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US: Wall St opens higher as more earnings roll in
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Apr 23) as some growth and chip stocks gained, while investors digested a raft of quarterly earnings updates, ahead of reports...
Tesla to cut 400 jobs in Germany via voluntary programme
TESLA on Tuesday (Apr 23) said it was targeting 400 job cuts at its German gigafactory near Berlin, adding the plan was to achieve this through a voluntary programme...
Euro at highest to yen since 2008, markets nervy over Tokyo stepping in
THE yen hit multi-year lows against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday (Apr 23), keeping investors on heightened intervention watch ahead of this week’s Bank of Japan meeting,...
PepsiCo beats quarterly revenue estimates on price hikes, steady demand
PEPSICO beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday (Apr 23) as demand held steady for the soda and snacks giant’s Tropicana juices and Cheetos in its international...
Singapore stocks extend gains on Tuesday led by banks; STI up 1.5%
SINGAPORE stocks extended gains on Tuesday (Apr 23), as local banks led gains on the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI).
The STI rose 1.5 per cent or 47.55 points to...
Binance’s rivals muscle in on Bitcoin trading around the world
CRYPTO exchanges are eating into Binance’s share of Bitcoin trading outside the US as overseas expansion efforts and changing regulations reshape the competitive dynamics of the digital-asset industry.
Over the...
British retailer JD Sports to buy US rival Hibbett for US$1.08 billion
JD SPORTS Fashion has proposed to buy American athletic-fashion retailer Hibbett for about US$1.08 billion, the companies said on Tuesday (Apr 23), as the British sportswear retailer expands across...
Renault Q1 sales rise 1.8%, helped by financing business
FRENCH car maker Renault said on Tuesday (Apr 23) that its first-quarter revenue grew 1.8 per cent, with good performance in its financing business offsetting a drop in turnover...
