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“China’s largest chipmaker SMIC posts a 80% drop in third-quarter profit”

“China’s largest chipmaker SMIC on Thursday posted a 80% drop in third-quarter profit as global demand weakness hit foundries hard. Net income for the quarter ended September plunged 80% compared to a year ago — larger than the 64% drop posted in second quarter… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Palantir [Defense & AI company ]shares pop 20% after its third-quarter results beat estimates”

“…Shares of Palantir closed up 20% Thursday after the company released third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations and raised full-year revenue guidance. Here’s how the company did: Palantir’s revenue for the third quarter increased 17% to $558 million, from $478 million a year earlier.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, better than expected”

“…Gross domestic product, a measure of all goods and services produced in the U.S., rose at a 4.9% annualized pace in the July-through-September period, up from an unrevised 2.1% pace in the second quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.. Economists surveyed by… Continue Reading…

Business

“TSMC third-quarter profit to slide 30%, focus on how much growth to come”

“…The likely decline in profit also reflects a strong performance last year, when the company was still riding high on pent-up post-pandemic demand. The world’s largest contract chipmaker is set to report net profit of T$195.9 billion ($6 billion) for… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Libya floods wipe out quarter of city and 10,000 feared missing”

“At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna. More than… Continue Reading…

Business

“Roku to cut about 10% of its workforce as it ups quarter sales expectations and shares soar, again”

“Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses. The streaming platform also said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it… Continue Reading…

Business

“sony raises forecast on PlayStation gaming growth but profit drops 31% in first quarter”

“Sony on Wednesday reported a 31% fall in profit in the first fiscal quarter as its life insurance unit dragged on its bottom line, but the company raised full-year sales forecasts on the back of expected strength for its PlayStation gaming… Continue Reading…

Business, Energy

“Oil giant Saudi Aramco posts 38% drop in second-quarter profit as lower prices bite”

“Saudi state oil giant Aramco reported 112.81 billion riyal ($30.07 billion) in net profit in the second quarter, a drop of nearly 40% from the same period of last year amid a decline in hydrocarbon prices. Second-quarter profit nevertheless came… Continue Reading…

Business

“Intel jumps 7% as it returns to profitability after two quarters of losses”

“…For the third quarter, Intel expects earnings of 20 cents per share, adjusted, on revenue of $13.4 billion at the midpoint, versus analyst expectations of 16 cents per share on $13.23 billion in sales. Intel posted net income of $1.5… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US economic growth last quarter is revised up sharply to a 2% annual rate”

“Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years… Despite the uptick, the government’s third… Continue Reading…