The organisation’s annual revenue of $59.38bn came in just under the Wall Street predictions of $60.52bn. Impacted by its beer sales, which declined by 3.6%, Q4 volumes dropped by 2.6%. US results suffered as the company continues to struggle under the yoke of the marketing ploy involving transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. Monday, 4 March 2024…
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Filings from earlier this week revealed that the job cuts would affect 239 staff members from its primary banking division, 44 from its broker-dealer segment, and three from its technology department. In January, Citigroup announced plans to eliminate 20,000 jobs over the forthcoming two years, a decision that came in the wake of what it…
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The complaint, brought forward by the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, Inclusive Development International (IDI), Recourse, and BankTrack, alleges that Standard Chartered's financial activities have infringed upon the rights of the local populations. They urge the bank to compensate those impacted and enhance its governance policies related to such matters. The communities in question have…
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The S&P 500 gained its last 1,000 points steadily over a couple of years. It finally broke the 5,000 barrier earlier this month after a streak of winning weeks among signs of inflation easing and a few excellent earnings reports by major companies. This has led to speculation about how long it may be until…
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On Monday, 26 February 2024, Microsoft announced it had struck a multi-year deal with Mistral AI. The US tech titan invested $16m in the French company to introduce its specific AI protocols through the Azure cloud computing platform. In its press statement, Microsoft wrote: This partnership with Microsoft enables Mistral AI with access to Azure's…
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Ever Credit Limited, a division of Kingboard Holdings (0148.HK), lodged the filing against Country Gardens with the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The hearing has been scheduled for 17 May 2024. Economists believe that the petition will renew doubts about the debt management capabilities and liquidity of China’s property sector. This…
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The financial strain on Canadian families has intensified with rising interest rates and living costs following the Bank of Canada's inflation-targeting rate hikes. This situation has raised concerns about significant credit losses and stunted loan expansion, prompting banks to allocate C$3.54 billion in reserves last year. Nonetheless, these higher interest rates have also increased banks'…
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With predicted revenue for Q1 listed at $1.13bn, these positive results led to a surge in the ZM share price on the Nasdaq, taking the market cap to $20.76bn in the process. As part of the results announcement, ZM also confirmed that it will be buying back up to $1.5bn of its shares. While the…
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Companies such as Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) saw their respective share prices soar after successes with drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. This spurred smaller organisations, such as Viking, to test the anti-obesity market. Based on CNBC data, the obesity drug sector could total a value of roughly $100bn…
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The world’s largest cryptocurrency, which currently has a market value of just over $1tn, ended Tuesday trading at $57,071. From the start of February, bitcoin gained 32%, putting it on track for its most significant monthly gain since January 2023. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter Rallies exceeding 10% were influenced…
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