Business

“Samsung expected to report 80% profit plunge as losses mount at chip business”

“…The South Korean technology giant will issue earnings guidance on Wednesday. Analysts polled by LSEG expect operating profit of 2.3 trillion Korean won ($1.7 billion) for the September quarter, a 78.7% year-on-year decline. Revenue is expected to come in at… Continue Reading…

Business

“BlackRock Clients Pull $13 Billion From Long-Term Funds”

“BlackRock Inc. clients pulled a net $13 billion from long-term investment funds, the first outflows since the onset of the pandemic in 2020… The outflows from the firm’s long-term investment funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, missed by a… Continue Reading…

Business

“Businesses are returning $140 million in surprise overdraft fees to consumers, according to a CFPB report”

“The nation’s federal consumer protection watchdog announced Wednesday that companies will refund $140 million to customers as a result of its work to uncover illegal so-called junk fees…. Nearly two-thirds of banks with more than $10 billion in assets have also eliminated NSF fees,… Continue Reading…

Business

“Delta Air Lines profit jumps almost 60% after strong summer”

“Delta Air Lines’ profit rose nearly 60% in the third quarter as strong travel demand continued through the summer, particularly for international trips, though the carrier forecast full-year earnings toward the low end of an earlier estimate after a jump in fuel prices. In… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Amazon hikes pay in the UK, plans to hire 15,000 seasonal workers ahead of the holidays”

“Amazon is planning to hike pay for its operations workers in the U.K. and add 15,000 new staff ahead of the holidays, as the e-commerce giant prepares itself for a wave of demand ahead of Christmas. The company said Monday that it would… Continue Reading…

Business

“Walmart earnings smash expectations…”

“…In the retail giant’s second quarter earnings release, out before the market open on Thursday, Walmart posted same-store sales that rose 6.30%, more than the 4.04% expected, according to data from Bloomberg. Foot traffic increased for Walmart, up 2.8%, along with… Continue Reading…

Business

“France’s Thales to buy Imperva in $3.6 billion cybersecurity deal”

“…PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Thales said on Tuesday it would buy U.S. cybersecurity company Imperva in a deal worth $3.6 billion as it steps up expansion outside its historic defence business in the war against bots and hackers. Thales’ move signals… Continue Reading…

Business

“China Evergrande Posts $81 Billion in Losses Over Two Years”

“China Evergrande Group posted combined losses of more than $81 billion over two years as the world’s most-indebted developer releases its long-delayed results in a bid to resume stock trading… The company reported a loss attributable to shareholders of 105.9… Continue Reading…

Business, Precious Metals

“Japan Chip Linchpin Soars on $7 Billion Government Buyout Talk”

“JSR Corp., the largest maker of a compound essential to all chipmaking, surged by its daily limit after a report the government-backed Japan Investment Corp. may buy out the company for roughly ¥1 trillion ($7 billion)… JSR controls roughly 30%… Continue Reading…

Business

“Ford’s U.S. sales jump 9.9% on big gains for its F-Series trucks”

“…The Detroit automaker Thursday reported sales of 531,662 vehicles from April through June, up from subdued results of 483,688 cars and trucks that were weighed down by supply chain problems in the year-ago period. Sales of Ford’s F-Series trucks jumped 34% during the… Continue Reading…