Tag: NYSE:BABA
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Crypto this Thursday: Alibaba Cloud creates Metaverse Launchpad, El Salvador zeroes taxes on tech Innovations, and more
Alibaba Cloud builds Metaverse Launchpad into Avalanche Alibaba’s cloud division (NYSE:BABA) has launched a launch pad called Cloudverse for companies to deploy metaverses on the Avalanche blockchain. Avalanche will provide the technology to build the metaverse spaces, while Alibaba Cloud will provide the compute and storage. The platform is designed to provide an end-to-end platform for companies…
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Wednesday’s Wall Street Highlights: Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Chipotle, Coinbase and more
Main subjects of the day US stock futures rose on Wednesday morning as Big Tech earnings began to roll in, starting with earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft. By 8:09 AM, Dow Jones futures were up 0.10%, while S&P 500 futures were up 0.09% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.76%. In regular Tuesday trading, major indexes tumbled as First Republic…
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Apple’s Production Shift to India, Decline in Customer Deposits, Investors Reluctant towards Risky Debt
European Equities and Inflation Data European equities rose along with US equity futures on Thursday as investors analyzed inflation data and comments from policymakers to determine the future direction of global central bank rate hikes. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index (STOXX:SSXP) posted a modest gain after a member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council…
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Rising Global Government Debt, UK Economy Stagnant in February, Uncertainty Fed’s Next Moves
Rising Global Government Debt The IMF projects that global general government debt, including borrowing by central and local governments and government-owned institutions, will reach 93.3% of global GDP this year and gradually rise to 99.6% by 2028. In 2018, the debt-to-GDP ratio was 82.8%, and it reached a recent peak of 99.7% in 2020. The…
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Bitcoin Surpasses $30,000 Milestone, Banks to Reveal Significant Withdrawals
US Stocks Rebound After Easter After a dip at the opening, US stocks rebounded as markets reopened from the Easter weekend. Investors were cautious about potential interest rate rises from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) closed slightly higher, while the Nasdaq Composite ended the day flat after an early drop. Bitcoin Surpasses $30,000…
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Meta May Ban Political Ads, Real Estate Valuations Plummet
European Stocks Rally European stocks rose, following a rally on Wall Street that saw the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rise to a bull market, as investors bet that interest rates have peaked and bank instability will ease. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was led by technology, real estate, and retail shares, with Hennes & Mauritz AB…
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Apple’s Buy Now Pay Later, FTX Founder Bribery Charge, UBS Appoints Sergio Ermotti
Adidas Objects to BLM Adidas (XETRA:ADS) lawyers have asked America’s trademark regulators to reject the logo submitted by Black Lives Matter, an anti-racist foundation, citing that BLM’s design, three yellow stripes, could easily be mistaken for Adidas’ famous motif. The German sportswear giant has previously admitted to having too few black staff members, following employee…
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Market News: Banking Sector Rebounds, Alibaba to Restructure, Multinationals Worry EU
Banking Sector Rebounds Investors realized that regional lenders are in better condition than initially feared following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Bank shares rallied on Monday and U.S. Treasury prices fell after First Citizens Bancshares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) reached a deal to buy large pieces of Silicon Valley Bank (NYSE:SVB). Analysts are increasingly confident that the…
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Market News: First Citizens Bank to Purchase SVB, Chairman of SBN Resigns, Accenture to Cut 19,000 Jobs
Record Inflow into US MMFs So far this year, more than $286bn has flowed into US money market funds, the biggest inflow since the Covid-19 crisis. The collapse of two regional US banks and the rescue of Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) by banks has raised concerns about the safety of bank deposits. Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan…