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Finance & Economics

Nidec Makes $1.6 Billion Unsolicited Bid for Makino

Nidec Corp. offers 257.3 billion yen ($1.6 billion) to take over machine tool builder Makino Milling Machine Co., initiating a rare unsolicited takeover of a Japanese company.

Science & Technology

Foxconn Invests in AI Data Center Firm

Foxconn, a giant in the global electronics manufacturing sector, is partnering with Zettabyte, a company specializing in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Finance & Economics

HomeStreet Agrees to Sell $990 Million in Loans to Bank of America

The parent company of HomeStreet Bank, which is based in Seattle, has agreed to sell to Bank of America loans for a multifamily commercial property worth $990 million.

News

US Airlines Say Goodbye to Difficult Year

The current year turned out to be a busy period in terms of the number of events that occurred in the United States aviation sector, but the string of news from the relevant sphere activities was clearly not unambiguously positive and contained a lot of negative information that has sensitive consequences for companies in the […]

Finance & Economics

China Revises Up 2023 GDP

On Thursday, December 26, China revised upward the size of its economy by 2.7%.

News

US Weekly Jobless Claims Demonstrate Decline

Last week in the United States, the number of locals applying for jobless benefits decreased to the lowest level in the current month.

Science & Technology

TSMC Shares Reach Record High

The value of shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has reached an all-time high, as this contract manufacturer of chips, being the largest in the world, is ready to demonstrate the best financial performance of its activities over the past 25 years.

Finance & Economics

Taiwan Blocks Uber’s $950 Million Foodpanda Deal

Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies’ purchase of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business on the island.

News

Japan’s Budget to Hit Record

The Japanese government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to increased social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the industrial world’s heaviest debt.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Anatomy Financial Raises $19 Million

Anatomy Financial raised $19 million as part of the Series A funding round.

Finance & Economics

S&P 500 Rises 1% on Christmas Eve

In the United States, the stock market experienced an upward dynamic on Christmas Eve.

News

Nordstrom to Go Private

Nordstrom, the luxury department store chain, announced on Monday, December 23, that it would become a private company after it agreed to a buyout deal valued at approximately $6.25 billion from Nordstrom’s founding family and Mexican department store El Puerto de Liverpool.

Science & Technology

Xerox to Buy Printer Maker Lexmark

Xerox will acquire Lexmark International, a Chinese-owned company specializing in printer-making and printing software development.

Science & Technology

OpenAI to Launch More Advanced Reasoning Model

OpenAI is currently preparing to launch a new model of artificial intelligence, which, according to this startup, is capable of more advanced reasoning, similar to the human paradigm of thinking.

Science & Technology

Southeast Asia Seeks to AI Boom

Southeast Asia is gradually becoming a promising investment hot spot for leaders in the global artificial intelligence industry such as Nvidia and Microsoft, which are making financial injections in cloud services and data centers.

News

Morgan Stanley Reportedly Predicts Favorable Environment for Lenders in 2025

The media published information according to which Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating and price targets for shares of several credit card companies and lenders.