08:06 AM EST, 02/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Bloomin' Brands ( BLMN ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.38 per diluted share, down from $0.71 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.37. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 29 was $1.10 billion, down from $1.19 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.09 billion. US comparable...

* Taiwan says China's 'shooting' drills are off its southwest * China has not announced any military exercises * Senior Chinese leader vows 'reunification' push with Taiwan By Yimou Lee and Joe Cash TAIPEI/BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday condemned China for provocative behaviour after saying Beijing's military would hold shooting drills off the island's southwest coast, while...

08:01 AM EST, 02/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NatWest Group ( NWG ) is working on a significant risk transfer tied to a portfolio of leveraged loans totaling almost 1 billion British pounds ($1.3 billion), Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. According to the report, the size of the SRT is roughly 90 million British pounds. NatWest...

08:05 AM EST, 02/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Dycom Industries ( DY ) said Wednesday its board has authorized a new $150 million stock repurchase plan. Repurchases under the new program can be made over the next 18 months via open market purchases or privately-negotiated transactions, the company said. The exact timing and amount of repurchases will depend on market conditions...