excluding reserves, was $11.53 bln, with...

08:41 AM EDT, 08/01/2025 (MT Newswires) -- McDonald's (MCD) plans to significantly increase its investments in artificial intelligence by 2027, Reuters reported Friday, citing a senior company executive. We're still in the early stages, so it's hard to pin down the exact investment, Deshant Kaila, McDonald's head of Global Business Services operations, told Reuters. McDonald's is currently utilizing AI to...

Overview * Franklin Resources ( BEN ) Q3 revenue beats analyst expectations, per LSEG data * Adjusted EPS for Q3 meets consensus estimates, per LSEG data * Adjusted operating income for Q3 beats analyst expectations, per LSEG data Outlook * Company sees strong client demand across all asset classes Result Drivers * ETF PLATFORM - Achieved 15th consecutive qtr of...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...