Economic Growth

Taiwan Turns Less Upbeat on Exports in Lowering Economic Outlook

Taiwan Turns Less Upbeat on Exports in Lowering Economic Outlook

Taiwan revised down its estimate for economic growth in 2024 after three straight upgrades, projecting a smaller increase in exports but remaining optimistic about overseas demand for artificial intelligence-related products.Gross domestic product is set to expand 3.9% this year, down from a previous estimate of 3.94% by the statistics bureau in May, according to a statement on Friday. In the first projection of next year’s growth, it said GDP will grow 3.26%. Source link lol
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Geely, Xpeng, Xiaomi Boosted by Strong Vehicle Sales Amid Threats From EU Tariffs

Geely, Xpeng, Xiaomi Boosted by Strong Vehicle Sales Amid Threats From EU Tariffs

Chinese automakers including Xpeng Inc., Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. and Xiaomi Corp. should all report higher vehicle sales, though challenges remain as competition heats up and the European Union moves ahead with tariffs.The EU is hiking tariffs on EVs made in China by as much as 48%, citing subsidies that harm the bloc’s carmakers that have been struggling to keep up with China’s new generation of green car manufacturers. Chinese EV makers including Geely are responding by working with European partners to bypass tariffs. Source link lol
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Traders Hope Alphabet’s Pixel Event Can Stem $360 Billion Rout

Traders Hope Alphabet’s Pixel Event Can Stem $360 Billion Rout

Alphabet Inc. investors are anxiously awaiting a Google hardware event on Tuesday — banking on new AI features to help stop a selloff that’s wiped out more than $360 billion in market value in just one month.Google is unveiling one of the biggest redesigns of its Pixel phones in their nearly decade-long history at an event starting at 10 a.m. in Mountain View, California. While the devices are usually an afterthought for investors because of their small revenue contribution relative to Google’s digital advertising business, expectations are high that new AI capabilities could demonstrate leadership in the highly competitive arena.…
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Buffett’s Apple Share Dump Is Set to Reshape Major Stock Gauges

Buffett’s Apple Share Dump Is Set to Reshape Major Stock Gauges

Warren Buffett’s sudden sale of a huge pile of Apple Inc. shares has come with a surprise silver lining for investors in the iPhone maker: Its influence in major stock indexes is set to be fully unleashed.Apple’s weighting in a slew of benchmarks has been depressed for years because Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. tends to hold its investments for the long run, making them unavailable for trading. As a result, index providers calculated the tech company’s weight based on a methodology known as float-adjusted market capitalization. Source link lol
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Alibaba, Tencent to Provide Snapshot of China’s Economic Landscape

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

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
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Siemens to Hit Low End of Forecasts on Slow Automation Sales

Siemens to Hit Low End of Forecasts on Slow Automation Sales

Siemens AG sees group revenue growth and returns at its key industrial unit at the lower end of forecasts as factories run below capacity and customer stock levels are high, especially in China.The main digital industries division, which makes products to automate factories, struggled with weak markets in the fiscal third quarter. Automation sales and new orders dropped, masking a jump in software demand amid a number of large new licensing contracts, Siemens said Thursday. Source link lol
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South Korea Logs Biggest Current Account Since 2017 on AI Demand

South Korea Logs Biggest Current Account Since 2017 on AI Demand

South Korea’s current account recorded the biggest surplus in more than six years, boosted by global demand for chips used in artificial intelligence and other technology exports that have underpinned the nation’s economic growth.South Korea logged a net $12.3 billion current account surplus in June, the most since September 2017, with semiconductors and communications devices leading the export growth while imports of raw materials and capital goods fell, according to balance of payments data released Wednesday by the Bank of Korea. Net assets in the financial account also increased by $12.2 billion, the most since October 2020. Source link lol
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