Technology
5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Tech pressures Wall Street premarket; data shows inflation still high Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 28, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. Amazon falls on ugly forecast and slowest growth since dot-com bust Andy Jassy, CEO […]
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The market just posted an unhealthy AOL-Time Warner bubble comparison
A Teladoc rolling telehealth cart that allows physicians to meet with their patients remotely, on October 8, 2021. Newsday Llc | Newsday | Getty Images This week’s earnings details have included some big-name reckonings with the value of high-growth, high-tech — and high-risk — companies. Ford and Amazon writing down stakes in electric vehicle maker […]
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Cathie Wood bought more than $20 million worth of Teladoc as stock tanked Thursday
Ark Invest added shares of Teladoc in four different funds during a sharp decline for the stock on Thursday. Source
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TikTok looms large in tech earnings reports as digital ad giants struggle to keep up
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images As the heart of tech earnings season wraps up, one persistent theme has been weakness in the digital ad market. The war in Ukraine, rising inflation, Apple’s privacy changes and an overall pullback in ad spending help explain why Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter all reported disappointing revenue […]
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Airbnb CEO says staff can ‘live and work anywhere’
Brian Chesky, CEO and Co-founder of Airbnb Mike Segar | Reuters Home-sharing platform Airbnb announced that it is planning to let its employees live and work wherever they want as other firms start to look beyond the coronavirus pandemic and bring staff back to the office. Brian Chesky, the company’s CEO and co-founder, revealed the […]
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Apple’s big quarter shows that smartphones aren’t getting hit by weakening macroeconomic conditions
The results suggest that the premium smartphone market could be resilient if macroeconomic conditions deteriorate and consumers start watching their expenses. Source
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Singapore start-up Nium seeks up to $400 million in deals to take on Europe’s crowded fintech market
Europe’s fintech sector is fiercely competitive, with privately-held start-ups worth tens of billions of dollars vying to steal market share from incumbent banks. Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images LONDON — Nium, a $2 billion digital payments start-up based out of Singapore, has big plans for its European business. The company, whose software helps […]
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Is the SPAC boom over? Deals in Singapore and Hong Kong appear to be fizzling out
It’s been a slow and cautious start for SPACs that launched in Hong Kong and Singapore in recent months. George Rose | Getty Images, Reuters It’s been a slow and cautious start for SPACs that launched in Hong Kong and Singapore in recent months — in stark contrast to last year’s SPAC boom in the […]
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Amazon’s cloud business grows almost 37%, but slows from last quarter
Amazon’s cloud unit grew 36.5% year over year in the first quarter, a bit faster than analysts projected. But Amazon shares were down about 9% in after-hours trading, as investors focused on the e-commerce giant’s $3.8 billion overall net loss. The cloud business results point to lighter but still brisk demand for computing, storage and […]
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Intel beats but offers disappointing guidance
Intel shares fell 4% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker issued a lower-than-expected forecast for its fiscal second quarter. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 87 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 81 cents as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $18.35 billion, vs. $18.31 billion as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. […]
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