06:42 AM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Brunswick (BC) reported Q4 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.24 per diluted share, down from $1.45 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.17. Net sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 were $1.15 billion, down from $1.36 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.03 billion. Brunswick said it expects...

06:41 AM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Valero Energy ( VLO ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.64 per diluted share, down from $3.57 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.07. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $30.76 billion, compared with $35.41 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $30.02 billion. Shares were...

06:36 AM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Microsoft ( MSFT ) -backed OpenAI is in discussions for an investment of $15 billion to $25 billion from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, multiple media outlets reported citing a person familiar with the matter. The person said that some of the investment may be used to pay for OpenAI's commitment to Stargate, a joint...

(Reuters) -Investment bank Lazard ( LAZ ) reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a strong performance in its advisory business. Interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and expectations of a friendlier regulatory environment for deals and offerings under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have improved sentiment among bankers. Results for Wall Street's leading banks in the...