Category: Forex

June 11, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Apple Moves into the AI Space with New Tool

It is an entirely new AI-powered tool that will run across the Apple systems to provide a personal approach for each user. Apple will also be integrating ChatGPT into its iPhones and other devices, but it’s not yet clear how this will work or when it will be rolled out. Apple Intelligence will help users…

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June 10, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Billionaire Issa Brothers Break Up Their Asda Holdings

This will lead to TDR gaining control of the third-biggest supermarket in the UK as it now holds 67.5% of the ASDA shares. Mohsin will retain his 22.5% stake and Walmart will still own 10% of the company. The brothers made their fortune from founding and then building up the EG Group petrol forecourts business…

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June 10, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Volvo Moving EV Production to Belgium to Dodge Import Tariffs

According to reports, the Swedish automobile maker contemplated stopping its Chinese-manufactured EX30 and EX90 EV sales in Europe should the rumoured EU tariffs be realised. Relocating EV production to Belgium would negate this move. Reuters indicated that the company “insisted” that it was no longer considering the suspension of sales. The European Commission, the European…

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June 07, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Expected ECB Rate Cuts Drive Global Stocks And Euro Uptick

Reuters indicated that the pan-European STOXX 600 climbed by 0.8% and the MSCI All World Country Index steadily approached a high during Thursday’s trading. This comes after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both achieved new records in the wake of Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) overtaking Apple Inc. (AAPL) as the second most valuable tech giant worldwide.…

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June 07, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Aramco’s $12bn Stock Sale Attracts Global Investor Attention

Based on a Bloomberg report, this would be the “biggest such deal globally in three years”. Unnamed sources indicated that the Saudi government is aiming to sell approximately 1.55 billion Aramco shares at roughly $7.27 (27.25 SR) each – constituting a 6% discount based on the stock’s closing price prior to this announcement. Hours after…

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June 07, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Amazon Facing UK Court Action

The claim they’re making is for damages reaching £1.1bn. The group is being represented in the court action by the British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA), which states that this is the biggest example in the history of collective legal action involving British retailers. The claim is to be filed on Friday at a tribunal in…

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June 06, 2024 BY Robert Bell

McDonald’s Loses Court Battle Over Big Mac Name

The story began in 2015, when Supermac executives made their first move to register the chain’s name in the EU, with the idea of expanding from Ireland into mainland Europe. The American fast-food chain opposed this idea, claiming it would confuse consumers as the name is too similar to Big Macs. While MCD had the…

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June 06, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

BlackRock and Citadel To Support Local Texas Stock Exchange

This proposed exchange will offer a platform for the listing and trading of US equities and exchange-traded assets. TXSE’s founder and CEO, James Lee, indicated the Dallas-based group raised $120m through more than 24 investors, which included Blackrock, Citadel, and other noted business individuals. In a LinkedIn statement, he wrote: Texas’s booming economy and the…

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