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Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : United Airlines — The airline popped nearly 7% after posting first-quarter adjusted earnings of 91 cents per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected 76 cents in earnings per share. However, United Airlines’ revenue of $13.21 billion came in below the $13.26 billion forecast. Shares of Delta Air Lines added 4% and Southwest Airlines rose almost 2% in sympathy. Interactive Brokers — Shares slipped 5% after the electronic trading platform reported first-quarter earnings of $1.88 per share, excluding items, while analysts had expected earnings of $1.92 per share, according…

Barcelona and Paris-Saint Germain have booked their places in the semifinals of the Champions League but were heavily tested by Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa, respectively, in the quarterfinal second legs. Barca went through with a 5-3 aggregate win, despite losing 3-1 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, with Serhou Guirassy hitting a hat-trick. Holding a 4-0 lead after a dominant performance in Catalonia, the visitors were made to sweat as Dortmund, and Guirassy nearly pulled off a stunning turnaround. Guirassy put Dortmund in front with a panenka from the spot, with 11 minutes gone, and headed them two goals clear…

The White House blasted Ivy League institutions for “egregious illegal behavior” as the Trump administration goes head-to-head with Harvard University to install changes to the academic institution’s governance and admissions process. After Harvard refused to comply with a series of requests from the Trump administration to reform various practices on campus, the administration revealed Monday that it would freeze more than $2 billion in federal funding for the institution. When asked why federal funding is so available to institutions like Harvard, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it’s one President Donald Trump has often brought up himself. “It’s a question the president…

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unexpectedly came across a violent incident against a police officer in the middle of Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon.In an X post, Duffy explained that he was walking to the Navy Yard Metro Station when his staff told him a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) police officer had just been stabbed in the face. Duffy said he was about to talk about transit safety when he learned of the incident.The WMATA later confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital, saying an officer was stabbed “with a sharp metal object” by a suspect who did not…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fewer Ontarians are heading south of the border, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection that shows land border crossings into America are at their lowest levels since 2020. Around 1,082,182 million travellers crossed from Ontario into the U.S. by land in March 2025, down from 1,216,404 in March 2024. February saw a similar drop, with 946,527 crossings, compared to 1,070,491 during the same time last year.There are 14 official land border crossings between Ontario and the States, including major routes like the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor and the…

A multipurpose venue which hosts horse racing and the LA County Fair will be turned in to a cricket ground for the sports return at the 2028 Olympics.The six-team, T20 competition will be played in a temporary, purpose-built structure at the Fairgrounds in Pomona.Pomona is a city in Southern California about 50 kilometres from Los Angeles.The Fairgrounds, officially known as Fairplex, is a near-500-acre event complex that has hosted the Los Angeles County Fair since 1922 and it’s also a year-round venue for concerts, trade shows, sports and cultural events.Cricket will return to the Olympics after 128 years and the…

KEEP CALM AND COORDINATE WITH ASEAN Malaysia’s leaders and officials should continue to reassure traders and investors that it remains committed to open trade and investment. The government is steering clear of retaliatory tariffs and has established a National Geoeconomic Command Centre and a Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry taskforce to monitor developments in consultation with stakeholders. ASEAN Economic Ministers promptly met on Apr 10 and have collectively resisted retaliatory tariffs. Malaysia further using its chairmanship to forge ASEAN unity could help smooth supply chain adjustments and ease investor concerns. As Vietnam’s failed attempts to offer tariff concessions show,…

The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas says it has lost contact with a group holding Israeli-US captive Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip after “direct Israeli bombardment” targeted the area where he was being held. “It seems that the occupation army is deliberately trying to kill him and hence relieve themselves from the pressure caused by the dual-citizen prisoners in order to continue its genocide against our people,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, said on Tuesday. On Saturday, Hamas had released a video showing Alexander – a New Jersey native and a 21-year-old soldier in the…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparred Tuesday with a Federal Trade Commission attorney over the meaning of emails the Facebook founder wrote about why he wanted to acquire Instagram, as a historic antitrust trial alleging Meta illegally monopolized the social media market went into its second day.Zuckerberg returned to the witness stand on Tuesday to defend Meta’s purchase of Instagram and WhatsApp, in a trial that could force Meta to divest the two apps, startups the tech giant bought more than a decade ago which have since grown into social media powerhouses.Daniel Matheson, who is leading the FTC’s case against Meta,…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Pharr International Bridge between South Texas and Mexico discovered a shipment of over $14 million worth of methamphetamine, which was concealed in a shipment of vegetables.The discovery of the drugs within shipments of bell peppers and cucumbers was made on April 11, when CBP officers assigned to the international bridge cargo facility encountered a tractor trailer entering the U.S. from Mexico.After inspecting the truck, a CBP officer referred the 18-wheeler for further inspection.The secondary inspection involved physically inspecting the truck using non-intrusive equipment as well as a canine team.BORDER CROSSINGS HIT…