Fewer new users than what Wall Street analysts were expecting were added by social media company Twitter Inc for the third quarter, the company said on Thursday. It also added that it would also see an acceleration of costs in… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
$100 Billion Off Its Stock Value Temporarily Wiped Out Due To Apple’s Late iPhone Launch
Apple reported its steepest quarterly drop in iPhone sales in two years for the third quarter of the current year as its iPhone customers put off purchasing the new iPhones devices because of the late launch of new 5G phones… Read More ›
Credit Suisse Reports 38% Drop In Net Profit For Q3 Missing Market Expectations
Despite reporting a 38 per cent drop in its net profit for the third quarter, Credit Suisse expressed strong conviction that looking ahead, its wealth management and investment banking divisions will be bolstered by expected volatile market conditions. For the… Read More ›
Samsung’s Profits Decline Due To Weak Server Chip Demand Despite Strong Earnings In Q3
Weak server chip demand and rising smartphone competition will result in a fall in profit in the fourth quarter, expects Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. On Thursday however the company offered its best quarterly operating profit in two years for… Read More ›
Oil major Exxon Mobil keeps Q4 dividend unchanged, a first since 1982
In a development that marks and underscores the massive impact the coronavirus is having on the oil industry, Exxon Mobil Corp stated, it will keep its fourth-quarter dividend flat at 87 cents a share. This is the first time since 1982… Read More ›
Pandemic Boosts Growth For Microsoft Cloud Business
US tech giant Microsoft Corp beat analysts’ estimates for the latest completed quarter because of a slight re-acceleration of its cloud computing business and winning of new users for its Teams messaging and collaboration software with an increasing trend of… Read More ›
Stage Set For Blockbuster Stock Market Debut Of Airbnb
The stage is apparently set for one of the most high profile debuts in a stock market for 2020 as the home rental startup Airbnb Inc plans to get itself listed on the Nasdaq and offer an initial public offering…. Read More ›
2020 Profit Forecast Raised By Sony After Record Q2 Performance
After reporting a record profit for its second quarter, Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp raised its annual profit outlook. The company’s performance as driven by its gaming business which continued to capture “nesting” demand just ahead of the next month… Read More ›
Vietnam signs $2.8 billion LNG deal with AES Corp: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated, AES Corp will sign a deal with PetroVietnam Gas to develop a $2.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal as well as a power plant in Vietnam. “Vietnam has given the… Read More ›
AMD To Acquire Chip Maker Xilinx In A $35 Billion Deal, Targets Data Center Business
The battle between semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) and Intel Corp in the data center chip market just got more intense with AMD agreeing purchase Xilinx Inc in a $35 billion all-stock deal, AMD said on Tuesday. After… Read More ›