04:41 PM EDT, 07/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Hartford (HIG) reported Q2 core earnings Thursday of $2.50 per diluted share, up from $1.88 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected normalized EPS of $2.25. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 rose to $6.49 billion from $6.05 billion a year earlier. Two analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected...

(Reuters) - Brokerage firm Charles Schwab ( SCHW ) has appointed Michael Verdeschi as its chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1, according to a filing with the U.S. securities regulator on Thursday. Verdeschi, who joined the company in May as the CFO, replaces Peter Crawford who is set to retire after a two-decade stint with the firm. ...

Norfolk Southern Corp ( NSC ) shares are trading higher in Thursday’s after-hours session on the heels of the company’s second-quarter financial results. Here’s a rundown of the report. What Happened: Norfolk Southern ( NSC ) reported railway operating revenue of $3 billion, up 2% year-over-year. The company delivered adjusted earnings of $3.06 per share, beating analyst estimates of $2.86...

Alphabet's Google unveiled a pair of artificial intelligence systems on Thursday that demonstrated advances in solving complex mathematical problems, a key frontier of generative AI development. The current class of AI models, which work by statistically predicting the next word, have struggled with abstract math, which requires greater reasoning capabilities resembling human intelligence. DeepMind, the company's AI unit, published results...