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Jan 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Ford to record $600 million pretax pension charge in fourth quarter

Ford will report a pretax charge of $600 million in its fourth quarter results due to adjustments to employee pension plans and other postretirement benefits.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 9 min read

Hollywood has an IP problem: Box office sales are banking on franchise hits that keep falling flat

But big-name installments like "Wicked: For Good" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash" have been underperforming ticket sales expectations.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 4 min read

New cars are increasingly becoming a luxury amid K-shaped economy concerns

The market has increasingly been pricing millions of Americans out of the new-vehicle market, including by cutting entry-level vehicle lines such as small cars.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 3 min read

Chevron earnings beat as production hits record with upside expected in Venezuela

The oil giant beat expectations despite a bearish market for crude, which logged its biggest annual price decline since 2020.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Eurozone economy better than expected in final months of 2025

Growth was led by Spain with Germany and Italy also doing better than anticipated

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Jan 30, 2026 · 4 min read

Giving to donor-advised funds surges on expiring tax cuts and a hot stock market

DAFgiving360 reported donors gave a record $9.9 billion to charities in 2025, up 28% from the prior year.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Exxon earnings beat estimates despite low oil prices

Last year, crude oil logged the biggest annual price decline since 2020.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 7 min read

Wealth inequality and the 'K-shaped' economy are more striking than ever, data shows

The K-shaped economy is as apparent than ever and isn't going away anytime soon, economists say.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair

President’s decision on successor to Jay Powell comes at pivotal moment for world’s most important central bank

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Jan 30, 2026 · 1 min read

Dollar strengthens ahead of Trump’s Fed decision

President expected to announce Kevin Warsh as next chair of US central bank

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Jan 30, 2026 · 7 min read

This 11-year-old has battled a rare disease for years — a breakthrough drug helped deliver relief

Actor turned rare disease advocate Luke Rosen tells how his daughter, Susannah, lives with a KIF1A-associated neurological disorder, or KAND.

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Jan 30, 2026 · 4 min read

Silver plummets 15%, gold falls 7% — dragging down miners and ETFs

Gold and silver prices plunged on Friday, following weeks of gains as investors poured money into safe havens.

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