Amazon building
April 12, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Amazon To Continue Cutting Costs Despite Investments In AI

The firm recently faced economic challenges that tripped up its growth. In 2022, Amazon axed more than 27,000 jobs, the largest in the company’s history. These organisational moves are ongoing, and in 2024, the company trimmed its cloud computing, Prime Video, and Twitch segments. Jassy, who took over when Jeff Bezos stepped down in 2021,…

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FCA reports
April 12, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Link Funds Solutions’ Failures Listed By The FCA

The investigation covered the period between 31 July 2018 and 3 June 2019, which was the period when the fund was suspended due to liquidity issues. During that time, LFS didn’t manage the liquidity of the fund. This is necessary so that investments can be turned into cash and investors can access their funds quickly.…

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April 11, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

ACCC Welcomes New Merger Rules In Australia

These new rules will align the country’s merger practices with those of developed economies.   Coming into effect on 1 January 2026, these regulations aim to identify and prevent anti-competitive deals. Gina Cass-Gottlieb, the chairperson of ACCC, said: We welcome the Treasurer’s announcement today that the government will move to strengthen Australia’s merger laws, which…

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April 11, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Sierra Space Plans Possible IPO To Boost ‘Space Economy’

The private aerospace company divulged its intention when discussing the maiden flight of its spaceplane and the escalation of its satellite footprint. According to a CNBC Manifest Space interview with Sierra Space’s CEO Tom Vice, the Eclipse satellite initiative will handle missions in the low-earth and cis-lunar orbits. Yahoo Finance reported that the company wants…

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Alibaba
April 11, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Jack Ma Statement Boosts Alibaba Shares

CNBC reported that this public address to Alibaba employees was the second in recent months. In an attempt to restore the Chinese technology mammoth to its former glory, the company made unprecedented organisational changes. In an internal memorandum to the firm’s employees, Ma reportedly wrote: Over the past year, amid external and internal doubt and…

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S&P 500
April 10, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

S&P 500 Gets Its Highest Stock Forecast So Far This Year

This is the highest mark so far and, according to Yahoo Finance, reflects an estimated 6% jump from the opening benchmark mean on Monday, 8 April 2024. In a note to clients, Harvey postulated that investors are overlooking the possibility of stock valuations that are too high in the present market clime. This keeps current…

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Moderna vaccine
April 10, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Moderna Jumps 6% On Vaccine News

MRNA shares rose as high as 9% during the day, continuing their recent steady climb. This was enough for MRNA to lead the S&P 500’s list of top movers on Tuesday. The company presented details at the annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting on Monday. Here, it revealed interesting data on the use of…

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AI
April 10, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

AI Application and Implementation Tripping Over US State-based Hurdles

That hamstrings businesses wishing to maximise AI technologies and innovations internationally and across local borders. Yahoo Finance reports that in Utah, for instance, legislators are pondering whether select companies should disclose non-human interaction with customers. Connecticut lawmakers are considering regulations for lesser transparency regarding so-called "high-risk" AI applications. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe…

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Atos building
April 09, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Atos Needs €1bn Under New Plan

This figure was reported following a private meeting on Monday with the firm’s creditors and bondholders, which was widely reported in the media. Atos currently owes €2.4bn of debt that’s due for repayment in 2025. However, some sources suggest that the overall debt could be almost double that amount. It isn’t clear who will provide…

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April 09, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Lotus Technology’s Luxury EVs Boost Quarterly Revenue

The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker recorded Q4 earnings of $361m for a 92% quarter-on-quarter spike. It contributed this financial performance to its “asset-light business model” that boosted battery electric vehicle (BEV) production and sales. This revenue performance follows on the heels of the Lotus Tech IPO on 23 February 2024, less than two months…

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