Category: Forex

Meta building
April 23, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Meta Looking For Tech Partners To Use Meta Quest

2023 saw Meta’s Reality Labs division lose $16bn, so CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Monday that it will be opening up the system so that other tech companies can make hardware using it. His announcement pointed out that Microsoft, ASUS and Lenovo are among the selected early partners that will be working with Meta on…

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Grindr app
April 23, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Data Protection Lawsuit Puts Grindr in the Legal Spotlight

The users reportedly claim the gay dating app shared personal information, which included HIV statuses, with third parties. Law firm Austen Hays indicated it filed the lawsuit at the London High Court, alleging this could affect thousands of UK users. According to this filing, Austen Hays claims Grindr gave sensitive personal information to third parties…

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Netflix on screen
April 22, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Netflix Suffers Big Fall Despite Positive Results

This disappointing day followed a weak revenue forecast and confirmation that it will stop reporting subscriber numbers next year. Despite this fall, Netflix is still up 14% so far this year following a strong start to 2024. Expectations for the streaming giant’s Q1 results had been climbing recently, as analysts predicted excellent gains. When the…

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Norges Bank
April 19, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Misses Q1 2024 Benchmark

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, one of the largest global investors, announced that its market value had increased to $1.6tn on Thursday, 18 April 2024. The fund further reported that most of its investments (72.1%) consisted of equities, 26% of fixed income, 1.8% of unlisted real estate, and 0.1% of renewable energy infrastructure. It reportedly…

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Lilly building
April 18, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Eli Lilly’s Zepbound a Possible Treatment for Sleep Apnoea

The company markets this drug as Zepbound® in the US and as Mounjaro® in some international markets. These outcomes add to the merits of medicines such as Zepbound and Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) Ozempic in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. Despite supply, cost, and health insurance issues, these drugs remain in high demand worldwide. Lilly…

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Johnson & Johnson
April 17, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Johnson & Johnson Shares Drop After Mixed Results

The share price dropped by more than 2%, while the overall S&P 500 declined by just 0.2% on the same day. JNJ reported sales of $21.38bn in the first quarter of 2024, which represents a 2% increase on a year-on-year basis. The firm’s net income rose by close to 4%, giving a total of $6.58bn,…

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Trump tower
April 16, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Trump Media Continues To Slide Amid Fears

This followed a turbulent week of trading when the parent company of the Truth Social platform lost over 20% in a single day. While each DJT share was valued at over $66.22 in late March, they have now fallen to nearly $27. Analysts have suggested that the dropping price may be linked to the filing…

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