Compared with the company’s recent expansion, this move seems like a sudden and contradictory shift. Getir’s business spiked during the pandemic years and caught the attention of prominent investors. According to Reuters, the company was valued at roughly $12bn approximately two years ago. Following its success, Getir expanded its footprint in Western Europe and New…
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This share movement follows co-founder and CEO Elon Musk’s visit to China. The leading electric vehicle (EV) maker announced on Sunday, 28 April 2024 that it had met the country’s data security provisions and that the government had removed restrictions on its vehicles. In its latest financial report, Tesla indicated an 8% year-over-year decline in…
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At the time of reporting, the currency has retained its strong footing and, in the European session, traded 0.24% up against the US dollar (USD) at 0.6534. Economists attributed this robust performance to the country’s Q1 Producer Price Index (PPI) data, which reflected a year-on-year growth of 4.3% and outstripped the predicted 2.6%. PPI for…
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According to CNBC, those close to the matter indicated that Bakish would not be attending the company’s quarterly earnings call scheduled for Monday. Instead, the international media and entertainment giant will rely on its segment heads to handle the event. The firm is currently in talks with Skydance Media, a private outfit, about a possible…
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The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) said that during Q1 2024, US GDP grew by 1.6% according to the ‘advance’ estimate. The BEA stated: In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent. The increase in the first quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and housing investment that were partly offset…
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The Telegraph reported that the clampdown on the sale and ownership of combustion engines may force Stellantis to cease operations in Britain. According to the Telegraph, Carlos Tavares, the chief executive officer of Stellantis, indicated that a law curbing petrol car sales will compel manufacturers to either sell vehicles at a loss, limit the amount…
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Economists attributed this positive performance to the biotechnological company’s cost-cutting drive and an uptake in sales of its newly-launched Alzheimer’s drug, LEQEMBI. Analysts predicted that the sales of this treatment would be between $13mn and $30mn. Biogen’s Q1 sales of LEQEMBI, as noted by its Japanese partner, Eisai Co., Ltd. (4523.T), were $19mn. Don’t miss…
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This is the weakest JPY/USD performance since the mid-1990s. All eyes are now on the Bank of Japan (BOJ) as the markets expect some intervention from this monetary policymaker to bolster the yen. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter This currency’s weakness sparked market angst as the Japanese finance minister, Shunichi…
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According to a Bloomberg report, SEBI acted against a pair of foreign portfolio investment firms. The first allegedly engaged in shorting shares of Gautam Adani’s companies after it became aware of the publication of a short-seller report from Hindenburg Research, based in the US. When this report came to light in January 2023, it decreased…
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A year ago, the euro was 1.100 to the US dollar. Analysts believe that a lower-than-expected value of the Hamburg Commercial Bank’s (HCOB) manufacturing PMI contributed to the feebler euro performance. The HCOB manufacturing PMI missed estimates and came in at 45.6, a decline from March 2024’s 46.5. The latest indicators also fell short of…
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