UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025
UnitedHealth missed Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations and offered a new and conservative take on the rest of 2025.
Day: July 29, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire holds as wary displaced villagers return home
Thailand and Cambodia’s leaders are due to meet for peace talks on Monday, as a festering territorial dispute along their shared frontier dragged into a fifth day of open combat. At least 35 people have been killed and more than 200,000 displaced sinc…
Spotify reports Q2 revenue up 10% YoY to €4.2B, MAUs up 11% YoY to 696M, subscribers up 12% YoY to 276M, and an €86M net loss; SPOT falls 5%+ pre-market (Katherine Sayre/Wall Street Journal)
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Spotify reports Q2 revenue up 10% YoY to €4.2B, MAUs up 11% YoY to 696M, subscribers up 12% YoY to 276M, and an €86M net loss; SPOT falls 5%+ pre-market — The audio streaming service …
UAE to increase card fees for foreign transactions: Here’s how expats can avoid extra charges
From September 22, banks in UAE will increase international card usage fees. The new charge will be 3.14 percent. This impacts expats who frequently use their cards abroad. Higher charges are expected on online shopping and remittances. Options exist t…
North Korea opens new beach resort to locals but bans foreign tourists
North Koreans have begun visiting the newly opened Wonsan-Kalma beach resort, a state-run complex said to accommodate up to 20,000 people, according to official media.
Trump wraps up golf-filled Scotland visit by opening new golf course
President Trump opened a new golf course bearing his name in Scotland on Tuesday, capping a five-day foreign trip designed around playing golf and agreeing on a major trade deal framework with the EU.
Ozzy Osbourne’s body to make final trip through home city of Birmingham
The lord mayor said the city will give the heavy metal icon a ‘farewell he deserves’.
NYC Shooting: What we know about the victims, suspect Shane Tamura
At least four killed, including an NYPD officer, and another critically wounded in the latest mass shooting in the US.
Democrats press Trump officials for ‘large-scale’ effort to address Gaza starvation
Senate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump’s administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza.
Gaza Death Toll Passes 60,000: ‘No One Asks How Many Died, Only Who Survived Today’ – Haaretz
Gaza Death Toll Passes 60,000: ‘No One Asks How Many Died, Only Who Survived Today’ HaaretzDeath toll in Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses 60,000 Al JazeeraFamine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say, as war death toll passes 60,…