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Microsoft Surpasses Wall Street Expectations Thanks To Its Investment In AI

Microsoft's shares increased more than 4% in extended trading on Thursday after the firm exceeded Wall Street projections for third-quarter sales and profit. The business attributed its success to the use of artificial intelligence across all of its cloud services.   For the current quarter,...

Google's Parent Company Declares Its First-Ever Dividend; Sales And Profit Exceed Expectations; Shares Rise

With the announcement of Alphabet's first-ever dividend and $70 billion stock purchase on Thursday, investors were ecstatic and the stock shot up about 16% after the bell.   The parent company of Google is making a profit while building billion-dollar data centres in an effort to overtake...

TikTok Divesting Or Ban Bill Passed By US Senate; Biden Will Sign It Into Law

Late on Tuesday, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation that would outlaw TikTok in the country if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, is unable to sell the well-known short video app within the next nine months to a year.   The bill was approved by the US House of...

Tesla Abandons The All-New Model 2 In Favour Of "More Affordable" Vehicles

Using its current platforms and production lines, Tesla announced that it will deliver "new models" by early 2025, retreating from earlier ambitious plans to manufacture an all-new model that was anticipated to cost $25,000.   After months of decline, during which Tesla has faced with tough...

Due To Concerns About Its Growth And Product Strategy, Tesla Is Anticipated To Report A Smaller Profit Margin

Tesla is expected to soon release its lowest gross profit margin in over six years following a wild week that includes significant layoffs, car price reductions, and investor demands for clarification on the company's product strategy.   During the conference call following the results,...

Tesla Lowers Pricing After US Cutbacks In China, Germany, And Other Countries

Due to declining sales and a growing price war for electric vehicles (EVs), particularly with Chinese EVs, Tesla has lowered prices in several of its major countries, including China and Germany, after lowering prices in the US.   The price reductions follow Tesla's announcement this month...

UBS Predicts The Big Six Internet Giants' Profit Momentum Will "Collapse" By 2024

The so-called Big Six technology stocks' profit growth momentum may "collapse" during the upcoming quarters, according to strategists at UBS Global Research, who downgraded the mega-cap firms' rating on Monday.   The "Big 6 TECH+" stocks—Apple, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and...

Slowing EV Growth Forces GM And Ford Rely On Gasoline-Powered Trucks

When U.S. automakers Ford and General Motors release their first-quarter earnings next week, they will both be up against the same obstacle: elucidating to investors the source of future profit growth as EV growth slows.   The past year has seen a downturn in the demand for electric vehicles...

Netflix Will No Longer Release Subscriber Numbers As The Streaming Conflicts Fade

Unexpectedly, Netflix declared that it will no longer be releasing quarterly subscriber figures. This move is interpreted as a signal that years of user gains in the streaming battles are about to come to an end.   The pioneer of streaming video saw a decline in share price after reporting a...

Nissan Lowers Its Projected Yearly Operating Profit By 14.5% Due To Slow Sales

Japan's Nissan Motor cut its forecast for annual operating profit by 14.5% on Friday, citing a decline in car sales that was less than anticipated in addition to other issues.   For the year that concluded in March, Japan's third-largest automaker by volume now projects an operating profit...

TSMC Exceeds Revenue And Profit Projections For The First Quarter Due To Robust Demand For AI Chips

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on Thursday exceeded first-quarter sales and profit projections, mostly attributable to the persistently high demand for sophisticated circuits, especially those utilised in artificial intelligence applications.   As compared to LSEG...

Adam Neumann Offers To Outbid Competitors As WeWork Scrambles To Obtain Capital.

Adam Neumann has stepped up his efforts to take back control of WeWork even as the co-working pioneer scrambles to fund hundreds of millions of dollars to avoid going bankrupt and prevent a sale, according to a Financial Times report citing information from two people familiar with the situation....
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