11:48 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Adds analyst comment and updates shares.) Imperial Oil ( IMO ) on Friday recorded a big earnings beat for the fourth quarter and raised its dividend by 20% to reflect confidence in its plans as the company enters 2025. While the company's profit fell to $1.23 billion, or $2.37 per share, from $1.37...

* Trump administration memo encourages federal workers to seek private sector jobs * Memo suggests taking vacation during paid resignation period * Federal workers express outrage, call advice demeaning By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has urged government workers to quit their lower productivity jobs and seek work in the private sector, and to take...

11:49 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- International Paper ( IP ) is making steady progress in its strategic and commercial initiatives, with a focus on integrating the acquired DS Smith platform, RBC Capital Markets said in a report Friday. The upcoming investor day in March is expected to provide more details on the company's plans for integration, achieving its...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Rivian Automotive ( RIVN ). Looking at options history for Rivian Automotive ( RIVN ) we detected 16 trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 43% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 56% with...