diff --git a/openbb_sdk/providers/fmp/openbb_fmp/models/stock_news.py b/openbb_sdk/providers/fmp/openbb_fmp/models/stock_news.py
index 90f9a1ded37..7e0bd8c873b 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/providers/fmp/openbb_fmp/models/stock_news.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/providers/fmp/openbb_fmp/models/stock_news.py
@@ -58,4 +58,3 @@ class FMPStockNewsFetcher(
     @staticmethod
     def transform_data(data: List[FMPStockNewsData]) -> List[FMPStockNewsData]:
         return data
-        return data
diff --git a/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/standard_models/stock_news.py b/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/standard_models/stock_news.py
index 080e7f16eff..507d57a6a99 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/standard_models/stock_news.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/sdk/provider/openbb_provider/standard_models/stock_news.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Stock News Data Model."""
 
 
-from datetime import date as dateType
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
 from pydantic import Field, NonNegativeInt, validator
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ class StockNewsQueryParams(QueryParams):
     )
 
     @validator("symbols", pre=True)
-    def time_validate(cls, v: str):  # pylint: disable=E0213
+    def symbol_validate(cls, v: str):  # pylint: disable=E0213
         return v.upper()
 
 
 class StockNewsData(Data):
     """Stock News data."""
 
-    date: dateType = Field(description="The published date of the news.")
+    date: datetime = Field(description="The published date of the news.")
     title: str = Field(description="The title of the news.")
     text: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="The text/body of the news.")
     url: str = Field(description="The URL of the news.")