Available for over a year Today, Keir Starmer says that he will "never walk away from the country that I love” after surviving a turbulent 24 hours that saw the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar call for him to step down. Speaking to the BBC, his energy secretary Ed Miliband said the Labour Party had "looked over the precipice” and decided to back their leader leading to a rallying of support fro...
Available for over a year Today, Keir Starmer says that he will "never walk away from the country that I love” after surviving a turbulent 24 hours that saw the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar call for him to step down. Speaking to the BBC, his energy secretary Ed Miliband said the Labour Party had "looked over the precipice” and decided to back their leader leading to a rallying of support from the cabinet and other senior party figures. So, the Prime Minister is in the clear for now, but is he truly safe? Alex and James break down another turbulent 24 hours in Westminster before catching up with Daniela Relph senior royal correspondent and Caitríona Perry, BBC News chief presenter in Washington to discuss the wider fallout from the Epstein files in the US and for the royal family. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were James Cook and Alex Forsyth. It was made by Anna Harris with Shiler Mahmoudi and Chloe Scannapieco. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Programme Website
is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Ayaneo opened preorders for its next Windows 11 handheld and it looks like a powerhouse. The Ayaneo Next 2 is 13.45 inches wide, 10.3-inches tall, and weighs 3.1...
is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Ayaneo opened preorders for its next Windows 11 handheld and it looks like a powerhouse. The Ayaneo Next 2 is 13.45 inches wide, 10.3-inches tall, and weighs 3.14 pounds. That’s more than twice as heavy as the original Ayaneo Next that launched back in 2022, and it easily outweighs the Steam Deck and Switch 2. The Next 2 could be the ultimate Windows handheld if money and pocketability aren’t a concern for you. Pricing starts at $1,999 for a version of the Next 2 with a Ryzen AI Max 385 processor with integrated Radeon 8050S graphics, 32GB of memory, and 1TB of SSD storage. But since Ayaneo is using Indiegogo for preorders, early bird pricing brings it down to $1,799 for a limited time. Maxing out the Next 2’s specs will cost you $4,299 (or $3,499 with early bird discounts) but you’ll get the same AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor as found in the GPD Win 5 with a Radeon 8060S iGPU, 128GB of memory, and 2TB of storage. The Next 2 will be available in polar black and aurora white color options, and is expected to ship as early as June 2026. Image: Ayaneo On the front of the Next 2 you’ll find a 9.06-inch OLED screen with a 2,400x1,504 resolution, an adjustable refresh rate of 60Hz to 165Hz, and a peak brightness of 1,155 nits. For comparison, the Switch 2’s LCD screen maxes out at around 450 nits of brightness. Surrounding the display you’ll find a pair of TMR joysticks with adjustable torque and ring lighting, a pair of Hall effect triggers that can be switched to a shorter travel when playing FPS titles, an eight direction D-pad, dual smart touchpads, various buttons including four on the back, and a pair of front-facing stereo speakers. On the top edge of the Next 2 you’ll also find a pair of USB-C ports for charging and connecting ...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Werner Enterprises, Inc. ( WERN ) presented 4Q25 results , commenting on recent market dynamics and providing details on a recent acquisition in the dedicated segment. The company's margins continue to deteriorate despite the recent recovery in trucking rates at the end of the year. To this, the company is adding exposure to contracted markets (at a point of po...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Werner Enterprises, Inc. ( WERN ) presented 4Q25 results , commenting on recent market dynamics and providing details on a recent acquisition in the dedicated segment. The company's margins continue to deteriorate despite the recent recovery in trucking rates at the end of the year. To this, the company is adding exposure to contracted markets (at a point of potential increase in spot rates) and leverage. This seems risky and out of touch with the cycle. Overall, the name is even more expensive than when I initiated coverage on it. I believe WERN is overvalued, even considering the potential recovery of the cycle. The addition of even more leverage without a recovery in sight only adds more risk to this. I maintain a Hold. 4Q25 Results Werner's adjusted results were only moderately worse than last year, which was surprising given the recent spike in trucking rates. In particular, the transportation segment (which includes Dedicated and One-Way operations) was down in revenues YoY. The reason is that the company is heavily cutting on One-Way operations, doing a restructuring of the business (for which it charged more than $40 million in impairments in the quarter). The restructuring implied a fleet 5% lower than last year and, therefore, lower revenues. This capital allocation decision is interesting because the company had made acquisitions in One-Way at cyclical peaks in 2021/22, only to restructure and divest part of the assets at the bottom of the cycle in 4Q25. The company's Dedicated sub-segment (part of the Transportation segment), which today represents 50% of revenues, was moderately up LSD based on a larger fleet. The Logistics segment, which includes Brokerage, Final Mile, and Intermodal, was down 3% YoY, particularly dragged by brokerage, which also showed contracting margins on squeezed broker rates, similar to the recently covered RXO ( RXO ). Overall, though, the company did not lose much margin. Operating income, w...
In 2006, Palm Beach police were investigating the disgraced financier for the alleged sexual exploitation of underage girls. The case was later turned over to federal prosecutors, who in 2008 made a controversial plea deal with Epstein that included a non-prosecution agreement that protected him from more serious charges. In a statement to the BBC, a justice department official said: "We are not a...
In 2006, Palm Beach police were investigating the disgraced financier for the alleged sexual exploitation of underage girls. The case was later turned over to federal prosecutors, who in 2008 made a controversial plea deal with Epstein that included a non-prosecution agreement that protected him from more serious charges. In a statement to the BBC, a justice department official said: "We are not aware of any corroborating evidence that the president contacted law enforcement 20 years ago." At the White House briefing on Tuesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the reported call and said it "may or may not have happened in 2006. I don't know the answer." "What President Trump has always said is that he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club because Jeffrey Epstein was a creep," she said. "And that remains true in this call. If it did happen it corroborates exactly what President Trump has said from the beginning." The BBC has also contacted Reiter for comment. Trump and Epstein socialised and appeared in photographs together in the 1990s, but the president and the White House have repeatedly said he was in the dark about Epstein's crimes before he broke off contact with him in around 2004 - years before he was first arrested. Trump has said their falling out came after he learned Epstein had been trying to "steal" his employees from Mar-a-Lago. "When I heard about it, I told him, we don't want you taking our people," Trump said in July. "He was fine and then not too long after that he did it again and I said 'outta here'." Reports of the alleged call came after Maxwell - who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein - testified virtually before the US House Oversight Committee on Monday. During the closed-door deposition, Maxwell refused to answer questions and pleaded the Fifth Amendment, invoking her right to remain silent, Oversight Committee chairman James Comer said. Maxwell's l...
Two South Korean cross-country skiers have been disqualified at the Winter Olympics after a banned type of wax was found on their skis. Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin were disqualified from the qualification round for the women's classic sprint after their equipment "tested positive for fluor", the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said. Fluor - or fluorinated ski wax - has been banned b...
Two South Korean cross-country skiers have been disqualified at the Winter Olympics after a banned type of wax was found on their skis. Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin were disqualified from the qualification round for the women's classic sprint after their equipment "tested positive for fluor", the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said. Fluor - or fluorinated ski wax - has been banned by the FIS since the 2023-24 season. It is water-repellent and was originally used on sailboats, external to make them glide better before being introduced to skiing in the 1980s. There were also health and environmental concerns as it does not biodegrade and is a 'forever chemical', while it has also been linked with a number of illnesses and conditions. The FIS said the Korean pair had allegedly violated a rule that bans fluorinated wax because it "can be a competitive advantage". Ranked 157 and 158 in the World Cup respectively, Han and Lee were not expected to be in the running for medals at the Milan-Cortina Games.
‘It’s not an easy pill to take’: The first highly anticipated GLP-1 pill is here, but physicians aren’t sure it has the staying power of the injections
‘It’s not an easy pill to take’: The first highly anticipated GLP-1 pill is here, but physicians aren’t sure it has the staying power of the injections
Allies of Wes Streeting expect him to try to depose Keir Starmer within weeks, despite the health secretary insisting he backs the prime minister and is not intending to move against him, the Guardian has been told. Starmer attempted to regain authority over his party on Tuesday after a tumultuous day in Westminster during which he was denounced by the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and lost h...
Allies of Wes Streeting expect him to try to depose Keir Starmer within weeks, despite the health secretary insisting he backs the prime minister and is not intending to move against him, the Guardian has been told. Starmer attempted to regain authority over his party on Tuesday after a tumultuous day in Westminster during which he was denounced by the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and lost his director of communications. The prime minister said on Tuesday he would “never walk away” from his task of changing the UK, and was bolstered further by public displays of support from both Streeting and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham. But MPs who are close to the health secretary insist he still wants to replace Starmer and is willing to stand against him soon after the Gorton and Denton byelection later this month. One said he would need to act immediately after the May local elections at the latest to pre-empt a potential challenge from his most likely rival Angela Rayner, who is waiting for the outcome of a probe into her property taxes. “Nothing has changed,” said one. “There was a big performance of unity yesterday but Keir is no safer than he was yesterday.” Another added: “We need to act quickly. There is a big risk that we meander and end up in this tepid decline where we all make ourselves feel better but a Reform government becomes inevitable. “Wes has the numbers, but it will require a steeliness and a determination that most colleagues have not to date shown.” The person added: “At this point Keir is a zombie. He is in the Theresa May phase of his leadership.” Another Labour backbencher said: “The reality is the public does not like or trust Keir Starmer. Once we have the results of the local elections, it will become unavoidably clear that something bigger needs to change.” The MPs’ comments contrast with the public display of unity shown by cabinet members on Tuesday. Streeting himself told the BBC: “The prime minister has got my full support. ...
00:00 George This banner tax year is shaping up for big tech companies such as Amazon, Meta and Alphabet. Yahoo Finance's Washington correspondent Ben Werskul joining now with the details. Ben. 00:15 Ben Yeah, George. So we've seen in the in the big tech earnings of the last few weeks, we've also seen some full 2025 tax bills um in evidence there as well in annual reports with a clear trend and ev...
00:00 George This banner tax year is shaping up for big tech companies such as Amazon, Meta and Alphabet. Yahoo Finance's Washington correspondent Ben Werskul joining now with the details. Ben. 00:15 Ben Yeah, George. So we've seen in the in the big tech earnings of the last few weeks, we've also seen some full 2025 tax bills um in evidence there as well in annual reports with a clear trend and evidence at least among three major players, which is downward tax bills for 2025 compared to 2024. This is a confluence of sorts between this AI tech buildout that we're that we've been talking about for months, but also the business-friendly provisions in Trump's one big beautiful bill that he signed last summer and will goes into effect for the entire tax year 2025. The numbers are pretty striking. It's billions of dollars less in their tax bills. Amazon's bill dropped from $9 billion in 2024 to about $1.2 billion in 2025. Meta similarly from 9.6 billion in 2024 to 2.8 billion last year in 2025. These are tax credits that Trump signed into law around things like property depreciation, new factory construction, research and development. Some of them are deferrals. It's important to note so that it's instead of cutting these taxes entirely, it spreads the it's less spread out. So in other words, you take this deduction up front, so there may be bigger um um tax bills down the road for these companies. But for right now, it's a clear kind of benefit to these companies bottom line in in terms of right now. And you're hearing that a lot in in their messages to shareholders. 02:00 George I'm curious in terms of messages, Ben, how you think that story kind of plays out with the public? Like if you if you were these big tech companies, would you be thinking, all right, I I'm probably going to be on the receiving end of some heat here, some criticism? 02:16 Ben Yeah, absolutely. So there is a history here of of this of this heat and criticism coming to these companies because of ov...
Earnings Call Insights: Incyte Corporation (INCY) Q4 2025 Management View William Meury, CEO, stated that "our business exceeded expectations on three levels: total sales, Jakafi sales and our core business sales ex-Jakafi," and emphasized that "we fundamentally changed the shape and maturity of our pipeline," highlighting transition of multiple assets to late-stage development and timely regulato...
Earnings Call Insights: Incyte Corporation (INCY) Q4 2025 Management View William Meury, CEO, stated that "our business exceeded expectations on three levels: total sales, Jakafi sales and our core business sales ex-Jakafi," and emphasized that "we fundamentally changed the shape and maturity of our pipeline," highlighting transition of multiple assets to late-stage development and timely regulatory submissions for Jakafi XR, Opzelura for moderate AD, and povorcitinib for HS in Europe. Meury reported, "Revenues in the fourth quarter totaled $1.51 billion, up 28% versus the prior year," and annual revenue of $5.14 billion, a 21% increase year-over-year, with net sales of $1.22 billion for the quarter and $4.35 billion for the year, driven by broad-based product growth. Meury indicated that the core business excluding Jakafi delivered $1.26 billion in sales, growing 53% year-over-year, led by Opzelura, NiktimVo and Monjuvi, and projected "this core business is expected to grow over 30% in '26 and has the potential to grow at a 15% to 20% 5-year CAGR and approach $3 billion to $4 billion by 2030." The CEO noted Jakafi sales reached $828 million in Q4 and $3.093 billion for the year, with double-digit prescription growth and strong formulary coverage, expecting 2026 net sales of $3.22 billion to $3.27 billion. On Opzelura, Meury stated, "Net sales in the fourth quarter totaled $207 million, an increase of 28%, and full year net sales were $678 million, up 33% versus 2024," and forecasted 2026 sales of $750 million to $790 million, with international sales for vitiligo doubling to $130 million in 2025. Hematology and oncology product sales in Q4 were $187 million, up 121% year-over-year, with full-year sales at $583 million, an 83% increase, driven by Niktimvo, Monjuvi, and Zynyz. The company set 2026 guidance for this segment at $800 million to $880 million. Meury highlighted the NDA submission for povorcitinib in HS, which "has the potential to be the first FDA-approve...
Earnings Call Insights: Brixmor Property Group Inc. (BRX) Q4 2025 Management View Brian Finnegan, in his first call as permanent CEO, highlighted, “Our portfolio transformation and disciplined execution position us exceptionally well to accelerate our growth going forward.” He stated that there will be no major changes to the operating model, with only some leaders taking on additional responsibil...
Earnings Call Insights: Brixmor Property Group Inc. (BRX) Q4 2025 Management View Brian Finnegan, in his first call as permanent CEO, highlighted, “Our portfolio transformation and disciplined execution position us exceptionally well to accelerate our growth going forward.” He stated that there will be no major changes to the operating model, with only some leaders taking on additional responsibilities, including Stacy Slater’s promotion to Executive Vice President and Matt Ryan expanding his role as South Region President. The operational realignment to three regions continues to drive “greater efficiency, stronger leasing execution and disciplined capital allocation.” The CEO described a strong acquisition year with approximately $420 million in asset value acquired, and noted, “We expect to continue allocating capital towards opportunities where our platform can create outsized value without having to rely on acquisitions for growth.” Finnegan emphasized technology, noting, “Early initiatives in AI and automation are already yielding positive results in areas such as lease abstraction and summarization, tenant health analyses and leasing prospecting tools.” Finnegan reported, “Same property NOI grew by 4.2% for the year, even as we recaptured 1.5 million square feet of anchor space. FFO for the year was at the high end of our guidance range at $2.25 per share and up 5.6% year-over-year.” He also cited a record leasing year with $70 million of new rent executed, small shop occupancy reaching 92.2%, and overall occupancy rising 100 basis points to 95.1%. Steven Gallagher, CFO, stated, “Fourth quarter same-property NOI increased 6%, supported by a 360 basis point contribution from base rent growth due to stacking rent commencements from late 2024 and all of 2025.” He added, “Nareit FFO was $0.58 per share in the fourth quarter, benefiting from strong same-property NOI performance and elevated lease termination income.” Outlook Gallagher stated, “We’re guiding to 4.5...
US Consumer Debt Delinquencies Soar To Highest Since 2017 While Office Delinquencies Hit Record High It will come as a surprise to exactly nobody that the Fed's latest quarterly Household Debt and Credit report (for Q4 2025) reported total household debt balances increased by $191 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 1% rise from 2025 Q3, to a new all-time high. Balances now stand at $18.8 tri...
US Consumer Debt Delinquencies Soar To Highest Since 2017 While Office Delinquencies Hit Record High It will come as a surprise to exactly nobody that the Fed's latest quarterly Household Debt and Credit report (for Q4 2025) reported total household debt balances increased by $191 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 1% rise from 2025 Q3, to a new all-time high. Balances now stand at $18.8 trillion and have increased by $4.6 trillion since the end of 2019, just before the pandemic recession. This is how various debt balances changed through the quarter: Mortgage balances shown on consumer credit reports grew by $98 billion during the fourth quarter of 2025 and totaled $13.17 trillion at the end of December. Balances on home equity lines of credit (HELOC) rose by $12 billion, the 15th consecutive quarterly increase.There is now $433 billion in outstanding HELOC balances, $116 billion above the low reached in 2022Q1. In total, non-housing balances increased by $81 billion, a 1.6% increase from 2025Q3. Credit card balances rose by $44 billion during the fourth quarter and now total $1.28 trillion outstanding, up 5.5% since last year. Student loan balances increased by $11 billion and now stand at $1.66 trillion. Auto loan balances edged up by $12 billion to $1.66 trillion. Other balances, which include retail cards and consumer finance loans, rose by $14 billion and now total $564 billion. New debt originations were also solid in the quarter: The volume of mortgage originations, which includes both refinance and purchase originations, increased with $524 billion newly originated in 2025 Q4, an uptick from the $512 billion seen in the previous quarter. It was the highest since 2022 when rates were far lower. There were $181 billion in new auto loans and leases appearing on credit reports during the fourth quarter, a small dip from the $184 billion observed in 2025 Q3. Aggregate limits on credit cards continued to rise, with a $95 billion (1.6%) uptick in the fourth ...
While the market took its lumps last week, a less-beloved sector held its ground – and Wolfe Research is eyeing two stocks in that space that i says have potential. A panic over how artificial intelligence could rattle software companies resulted in sharp losses for the major averages. Though dip buyers helped fuel a rebound on Friday, the S & P 500 eased 0.1% on the week. The real estate sector h...
While the market took its lumps last week, a less-beloved sector held its ground – and Wolfe Research is eyeing two stocks in that space that i says have potential. A panic over how artificial intelligence could rattle software companies resulted in sharp losses for the major averages. Though dip buyers helped fuel a rebound on Friday, the S & P 500 eased 0.1% on the week. The real estate sector happened to put on a solid performance amid all the selling, though, posting a weekly advance of 1.5%. This corner of the market caught the attention of Wolfe's technical analyst Rob Ginsberg. .SPLRCR .SPX 5D mountain The S & P 500 Real Estate Sector vs the S & P 500 over the past five trading days "In a day which saw a sea of red led by risk being aggressively sold off, Real Estate was one sector that hung in better than most," he wrote in a Friday note. "It has not exactly been the most exciting or active group, flat over the past year and trading sideways over that time." Within the sector, one stock in particular has emerged with a bullish chart pattern, according to Ginsberg – and it happens to offer dividend income too. The Wall Street researcher firm called out Phillips Edison & Co , a Cincinnati-based owner and operator of grocery-anchored shopping centers. Major tenants at their properties include Safeway, Sprouts Farmers Market and Trader Joe's. Shares have advanced more than 3% in the past 12 months, and offer a current dividend yield of about 3.3%. "Going back to a near-term timeframe, this retail [real estate investment trust] is just starting to breakout of a textbook base," wrote Ginsberg. He noted that investors ought to "take advantage of any overbought digestions" as the stock approaches a retest of the $40 level. Phillips Edison just last week posted fourth-quarter results, narrowly topping analysts' expectations for core funds from operations [FFO] – a measure of a REIT's operating performance. The company posted core FFO of 66 cents per share on revenue ...
Which of these popular stablecoins has a brighter future? Over the past few years, stablecoins have emerged as a conservative alternative to traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC 2.25%). Unlike Bitcoin, which doesn't have a clearly defined market value, most stablecoins are directly pegged to the U.S. dollar. It might seem counterintuitive to buy a stablecoin that is designed to never app...
Which of these popular stablecoins has a brighter future? Over the past few years, stablecoins have emerged as a conservative alternative to traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC 2.25%). Unlike Bitcoin, which doesn't have a clearly defined market value, most stablecoins are directly pegged to the U.S. dollar. It might seem counterintuitive to buy a stablecoin that is designed to never appreciate against the U.S. dollar, but it's useful for quick cross-border transfers and can be held without a bank account. It can also be staked on centralized and decentralized finance platforms to earn yields higher than those of savings accounts or CDs at conventional banks. That makes it a valuable asset for people who value their privacy or live in countries grappling with hyperinflation. Two of those popular stablecoins are USD Coin (USDC +0.00%) and Ripple USD (RLUSD +0.00%). Let's see which one is a better buy right now. The differences between USD Coin and Ripple USD USD Coin, with a market cap of $73.3 billion, is the world's second-most-valuable stablecoin. Ripple USD, valued at only $1.5 billion, is the ninth-largest stablecoin. Expand CRYPTO : USDC USDC Today's Change ( 0.00 %) $ 0.00 Current Price $ 1.00 Key Data Points Market Cap $73B Day's Range $ 1.00 - $ 1.00 52wk Range $ 1.00 - $ 1.01 Volume 5.1B The fintech company Circle (CRCL 0.44%) launched USD Coin in 2018. It's backed on a 1:1 basis by U.S. dollars and short-term U.S. Treasuries, which financial institutions like BlackRock (BLK +0.54%) and BNY Mellon (BK 0.91%) hold, and it submits monthly attestations (reports from independent auditing firms) for its reserves. That structure makes USD Coin more transparent than other stablecoins, but it's also firmly centralized, directly tethered to the U.S. dollar, and has its reserves held by large institutions. In other words, it's an unappealing choice for investors who want a fully decentralized token. Expand CRYPTO : RLUSD Ripple USD Today's Change ( 0.00 %) ...
The Sun said the actor was arrested and questioned by detectives from the Met's Central Specialist Crime Command. A Met spokesperson said: "A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of attempted rape, exposure and sexual assault by touching on Tuesday, 10 February. He was interviewed by detectives. "This arrest relates to a sexual offence, which is alleged to have taken place in 2007 in London ag...
The Sun said the actor was arrested and questioned by detectives from the Met's Central Specialist Crime Command. A Met spokesperson said: "A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of attempted rape, exposure and sexual assault by touching on Tuesday, 10 February. He was interviewed by detectives. "This arrest relates to a sexual offence, which is alleged to have taken place in 2007 in London against a woman in her 20s. "The man was also interviewed in relation to a voyeurism allegation, for which he was previously arrested in September 2025. This relates to an offence allegedly committed in 2013 at an address in London against a woman in her 20s. "The man was bailed pending further enquiries and the Met's investigation continues." Career collapse Clarke found fame playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who between 2005 and 2010, and went on to become a successful actor, writer, producer and director. But his screen career collapsed in 2021 after the Guardian published accounts from several women who had worked with him, alleging sexual misconduct, which he denied. In August, Clarke lost his libel case against the Guardian, after he sued the newspaper's publisher. In September, a High Court judge ruled that Clarke must pay at least £3m of the Guardian publisher's legal costs. Clarke, who represented himself at the hearing, told the court he thought the Guardian's legal costs were excessive and should be reduced. But he is likely to have to pay even more in total after the Guardian told the court that a conservative estimate of its total costs was £6m.
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Overview AstraZeneca PLC ( AZN ), the Cambridge, United Kingdom-headquartered Pharma giant with a market cap valuation just shy of $300bn at the time of writing (source: TradingView ), announced its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings and business updates earlier today. First, let's take a look at an overview of both, as shared by the Pharma in a ...
Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Overview AstraZeneca PLC ( AZN ), the Cambridge, United Kingdom-headquartered Pharma giant with a market cap valuation just shy of $300bn at the time of writing (source: TradingView ), announced its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings and business updates earlier today. First, let's take a look at an overview of both, as shared by the Pharma in a presentation released today: AstraZeneca - Q4 Earnings Overview (Presentation) Product sales are up 9% on a constant exchange rate (“CER”) basis, and alliance revenues are up 38%, speaking to strong annual performance, and an operating profit of $13.74bn—a margin of 23.4%—is equally as impressive, if not more so. In terms of “core” profit and loss, AstraZeneca's operating profit was reported as $18.48bn—a margin of >30%. For 2026, the Pharma is initially guiding for total revenues to increase by a “mid-to-high single-digit” percentage, with core earnings per share expected to increase by a “low-double-digit” percentage. The full-year 2025 dividend increased to $3.2 per share, with management stating it intended to increase it to $3.3 for full-year 2026. Analysis: Positive Earnings And Pipeline - Can AstraZeneca Achieve Ambitious $80bn Revenue Target? In 2025, AstraZeneca's Oncology division drove revenues of ~$25.6bn, which accounts for ~44% of all revenues earned. The Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolic division earned $12.8bn of revenues, or 22% of total revenues; Respiratory & Immunology earned $8.9bn, 13% of total revenues; and Rare Disease earned $9.1bn, 16% of revenues. Some key revenue drivers, such as non-small cell lung cancer drug Tagrisso and lung/kidney/biliary tract/liver/bladder cancer med Imfinzi, combined revenues of >$13bn last year and look likely to lose patent protection early in the next decade, but in the near term, these products, plus breast cancer drug Enhertu and heme cancer med Calquence, are expected to continue to be key growth drivers, as show...
Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge, according to a report by The Intercept. The search and advertising tech giant provided ICE with the usernames, physical addresses, and an itemized list of services associated with the Google account of Amandla Thomas...
Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge, according to a report by The Intercept. The search and advertising tech giant provided ICE with the usernames, physical addresses, and an itemized list of services associated with the Google account of Amandla Thomas-Johnson, a British student and journalist who briefly attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024 while attending Cornell University in New York. Google also turned over Thomas-Johnson’s IP addresses, phone numbers, subscriber numbers and identities, and credit card and bank account numbers linked to his account. The subpoena, which reportedly included a gag order, did not include a specific justification for why ICE was requesting Thomas-Johnson’s personal data, but the student previously said that the demand for his data came within two hours of Cornell informing him that the U.S. government had revoked his student visa. This is the latest example of how the U.S. government is using a controversial type of legal request, called an administrative subpoena, to demand that tech companies turn over the private data of individuals who have been critical of the Trump administration. This has included anonymous Instagram accounts that share information about ICE presence and raids, as well as people who criticize or protest Trump and his policies. ICE and Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Administrative subpoenas are issued directly by federal agencies without the intervention of a judge. These legal demands cannot compel companies to turn over the contents of a person’s email accounts, online searches, or location data, but can request metadata and other identifiable information, such as email addresses, in an attempt to de-anonymize the owner of a certain online account. Techcrunch event TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Tickets Live On June 23 in Bost...