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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The company’s better-than-expected results were said to be linked to increased credit card spending in the US, where Visa obtains over 40% of its overall global revenue. Adjusted net income for the quarter climbed by 17% to $5.1bn, working out as $2.51 per share. This was $0.07 better than the average analyst prediction. Don’t miss…
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This comes after earlier price cuts in the US in the wake of tougher competition, especially since BYD, the Chinese EV maker, overtook Tesla as the foremost EV company globally. Earlier this month, the company’s Q1 financials reflected a drop in global vehicle deliveries – the first in approximately four years. Elon Musk, Tesla’s co-founder…
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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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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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This offer comes after Hipgnosis – a London-listed music rights investment firm – accepted Concord’s proposal. The latest Blackstone tender is the fourth augmented bid and was made on Saturday, 20 April 2024. It reportedly outstrips the Concord offer by about 7%. The latter proposed a takeover price of $1.16, which Blackstone countered with an…
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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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According to a press release on Friday, 19 April 2024, the financial watchdog’s board claims that CIF transgressed numerous regulations in the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017. The decision follows an investigation conducted in September 2022. A breakdown of this fine includes €80,000 for not having adequate policies and procedures…
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This was confirmed with the news that the company, which runs the world’s biggest crypto exchange, has received a licence to operate as a full virtual-asset services provider (VASP). The licence has been issued by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The regulatory process goes through four stages in Dubai, with Binance entering the third…
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