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• Kraft Heinz ha riportato per il primo trimestre 2026 vendite per 6.047 milioni di dollari, un utile netto di 798 milioni di dollari e un EPS di base di 0,67 dollari, superando le aspettative. • La società ha completato il riacquisto di azioni per 1,51 miliardi di dollari e ha lanciato un'offerta pubblica di acquisto per 1,10 miliardi di dollari di titoli di debito a lungo termine, confermando il dividendo trimestrale di 0,40 dollari pagabile il 26 giugno. • I risultati evidenziano i primi progressi del rilancio sotto la guida del CEO Steve Cahillane, nonostante i volumi deboli in Nord America e le pressioni inflazionistiche; sono previste entrate per 24,8 miliardi di dollari entro il 2029.

• La società di software ha annunciato a febbraio che avrebbe tagliato 7.000 posti di lavoro ma, mentre promuove le nuove tecnologie, i lavoratori stanno ancora aspettando di sapere quali ruoli verranno eliminati. • Il personale di WiseTech attende da quasi tre mesi di sapere se fa parte delle 2.000 persone che la società di software logistico taglierà a causa dei progressi dell'IA, con i lavoratori che criticano l'attesa definendola stressante e “ridicola”. • I commenti arrivano dopo che il suo fondatore, martedì, ha riferito agli investitori che un agente di IA potrebbe imparare il lavoro di un essere umano in soli 15 minuti, secondo l'Australian Financial Review.

I critici avvertono che i piani per l'installazione di semafori sul Clachan Bridge rovineranno l'attrazione turistica e metteranno in pericolo i pedoni.

• The Big Ten ended the SEC's reign as the conference with the most first-round NFL draft picks, leading with 10 selections—the first time since 2015 the SEC did not have the most players taken in round one. • Recent national champions Indiana and Ohio State powered the Big Ten's historic performance, while the SEC dropped to only seven first-round picks, its lowest total since 2015. • The SEC had previously set a record with 87 players picked across the entire three-day draft, demonstrating the conference's overall depth despite losing first-round dominance.

Drivers seem undeterred by high fuel prices and gloomy weather forecasts, while engineering works spell delays for railway passengersDrivers have been told to expect the UK’s busiest May bank holiday traffic in years, despite high fuel prices and the looming end of the sunny spell threatening to dampen the long weekend.More than 19m leisure trips by car were expected over the long weekend from Friday to Monday, according to research by the RAC motoring organisation – the most since 2016. Engineering works are also likely to disrupt rail journeys this weekend. Continue reading...

EnComm Aviation says the firm’s action has cut off vital support for crisis-hit countries including South Sudan and the DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, is facing a £120m lawsuit after scrapping support for aircraft used to deliver aid to some of the world’s neediest countries.EnComm Aviation, a Kenya-based aid cargo operator, claims the decision forced the cancellation of humanitarian contracts and reduced supplies to South Sudan, now threatened by famine, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), among others. Continue reading...

Indictment accuses high-level officials in Sinaloa of offences such as drug trafficking, weapons offences and kidnapping The US justice department has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former officials for alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel, accusing them of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States .Some officials were members of Mexico’s progressive ruling party, Morena, posing a political conundrum for Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum as she seeks to offset mounting pressures from the Trump administration. Continue reading...

USS Gerald R Ford to sail home after 10-month spell including role in Maduro capture and Middle East warThe world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that included participating in the war against Iran and capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, two US officials said Wednesday.The Ford will be leaving the Middle East in the coming days and returning to its home port in Virginia in mid-May, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements. The Washington Post reported the development earlier. Continue reading...