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Investors Fear For Nike's Relevancy As The Company Loses Market Share

Nike has depended more and more on its recognisable basketball shoes to increase sales, but some analysts and investors are questioning whether this is the right move as the sportswear behemoth loses market share to more recent companies.   Following a post-earnings conference call when...

Reddit's Stock Closes The Market Debut With A 48% Rise

Reddit's stock surged 48% on its first day of trading in New York, indicating a potential rebound in investor interest in initial public offerings (IPOs) of profitable but promising businesses.   Reddit, which deceived investors by portraying its material as a training environment for...

Google Faces A Fine Of 250 Million Euros From The French Competition Authority

Citing worries about the tech giant Google’s AI service, France's competition authority announced on Wednesday that it has fined Alphabet's Google 250 million euros ($271.73 million) for violations of EU intellectual property laws in its dealings with media publishers.   The watchdog claimed...

Tencent Of China Reports Poor Revenue Growth And Intends To Quadruple Buybacks

With its gaming revenue declining, Chines tech company Tencent Holdings reported a less impressive-than-expected 7% increase in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday. The company also stated that it planned to at least treble its share buybacks this year.   For the three months that...

Xiaomi Reports An 11% Increase In Revenue Thanks To Robust Smartphone Sales

With the industry starting to recover, Xiaomi, a Chinese company, announced a 10.9% increase in revenue for the fourth quarter and exceeded projections for adjusted net profit thanks to robust smartphone sales.   According to LSEG data, revenue for the October–December quarter increased to...

To Save Expenses, Unilever Will Split Off Its Ice Cream Division And Eliminate 7,500 Jobs

In a fresh cost-cutting initiative, Unilever announced on Tuesday that it would spin off its ice cream division, which is home to well-known brands like Magnum and Ben & Jerry's, and eliminate 7,500 jobs.   The idea was well received by investors, who at one time drove shares of...

What Is Known About The Chinese Owner Of The Platform TikTok

In the biggest threat to the app since the Trump administration, the U.S. House of Representatives easily passed a bill this week that would give ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, roughly six months to sell off the U.S. assets of the short video app or risk being banned.  ...

Apple Supplier Foxconn Is Optimistic About 2024 And Notes A Significant Demand For AI Servers

Foxconn, the Apple supplier and contract manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it anticipated a sharp increase in income this year due to the surge in demand for artificial intelligence servers. This is a significantly more optimistic outlook than it had previously held.   The...

With No Other Options, Airlines Attempt To Make The Best Out Of Boeing's Problems

The safety problem at Boeing has upset airline officials, and they are furious. But they are forced to work with the American planemaker in a competitive market for large planes provided by two companies.   Carriers are still in the process of negotiating new plane purchases, hoping to take...

US House Approves Bill Mandating That ByteDance Sell TikTok Or Risk Being Banned

In the biggest danger to the short-video app TikTok since the Trump administration, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed a bill that would give ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, roughly six months to sell off its U.S. assets or risk having the app banned.  ...

OpenAI Refutes Allegations In Elon Musk Lawsuit And Said No Founding Agreement Was Ever There

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, sued the startup earlier this month, and OpenAI has contested a fundamental assertion he made.   OpenAI is facing numerous legal challenges as it tries to market its ChatGPT chatbot and underlying AI algorithms, including the Musk lawsuit and cases for copyright...

Ikea Is Lowering Prices As Inflation Declines, And Further Reductions May Be Forthcoming

As the rate of inflation around the world decreased, the Swedish furniture and home furnishings company Ikea increased its investments in price reductions and started slashing prices in several nations.   In an effort to moderate price hikes that were implemented in 2022, the corporation is...
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