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13 Aug

Singapore’s Sea Tops Profit Estimates on Online Shopping Growth

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Sea Ltd. raised the outlook for its main online retailing arm, signaling the Southeast Asia e-commerce leader is effectively encountering intense competition from the likes of TikTok and Lazada.The value of goods sold by the Shopee division will rise in the “mid-20%” range this year, Sea said TuesdayBloomberg Terminal, rather than the “high teens” pace predicted in March. Singapore-based Sea also posted second-quarter profit and sales that topped analysts’ estimates. Source link lol

12 Aug

Drahi Is Making Good on Pledge to Sell Assets. But to What End?

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Patrick Drahi is in for a pay day after agreeing to sell his stake in BT Group Plc. That may or may not be good news for creditors of Altice.If the billionaire owner of the media giant decides to use the money from the sale of Altice UK’s 24.5% stake in BT to pay down debt, it will come just in time for creditors getting ready for a bruising round of debt talks to limit writedowns. Source link lol

09 Aug

Expedia Warns of Soft Demand Even as It Posts an Earnings Beat

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Expedia Group Inc. posted better-than-expected second-quarter results while warning of “softening” travel demand in the current quarter, leading it to adjust its expectations for the rest of the year. Gross bookings across Expedia’s platforms, which include flight reservations, hotel stays, car rentals activities and vacation rentals, increased 6% to $28.8 billion in the three months ended June 30, the company said Thursday in a statementBloomberg Terminal. Wall Street was expecting $28.6 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Source link lol

09 Aug

Intel Scraps Innovation Expo as Cash-Strapped Company Makes Cuts

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Intel Corp., which is cutting jobs and costs to preserve its shrinking cash pile, postponed an Innovation event that had been scheduled for next month in San Jose, California. The chipmaker plans to focus on other gatherings, such as webinars, hackathons and the Intel AI Summit, in lieu of the Innovation conference, the company said Friday in an emailed statement. Source link lol

09 Aug

China’s SMIC Accelerates Capacity Buildout as Chip War Evolves

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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. is expediting its plans to build more capacity as a US-led multinational campaign is putting more restrictions on China’s access to advanced foreign technologies. “Some of our customers have won new opportunities due to geopolitics-induced changes in the supply chain,” SMIC Co-Chief Executive Officer Zhao Haijun told analysts during a post-earnings call on Friday. “We are growing capacity at a speed faster than originally planned.” Source link lol

09 Aug

Alibaba, Tencent to Provide Snapshot of China’s Economic Landscape

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd. and JD.com Inc. will provide a snapshot of China’s economy and consumer sentiment, as another somber earnings season is expected in the region.The tech giants remain focused on boosting shareholder returns, so more buybacks might be in store when they report, accordingBloomberg Terminal to Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Robert Lea and Jasmine Lyu. Source link lol

09 Aug

AI Stock Rout Has Investors in Asia Mapping Out Next Catalyst

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Debate is raging on whether the AI rally has run its course but for some investors, another drawdown may be a chance to buy.Money managers in Asia are on the hunt for their next purchase even after the region’s tech stocks recorded their steepest ever two-day drop this week, reflecting an unwavering confidence in a trade that has underpinned the upturn in global equities. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are still attractive bets given the long-term prospects for AI remain undimmed, they say. Source link lol

08 Aug

Paramount Takes $6 Billion TV Network Charge, Joins Warner Bros.

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Paramount Global, the parent of Nickelodeon, MTV and other channels, took a second-quarter impairment charge of $5.98 billion on its cable networks, in yet another sign of weakness in the traditional TV industry.The company made the decision after reevaluating the businesses in light of declining profit projections, shifts in the cable-TV subscriber marketplace and the recently agreed-to merger with Skydance Media, according to a statement Thursday. Source link lol

08 Aug

Nvidia Has Lost $900 Billion Even as AI Spending Plans Ramp Up

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On the surface, Nvidia Corp.’s $900 billion selloff since its June record would suggest the artificial intelligence spending boom that propelled it there is cooling. But the undercurrents tell a far less dire story.Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. — together accounting for more than 40% of Nvidia’s revenue — have all said they will keep investing billions into AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, Super Micro Computer Inc. — which makes data center servers used in AI — told investors it expects to generate up to $30 billion in sales over the next year, blowing away analyst expectations.…

08 Aug

Deliveroo Customer Orders Rise as Demand Improves Across Markets

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Deliveroo Plc said the value of customer orders grew in the first half and that earnings for the year will be on the higher end of its forecast after demand rose at the UK food delivery platform.Gross transaction value rose 6% at constant currencies from a year earlier to £3.69 billion ($4.7 billion), the company said in a statement on Thursday. That was in line with the average estimate from analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Source link lol