• 9th inning rally falls short, as Pirates fall to lowly Rockies for 5th straight loss

    Starting a three-game series at home against a dreadful Colorado Rockies club looked like the perfect opportunity for the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates, losers of 13 of their last 16 games, to snap out of it and get back on track. The Rockies entered Friday’s opener at PNC Park with seven

  • Robinhood swings to profit from year-ago loss

    The company reported a profit of $157 million or 18 cents per share for the three months ended March 31, compared with a loss of $511 million or 57 cents per share a year ago. Policy tightening by the Federal Reserve has allowed companies to increase earnings from their cash deposits and their portfolio of bond investments. Brokers like Robinhood, which offers traders the ability to borrow against their investments, can now charge higher interest rates on these loans.

  • Guardians fall to Red Sox in 8-0 loss

    Connor Wong homered twice and Rafael Devers connected for a homer in his return to Boston’s lineup, sending the banged-up Red Sox to an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night

  • Disney's streaming business (sans ESPN+) turns a quarterly profit

    Walt Disney Co. is making massive strides toward turning its streaming business profitable, a milestone that comes none too soon as its traditional TV networks continue to decline. The Burbank media and entertainment giant reported overall streaming business revenue of $6.19 billion for its fiscal second quarter of 2024, up 12% compared with a year earlier. Disney's streaming business — which includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ — reported an operating loss of $18 million for the three-month period...

  • Reds score 1 run, fall below .500 in loss to Orioles

    CINCINNATI -- The last time the Reds experienced this, Elly De La Cruz had only been in the Majors for just over a week. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has never known it during his young big league career. The Reds are waking up on Sunday as a sub-.500 team. With a 2-1

  • Magic Fall Short in Game 5 Loss vs. Cavaliers

    ORLANDO — The Orlando Magic are heading home disappointed after a 104-103

  • GE HealthCare Technologies’ stock falls after it misses profit estimate

    GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.'s stock fell 10% in premarket trades

  • Disney stock falls as company attempts to make streaming business profitable

    Disney (DIS) said Tuesday an important part of its streaming business

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    Justin Steele returns, Chicago Cubs fall to San Diego Padres

    Justin Steele returned to one of baseball's best rotations on Monday night, starting the opener of the Chicago Cubs' three-game series against the San Diego Padres, and the 28-year-old pitched into the fifth inning of the road team's 6-3 victory.

  • Cristian Olivera's goal isn't enough to save LAFC from loss to San José

    Rodrigues gave San José the lead in the fifth minute and the Earthquakes never looked back in a 3-1 victory over LAFC at Levi's Stadium on Saturday night. San José (2-8-1), which ended a five-match unbeaten run, jumped out to a 1-0 lead on defender Rodrigues' second goal of the season. Cristian Espinoza notched his sixth assist on Rodrigues' header from the center of the box to the bottom right corner of the net off a corner kick. Espinoza tallied another assist as the Earthquakes stretched...

  • Cognizant Q1 revenue falls 1.1%, profit dips 6%

    US-headquartered information technology and professional services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions (Cognizant) posted a decline in net profit by 5.9% year-on-year (YoY) to $546 million YoY, for the first quarter FY24 ending March due to a continued slowdown in discretionary spending by clients.The Nasdaq-listed firm had posted a net profit of $580 million in Q1 of FY23.Cognizant, whose majority of employees are based in India, follows the calendar year cycle from January to December.During...

  • FA blames Qatar World Cup for falling revenue and operating profits

    The Football Association has cited the Qatar 2022 World Cup after revenue fell and operating profit was slashed by almost £100m.