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Apple’s Q1 Smartphone Sales in China Demonstrate Decline
Science & Technology

Apple’s Q1 Smartphone Sales in China Demonstrate Decline

In the first quarter of 2024, sales of Apple Inc.’s iPhone significantly decreased in the Chinese smartphone market.

Payflows Raises $26 Million
Fintech & Ecommerce

Payflows Raises $26 Million

French fintech company Payflows has announced that it has managed to raise $26 million in investment funds for its all-in-one platform for financial teams.

Verafin Launches AI Copilot
Fintech & Ecommerce

Verafin Launches AI Copilot

Verafin has announced the addition of an artificial intelligence copilot to its suite of solutions for combating financial crimes.

Rippling Announces New Fundraising
Finance & Economics

Rippling Announces New Fundraising

Rippling, the workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, and more, announced on Monday, April 22, that it has managed to raise new funding for $200 million.

Alphabet’s Cash Boom Stimulates Dividend Hopes on Wall Street
Finance & Economics

Alphabet’s Cash Boom Stimulates Dividend Hopes on Wall Street

Alphabet Inc. receives so much cash that against this background, hopes are growing that it will be able to take the page out of the playbook of Meta Platforms Inc. and start paying dividends.

TikTok Says About Potential Consequences of Banning Platform in US
Science & Technology

TikTok Says About Potential Consequences of Banning Platform in US

TikTok stated that the ban on this virtual platform in the United States would be a factor in hurting freedom of speech and harming local businesses.

China’s Q1 Fiscal Revenue Demonstrates Decline
Finance & Economics

China’s Q1 Fiscal Revenue Demonstrates Decline

In the first quarter of the current year, China’s fiscal revenue showed a decrease of 2.3% compared to the result for the same period in 2023.

Gina Raimondo Downplays Huawei’s Latest Microchip Breakthrough
Science & Technology

Gina Raimondo Downplays Huawei’s Latest Microchip Breakthrough

Last weekend, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, while talking to reporters, downplayed the importance of the latest achievements of the Chinese company Huawei Technologies in the microchip area, stating in an appropriate context that Washington is significantly ahead of Beijing in the mentioned segment of the technology sector.

ComfortDelGro Gets Green Loan From DBS to Accelerate Decarbonization of its UK Bus Fleet
Science & Technology

ComfortDelGro Gets Green Loan From DBS to Accelerate Decarbonization of its UK Bus Fleet

SGD 100 million loan facility provided by DBS will be used to make the global operator ComfortDelGro’s bus fleet greener in the UK.

Mastercard Introduces Mobile Virtual Card App for Businesses
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Introduces Mobile Virtual Card App for Businesses

The new In Control Pay app from Mastercard enables virtual commercial cards to be added to digital wallets, simplifying business expense reports and reconciliation processes.

Economists Boost US GDP Outlook
Finance & Economics

Economists Boost US GDP Outlook

Economists have raised their outlooks on the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States.

Bank of Canada Governor Sees Little Impact of Country Budget on Fiscal Track
Finance & Economics

Bank of Canada Governor Sees Little Impact of Country Budget on Fiscal Track

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said that the draft budget of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not become a factor of impact that led to changes in the concept of fiscal policy that the financial regulator formed back in November last year.

Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million
Finance & Economics

Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million

Wagestream, a financial well-being app focused on frontline workers, was able to raise investment funds for 17.5 million pounds (about $21.8 million) as part of the financing round.

S&P Says About Loosening of China’s Fiscal Stimulus
Finance & Economics

S&P Says About Loosening of China’s Fiscal Stimulus

Yunbang Xu, senior analyst at S&P Global Ratings, said that China’s fiscal stimulus program is gradually weakening.

Lenovo and Alibaba Cooperate to Build AI Computers
Science & Technology

Lenovo and Alibaba Cooperate to Build AI Computers

Lenovo Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of personal computers, has partnered with Alibaba Group Holding, a giant in the sphere of Internet business, to create a series of products based on artificial intelligence.

Micron Intends to Get $6.1 Billion in Grants From US
Science & Technology

Micron Intends to Get $6.1 Billion in Grants From US

The company Micron Technology, which specializes in the implementation of activities for the production of memory chips, will receive $6.1 billion in grants from the Commerce Department of the United States.