Category: Market News

March 19, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Adobe loses value as weak sales predicted

The company’s revenue is expected to be between $5.25bn and $5.3bn this quarter, according to a statement released on Thursday. This falls slightly short of the initial projections of $5.31bn. However, profits are expected to exceed predictions, reaching as high as $4.40 per share rather than analysts’ average estimate of $4.38. ADBE has been a…

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March 19, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Multiple Hedge Fund Debuts Lined Up For 2024

Reuters indicated that top-performing traders from investment companies such as Citadel, Lone Pine Capital, and Oaktree Capital Management want to initiate their own ventures. Those in trading circles usually closely follow these moves as investors look for replication and growth values. The newsagent quoted Jon Caplis, PivotalPath’s chief executive officer, who said: Many of these…

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March 18, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Under Armour shares drop with CEO set to move on

Linnartz has been in the role for a little more than a year and has been making significant changes, such as introducing a rewards programme and making high-profile hiring decisions. Analysts are now undecided as to whether the return of Plank is a good thing and whether he will be back for the long term…

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March 18, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

UBS a likely Titanic after Credit Suisse acquisition?

The acquisition turned UBS into a colossus with a current market cap of approximately $102.46bn. Based on Reuters information, its balance sheet totals more than $1.6tn, which is roughly double the Swiss economy. On paper, this financial giant may seem unsinkable, but economists argue that UBS is “too big to save”. The inability of Credit…

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Twitter becomes a contender for buying TikTok
March 15, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

TikTok ban depends on majority stake

At present, ByteDance, a private Chinese company, owns TikTok. On Wednesday, 13 March 2024, the US House of Representatives approved a bilateral bill to cancel the international app if the company does not divest its stake. In a CNBC Squawk Box interview, Mnuchin, who is currently at the helm of Liberty Strategic Capital, said: I…

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Bitcoin
March 15, 2024 BY Robert Bell

MicroStrategy share price climbs as it buys more Bitcoin

Founder Michael Saylor posted on X that the firm made this purchase “using proceeds from convertible notes & excess cash.” He said more institutional investors are considering owning BTC as it gets incorporated into ETFs. Saylor also believes that the halving process to be carried out in April this year will keep demand for the…

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March 14, 2024 BY Robert Bell

2023 saw record amount of corporate dividends paid

The data comes from the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index (JHGDI) report, which is released on a quarterly basis. It confirmed that Microsoft (MSFT) paid the most significant dividend in 2023. Apple (APPL) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) followed the tech giant on the list. Ben Lofthouse, the head of global equity income at Janus Henderson,…

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