Topic: backs

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Microsoft’s strong quarter backs up its stock rebound. Here's our new price target

Microsoft shares are up nearly 3% in after-hours trading, putting the stock in record-high territory.

29 Oct 2026, 00:59 UTC

French Senate backs 'make rioters pay' bill despite rights concerns

France's Senate on Wednesday approved a bill authorising rioters to be held financially accountable for damage caused during social unrest, with penalties of up to €10,000 and possible welfare benefit seizures. Rights groups warn the legislation could undermine the public's fundamental right to protest.

28 Oct 2026, 08:47 UTC

Sports

Sexton backs Furlong after groin grab allegation

Ireland's assistant coach Jonathan Sexton backs prop Tadhg Furlong after the Leinster prop was cited for an alleged groin grab.

27 Oct 2026, 16:59 UTC

Sports

McMillan backs Coombes after groin grab allegation

Munster head coach Clayton McMillan backs Gavin Coombes after the back row alleged he had been grabbed in the groin in Saturday's defeat by Leinster.

25 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC

World

Trump backs Ramaswamy ad featuring rival Amy Acton’s estranged mother

Trump advises the Republican gubernatorial candidate to keep running the controversial advertisement.

23 Oct 2026, 03:22 UTC

Politics

Fahnbulleh says she backs home secretary on migration after comments to journalists

Energy secretary says she "didn't get it right" over comments she made about a TV interview.

22 Oct 2026, 18:43 UTC

Sports

Saracens owner backs CEO and rejects chaos claims

Saracens owner Dominic Silvester says he has full confidence in CEO Ed Coetzee, rejecting claims of "executive-level chaos".

20 Oct 2026, 18:37 UTC

Sports

Webb backs VAR over Botman challenge on Jackson

Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb says Sven Botman's challenge on Nicolas Jackson was a "high-end reckless challenge" but backed the video assistant referee's decision not to intervene for a red card.

20 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC

World

Lavrov backs Tehran, but does Russia also gain from the US-Iran crisis?

Moscow pledges support to its sanctioned ally, but analysts say the war Iran wants to end has filled Russia’s coffers.

20 Oct 2026, 16:28 UTC

Sports

Irwin backs himself to bounce back after 'hard' year

Glenn Irwin believes he can return to the front of the British Superbike Championship, with an exciting move to Michael Laverty's BMW-backed team providing fresh motivation for 2027.

20 Oct 2026, 07:15 UTC

Politics

Trump backs Netanyahu: Is the US planning a new Iran attack with Israel?

Trump’s endorsement comes after he previously shied away from fully backing Netanyahu’s election campaign.

19 Oct 2026, 17:44 UTC

World

Meloni backs police after cost-of-living protests turn violent in Italian cities

Anger over living costs and low wages has brought Italians onto the streets. A major union has called a general strike for November 20.

18 Oct 2026, 16:08 UTC

Business

Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from Moscow

Lithuania is seeking to bolster its security amid growing concerns over Russia.

6 Oct 2026, 13:08 UTC

Business

Fairshake crypto PAC network backs 32 House candidates in midterms

The CLARITY Act failed in the Senate, raising the stakes for which lawmakers return to Congress to shape crypto regulation after the midterm elections.

5 Oct 2026, 18:50 UTC