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Alphabet's Strong Quarter Sees 14% Stock Jump

Alphabet's Strong Quarter Sees 14% Stock Jump

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1 day ago

Alphabet Inc.'s shares surged 14% after publishing an impressive first-quarter earnings report that exceeded Wall Street expectations. The tech giant announced a robust revenue increase of 15% year over year, reaching $80.54 billion, compared to the...

Meta Stock Plunges as Company Promises AI Splurge

Meta Stock Plunges as Company Promises AI Splurge

Stocks news
1 day ago

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, saw a major drop in its stock value, plummeting by approximately 13% in premarket trading. This sharp decrease posed a threat to reduce its market value by nearly $163 billion. Despi...

TikTok's Looming Sale Promises Global Tech Divide

TikTok's Looming Sale Promises Global Tech Divide

Stocks news
2 days ago

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, is currently facing a critical moment in its existence. The U.S. government is mandating its sale to avoid a nationwide ban. With 170 million users in the U.S. alone, the outcome of this situation could...

Huawei's Revival in China Poses a Challenge to Apple

Huawei's Revival in China Poses a Challenge to Apple

Economy news
3 days ago

In a significant development in China's smartphone market, Huawei is rapidly regaining its position and is now close to overtaking Apple in its home market. In Q1, Huawei witnessed an impressive 70% surge in smartphone sales, while Apple faced a...

US Dollar Strengthens Against Peer Currencies

US Dollar Strengthens Against Peer Currencies

FOREX news
4 days ago

The US dollar has grown stronger in recent weeks, showing off the robustness of the American economy. The US dollar index, a measure of the greenback against peer currencies, recently reached 106.26, marking its highest point since early November.&nb...

Binance Gets Green Light from Dubai Amid Legal Challenges

Binance Gets Green Light from Dubai Amid Legal Challenges

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has been granted a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). This development allows Binance’s Dubai unit, BinanceFZE, to expand its service offerin...

Huawei Returns to Challenge Apple’s Dominance in China

Huawei Returns to Challenge Apple’s Dominance in China

Stocks news
1 week ago

Huawei, the Chinese technology giant, has launched its new Pura 70 series of smartphones, a major step in its bid to reclaim market dominance in China and ramp up competition with Apple. This move follows Huawei's strategic release of the Mate 6...

ECB May Cut Rates Before the Fed

ECB May Cut Rates Before the Fed

Economy news
1 week ago

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has said that the ECB may reduce interest rates regardless of the US Federal Reserve's actions. She made these comments during a discussion at the International Monetary Fund's spring m...

China's 2024 Economic Growth Off To a Hot Start

China's 2024 Economic Growth Off To a Hot Start

Economy news
1 week ago

China's economy showed a robust performance in Q1 2024, with a year-on-year GDP growth of 5.3%, surpassing the predicted 4.6% growth, and marking an improvement from the previous quarter's 5.2% growth. This early-year surge was primarily fueled...

Singapore's Economy Falls Short of Q1 Expectations

Singapore's Economy Falls Short of Q1 Expectations

Economy news
1 week ago

In the first quarter of the year, Singapore's economic growth was 2.7% compared to the same period last year. This was below the initial forecast of 3.0% growth. Although this performance was slightly better than the previous quarter, it was still le...

European Central Bank Could Start Cutting Rates

European Central Bank Could Start Cutting Rates

Economy news
2 weeks ago

The European Central Bank (ECB) has hinted at easing monetary policy in the near future, signaling a potential reduction in interest rates despite the uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve's actions in the United States. Maintaining intere...

Bitcoin Halving 2024 Brings More Questions Than Answers

Bitcoin Halving 2024 Brings More Questions Than Answers

Stocks news
2 weeks ago

The Bitcoin community is poised for the 2024 halving, a technical event that drastically reduces the cryptocurrency's supply by halving the mining rewards every four years, significantly impacting its market value. Unlike prior halvings, which w...

Copper Prices Surge, Promise Bull Market

Copper Prices Surge, Promise Bull Market

Economy news
2 weeks ago

Copper prices have surged to unprecedented levels, with May delivery prices reaching $4.323 per pound in New York. This surge, which follows a peak in June 2022, is a continuation of a robust upward trend. The momentum was further demonstrated, with...

South Korea Commits $7 Billion to AI Chipmaking

South Korea Commits $7 Billion to AI Chipmaking

Economy news
2 weeks ago

As part of efforts to retain a leading global position in cutting-edge semiconductor chips, South Korea has announced a comprehensive investment plan amounting to $7 billion dedicated to artificial intelligence technologies by 2027. This ambitio...

Gold Could Be Heading for a Setback After Market Highs

Gold Could Be Heading for a Setback After Market Highs

Economy news
2 weeks ago

Gold prices have surged to new heights, with spot gold reaching $2,342 per ounce and peaking at $2,353, driven by strong U.S. economic data and ongoing geopolitical tensions. This continued uptrend comes as the precious metal is increasingly seen as...

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