The company described the issue as relating to certain deficiencies that it has identified and that it regards as being a “material weakness” relating to its internal controls in terms of financial reporting matters. These reported deficiencies are around IT controls, and it confirmed that it’s working on it so that the annual report can…
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ABC News reported that Meta entered into agreements with Australian media agents after this country introduced the News Media Bargaining Code. This law requires big tech companies to pay for the news they display on their sites. Don’t miss out the latest news, subscribe to LeapRate’s newsletter Worth millions of dollars, these deals are due…
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Apple is believed to have had 2,000 employees working on the EV project at its height, but has never officially confirmed how far it has got with it. It has now been reported that Apple is still years away from producing a car, which has led to the firm pulling the plug to concentrate on…
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The ride-hailing organisation’s financial results, however, improved with Khosrowshahi at the helm. Before joining Uber, he headed Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE) and reportedly received the most lucrative salary package in the S&P 500. Khosrowshahi joined Uber in 2017. Based on information from the Financial Times, Uber indicated in a recent filing that its CEO met…
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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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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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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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