Tag: “Sector”

Blink Charging Co.  said Tuesday it’s expanding its electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Latin America, building out the more than 2,100 charges across eight countries it has already installed.

China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group said on Tuesday second-quarter revenue rose 5.5% from a year ago, driven by growth in paying users on its Spotify-like music streaming platform and a recovery in the advertising market.

Home Depot topped earnings expectations on Tuesday, but posted a 2% year-over-year sales decline as customers remained wary of big purchases and major projects.

A Fitch Ratings analyst warned that the U.S. banking industry has inched closer to another source of turbulence — the risk of sweeping rating downgrades on dozens of U.S. banks that could even include the likes of JPMorgan Chase. 

British supermarket Marks and Spencer  said on Tuesday it expected profit growth for the year 2022-2023, with interim results likely to significantly improve against previous expectations.

Tesla rolled out cheaper versions of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the U.S. as competition in the electric vehicle space continues to ramp up.

Berkshire Hathaway took new equity positions in home-building, notably industry leader D.R. Horton , while reducing its stake in General Motors  and eliminating a holding in McKesson , according to a 13-F regulatory filing released late Monday.

Intel and Synopsys announced on Monday that the two companies have agreed to expand a strategic partnership in which Intel’s foundry customers will be able to license intellectual property from Synopsys.

Technology firm Sea Ltd missed estimates for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as consumers held back spending on Internet and discretionary services, sending its U.S.-listed shares down 12% in trading before the bell.

Στο «κάδρο» ξαναβάζει το ενεργειακό επιτελείο της κυβέρνησης τη φορολόγηση τυχόν υπερεσόδων που έχουν αποκομίσει οι προμηθευτές ρεύματος από τον Αύγουστο του 2022, οπότε είχε ξεκινήσει η εφαρμογή των έκτακτων μέτρων στην ενεργειακή αγορά με την ανακοίνωση κάθε 20 του μηνός των χρεώσεων της κιλοβατώρας (ονομαστική χρέωση) που θα ισχύει τον επόμενο μήνα.

Συνολικά 22.044 αυτοκίνητα (καινούργια ή μεταχειρισμένα εξωτερικού) κυκλοφόρησαν για πρώτη φορά τον Ιούλιο, καταγράφοντας αύξηση 7,8% σε σχέση με τον αντίστοιχο περυσινό μήνα, σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία που ανακοίνωσε σήμερα η Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή.

Καμία απολύτως σκέψη για έκτακτο φόρο στις τράπεζες και η κυβέρνηση δεν ασχολείται με τέτοια ζητήματα τη στιγμή που εκκινεί η διαδικασία αποκρατικοποίησης των τραπεζών, σχολιάζουν με νόημα κορυφαίες πηγές τόσο κοντά στον πρωθυπουργό, όσο και στο υπουργείο Οικονομικών, στον αρμόδιο υπουργό κ. Κωστή Χατζηδάκη.

Shares of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk soared on Tuesday, after late-stage trial data showed that its obesity drug Wegovy reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks or strokes by 20%, compared with a placebo.

Eli Lilly stock was flying on Tuesday after the drugmaker recorded quarterly profit and revenue well ahead of Wall Street’s expectations. Sales of obesity drugs are delivering the goods.

Italian banking shares took a beating on Tuesday morning after Italy’s cabinet approved a 40% windfall tax on lenders’ “excess” profits in 2023.

The streaming wars are no longer just about subscriber growth. Paramount Global added just 700,000 subscribers in the second quarter, compared to 4.1 million in the first quarter.

Merck on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue that topped expectations on strong sales of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and HPV vaccine Gardasil.

Caterpillar CAT +1.82% crushed Wall Street’s earnings estimates for the second quarter but the stock wasn’t doing much in early trading. Investors weren’t worried about this quarter. They are worried about the economic cycle.

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Nomura Holdings Inc (8604.T) on Tuesday reported a jump in first-quarter net profit as a strong Japanese stock market helped the country’s biggest brokerage and investment bank attract money from global investors.

Pfizer on Tuesday reported second-quarter adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations, but posted revenue that came under estimates due to a steep drop in Covid product sales.