Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the military has begun a probe into the cause of a deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a Black Hawk military helicopter, looking to understand who was to blame and how the tragedy occurred.

Swatch Group AG profit fell sharply in 2024 thanks to a drop in sales led by a slump in Chinese consumer demand.

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. both saw global vehicle sales stagnate or fall in 2024, underscoring the need for the pair to combine and arrest their sliding market shares.

DWS Group, the investment arm of Deutsche Bank AG, reported net inflows of €18.4 billion ($19.2 billion) last quarter and set new financial targets signaling a dividend boost.

BBVA posted fourth-quarter profit that was well above expectations. Spain’s second-largest lender reported net income of €2.43 billion ($2.53 billion), it said in a statement Thursday. The Bloomberg-compiled analyst consensus had forecast €2.28 billion.

Nordea Bank Abp reported better-than-expected net interest income in the fourth quarter with its core business demonstrating resilience in the face of declining interest rates.

Australia’s central bank is honing its focus on potential financial shocks linked to the nation’s fast-growing A$4.1 trillion ($2.6 trillion) pensions industry, and working through multiple scenarios with regulators.

When you buy a company’s stock, you buy its future earnings. It’s still amazing how much can be taken on trust.

French lawmakers on Thursday will try to reach a budget compromise that can get enough support to avert another government collapse and restore financial certainty for the country.

Ein Regionaljet der American-Airlines-Gruppe ist in der Nähe von Washington, D.C., in der Luft mit einem Militärhubschrauber kollidiert. Der Absturz führte zur Einstellung des Flugbetriebs am Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport und löste eine Such- und Rettungsaktion im Potomac River aus.

Why is the prime minister spending so much of his time making decisions he doesn’t like? It’s not paying off with voters.

Parmy Olson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology. A former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, she is author of “Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World.”