09:37 AM EDT, 04/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Pearson (PSO) reported Friday Q1 underlying sales growth of 3%. The figure excludes the online program management business that Pearson has divested and revenue from international courseware local publishing divisions that have been wound down, the company said. A year-ago figure wasn't provided. The company is on track to achieve 2024 guidance and...

09:31 AM EDT, 04/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) has won a lawsuit filed in the UK by a group of investors who alleged the bank had misled them regarding tax breaks linked to financing Disney ( DIS ) movies, according to Bloomberg. The 1.3 billion-pound ($1.63 billion) lawsuit alleged that HSBC ( HSBC ) misled investors...

Roku, Inc. ( ROKU ) shares are trading lower on Friday, reversing after gaining late Thursday on first-quarter earnings. The first quarter’s gross profit was $388 million, which is up 15% year over year. Gross margin, however, contracted to 44.1% from 45.6% a year ago.  “Looking into the second half of the year, we anticipate normal seasonal spend in Sales & Marketing for Devices, which...

(Reuters) - Alphabet breached the $2 trillion market value mark for the first time since November 2021 on Friday, as investors cheered the Google parent announcing its first-ever dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback. The stock was last trading up 11.7% at $173.55, after hitting a record high moments after the market opened. ...