Feb 11 (Reuters) - DuPont de Nemours ( DD ) raised its 2025 profit forecast and beat fourth-quarter earnings estimates on Tuesday, as the industrial materials maker benefited from strong demand for electronics and a recovery in its water and protection segment. Improvement in U.S. manufacturing activity and a growing market for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence-based technology boosted profit...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Carlyle Group's ( CG ) distributable earnings for the fourth quarter missed market expectations on Tuesday, overshadowing a strong growth in the alternative asset manager's capital market business. The profit miss was largely due to lower proceeds from asset sales, resulting in a 24.1% slide in earnings at its private equity business. The asset manager's profit...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - After more than five years of political upheaval that threatened to polarize Chilean society, voters in Latin America's fifth-largest economy are shifting back to their traditional moderate conservatism, according to recent polls and political analysts.  The shift has helped lift the Chilean stock market to record highs and comes ahead of a presidential election in November, in...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - British equipment rental firm Ashtead Group ( ASHTF ) said on Tuesday that it would seek shareholder approval to move ahead with its plan to relocate its primary listing to the United States and form a new U.S. parent company. The London-based company plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting in June, where it will need...