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Netflix slips as move to end sharing subscriber count raises growth doubts

Reuters | April 19, 2024

By Roshan Abraham and Harshita Mary Varghese (Reuters) -Netflix shares fell on Friday as its plan to stop sharing subscriber numbers from 2025 stoked growth worries, with analysts warning that rivals may follow the step by scrapping the key metric on the streaming industry’s health. Subscriber additions have long been watched by investors and Wall […]

Biden pushes higher Chinese metals tariffs in ‘Steel City’ Pittsburgh

Reuters | April 17, 2024

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and David Lawder WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for sharply higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing state of Pennsylvania, at the risk of angering Beijing. As he campaigned for reelection in the […]

US homebuilding retreats; manufacturing turning the corner

Reuters | April 16, 2024

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family homebuilding tumbled in March, and while new construction remains underpinned by a severe shortage of previously owned houses for sale, a resurgence in mortgage rates is pushing potential buyers to the sidelines. The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday also showed permits for future construction of […]

Dollar jumps, yen weakest since 1990 after strong U.S. retail sales

Reuters | April 15, 2024

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar reached its highest since early November against a basket of currencies on Monday and sent the yen to its lowest level since 1990, after U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in March. Retail sales rose 0.7% last month and data for February was revised higher to […]

Citi profit falls on severance costs from reorganization while stock slides

Reuters | April 12, 2024

By Manya Saini and Tatiana Bautzer (Reuters) -Citigroup’s first-quarter profit fell 27% as the bank took charges related to its reorganization, although it beat expectations as revenues grew in key divisions. The bank’s shares were volatile, wiping out an earlier gain to slide 2% while other bank stocks also weakened. Citi’s net income fell to […]

Amazon adds AI expert Andrew Ng to board as GenAI race heats up

Reuters | April 11, 2024

(Reuters) -Amazon.com on Thursday added Andrew Ng, the computer scientist who led artificial intelligence projects at Alphabet’s Google and China’s Baidu, to its board amid rising competition among Big Techs to add users for their GenAI products. Amazon’s cloud unit is facing pressure from Microsoft’s early pact with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and integration of its technology […]

Goldman Sachs Lifts China 2024 Growth Forecast To 5.0%

Reuters | April 10, 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs has raised its forecasts for China’s year-on-year economic growth for the first quarter and the full year of 2024 due to the country’s manufacturing strength, the investment bank said in a note on Wednesday. It raised its forecast for China’s year-on-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year to 5.0% from […]

EV maker Lucid beats first-quarter delivery estimates as price cuts boost demand

Reuters | April 9, 2024

By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Lucid reported first-quarter deliveries above market expectations on Tuesday as price cuts helped boost demand for its luxury electric sedans, sending its shares up about 3%. The electric-vehicle startup handed over 1,967 vehicles in the first quarter, compared with estimates of 1,745, according to eight analysts polled by Visible Alpha. Lucid […]

Tradeweb to buy investment tech firm ICD for $785 million

Reuters | April 8, 2024

By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Rates and credit trading platform Tradeweb Markets will buy investment technology firm Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) for $785 million, it said on Monday, as it seeks to boost its appeal to corporate treasury professionals. Corporate treasury teams manage the liquidity and other financial risks at large companies. They are also tasked […]

Trader Turns $15K Into $5.5M With BRETT

Ivan Crnogatic | April 5, 2024

Pseudonymous cryptocurrency trader Crash shared an update on his position in meme coin Brett (CRYPTO: BRETT), vowing he would become the first person on X to publicly turn $15,000 into $50 million. What Happened: The self-proclaimed “greatest predictor” publicly bought into the meme coin at a valuation of $1.6 million on Feb. 27. At the […]

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