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Apple Results Hit By Supply Chain Issues Hit Apple’s Results

Apple Inc's supply chain troubles cost the firm $6 billion in sales in the fiscal fourth quarter, missing Wall Street projections, and CEO Tim Cook predicted the impact will be considerably worse during the current Christmas sales season.   On Thursday, Cook said that the quarter ended...

Highest Profit In Eight Years Reported By Chevron Driven By Increasing Oil And Gas Prices

Its biggest quarterly profits in the last eight years were posted by the oil and gas major Chevron Corp posted on Friday, driven by increasing prices for oil and gas prices and a rebound in demand for motor fuel that helped to inflate the company’s that refining margins.   The strong...

A Boom For Tesla In Singapore As It Gobbles Up Rivals’ Market Share

Tesla Inc is having a good run in rich Singapore where it is witnessing a surge in sales while taking over market share from its rivals.   Car registration is strictly regulated in Singapore to address the issues of high traffic and pollution in the city-state.   The Tesla Model 3...

Volkswagen’s Third Quarter Earnings Falls Short Of Expectation Because Of Chip Crunch

A scarcity of computer chips globally forced the world's second-largest automaker Volkswagen to announce lower than expected operating profit for the third quarter while also lowering down its forecast for delivery of its vehicles as well as its estimates for sales.   The company also warned...

Ford And GM Walking Tight Rope To Balance High Prices And Supply Chain Pressure

In order to compensate for the pain inflicted by supply chain bottlenecks, Detroit automakers Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co taking benefited from the voracious appetite and demand for trucks and SUVs from American consumers.   However, the production disruptions caused by the shortage...

Twitter Manages To Shield Its Revenue From Apple Privacy Changes

Twitter Inc was apparently able to dodge the effects of Apple Inc's privacy rules on advertising, which hampered its competitors, as it reported a 37 per cent hike in its quarterly revenue. That sent its stocks up by 3 per cent.   In order to meet its aim of tripling annual revenue by 2023,...

Microsoft Reports Growth In Its Cloud Business But Warns Of Continued Supply Woes For Xbox

Global supply chain issues will continue to plague critically important business divisions of Microsoft Corp like those that manufacture its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles, warned the company even while anticipating a solid end to the calendar year driven by its burgeoning cloud business....

Work-From-Home Boom Helps Growth In Logitech’s Quarterly Sales

Computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA reported a continued increase in demand for its products primarily from customers hunkered at home either working or studying resulting in the company registering growth in sales for its second quarter.    There was a 4 per cent rise...

With Its Ad Business Slowing, Facebook Invests Billions In Metaverse

Social media company Facebook Inc will now begin making public financial performance of the augmented and virtual reality labs of the company, the company said on Monday. The company invests billions in its plans for these labs to develop the "metaverse."   The company also said that...

Supply Chain Issues Would Be Stabilized This Quarter, Hopes Daimler CEO

The German auto-making giant Daimler AG expects to stabilize its supply chain for semiconductor chips during this current quarter, said the company’s Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius.   However, the company also anticipates that it would not be until 2023 that the global auto industry will see...

China's Evergrande Avoids A Debt Default While Indicating Business Focus Shift

According to reports quoting sources with information, China Evergrande Group has apparently managed to have avoided a default with a last-minute bond coupon payment, giving it another week to deal with a debt crisis hanging over the second-largest economy of the world.   In the future, it...

US FDA Approves Roche's Implant For Chronic Eye Disorder

The United States Food and Drug Administration granted permission to Roche Holding AG for its eye implant used for treating a chronic disease that causes impaired vision. This will now provide patients with an alternative of having to take monthly eye injections under the currently available...
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