HSBC announces share buyback of up to $2 billion as annual profit jumps 6.5% - CNBC

HSBC on Wednesday reported annual pre-tax profit of $32.31 billion, marginally missing analysts' estimates.

Fast-food giant KFC leaves Kentucky home for Texas - BBC.com

Move away from its ancestral home is part of a wider shakeup at its parent company Yum Brands.

Elon Musk expresses interest in sending out DOGE checks - POLITICO

The proposal calls for sending 20 percent of savings back to taxpayers.

JP Morgan unveils major 2025 housing market prediction - TheStreet

Home buyers will find that certain factors are still up in the air.

This New Airbus Jet Is Bad News for Boeing - The Wall Street Journal

While Boeing is bogged down, its archrival is pulling ahead with a new model that’s a symbol of their diverging fortunes

Southwest Airlines makes drastic cost-cutting decision - TheStreet

The airline is proving that it is serious about cutting costs amid recent headwinds.

The family-values right takes on Musk’s family - POLITICO

Some unusual techie ideas about the human future are raising questions in the GOP coalition.

US Postal Service head DeJoy to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, losses and cost cuts - CNN

Louis DeJoy, the head of the US Postal Service, intends to step down, the federal agency said Tuesday, after a nearly five-year tenure marked by the coronavirus pandemic, surges in mail-in election ballots and efforts to stem losses through cost and service c…

Dramatic video shows moment Delta plane flipped after landing in Toronto - ABC News

Warren Buffett raises eyebrows with new beverage stock pick - TheStreet

The Oracle of Omaha's recent financial filings reveal some intriguing choices.

Milei Crypto Scandal Widens With Allegations Against His Sister - Bloomberg

The political uproar over Argentine President Javier Milei’s role in a crypto scandal has cast the spotlight on his closest adviser and gatekeeper: his sister.

Rocket Lab and SpaceX perform launches minutes apart - SpaceNews

Rocket Lab launched the first new generation imaging satellite for BlackSky Feb. 18 at almost the same time SpaceX achieved a new Falcon 9 milestone.

Donald Trump considers 25% tariff on imported cars - Financial Times

US president threatens to intensify trade war with levies on drugs and semiconductors, too

Local towns turn to Apalachee Salt amid statewide road salt shortage - 13WHAM-TV

The statewide road salt shortage, has prompted towns like Canandaigua and Victor to seek supplies from Apalachee Salt, an Albany- and Rochester-based company.

FDA’s food safety head resigns over mass layoffs - Yahoo

Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of agency staff. According to a copy ...

Rocket Lab launches sharp-eyed Earth-observation satellite to orbit - Space.com

The "Fasten Your Space Belts' mission lifted off at 6:17 p.m. ET today (Feb. 18).