STOCKHOLM, April 26 (Reuters) - Sweden's Autoliv ( ALV ) reported a first-quarter adjusted operating profit above expectations on Friday and said it had outperformed global light vehicle production by six basis points. Operating profit adjusted for non-recurring costs grew to $199 million from $131 million a year before. Analysts polled by LSEG had on average forecast a profit of...

06:15 AM EDT, 04/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares spiked early Friday after recording stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, while the Google ( GOOG ) parent initiated its first-ever dividend alongside a $70 billion stock buyback program. Earnings came in at $1.89 a share for the March quarter, jumping from $1.17 the year before, the technology giant said late Thurssday....

April 26 (Reuters) - Centene Corp ( CNC ) raised annual profit forecast and beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday, helped by higher premiums from its commercial insurance business. The health insurer banks more on commercial plans and state government-backed Medicaid health plans, which cover medical care costs for people with limited income and resources. Commercial plan...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla's recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was opening an investigation after the agency identified concerns due to crash events after vehicles had the recall...