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Alphabet’s Value Exceeds $2 Trillion Mark

The market capitalization indicator of Alphabet Inc. on Friday, April 26, significantly exceeded the historical mark of $2 trillion.

Science & Technology

Elon Musk’s xAI Reportedly Close to Raising $6 Billion

The media reports that Elon Musk’s startup xAI, which operates in the sphere of artificial intelligence, is close to raising funds for $6 billion from investors.

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Intel Shares Fall Due to Weak PC Chip Demand

Intel’s share price on Friday, April 26, at the premarket showed a significant decline of more than 7% after the company’s pessimistic sales forecast for the second quarter of 2024 testified that the so-called artificial intelligence boom reduces consumer spending on microcircuit for traditional data centers and computer chips.

News

Banking-as-a-Service Platform Revenue to Reach $94 Billion Globally by 2028

A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that global BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will grow by 158% by 2028.

News

Chinese Companies Boost Investing Abroad

Chinese companies are currently actively increasing investments in their business development in other countries, as a result of which the indicator of corresponding financial injections is approaching the mark equivalent to an eight-year high.

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Microsoft-Backed Rubrik Shares Increase 25%

Rubrik Inc. securities rose in price by 25% during the trading debut after this startup specializing in the development of solutions for cloud security and data protection, backed by Microsoft, was able to raise $752 million in the initial public offering (IPO) of shares.

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BNP Paribas First-Quarter Profit Beats Forecasts

BNP Paribas Bank on Thursday, April 25, released earnings data for the first quarter of 2024, which exceeded preliminary expectations.

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South Korea Q1 GDP Growth Exceeds Estimates

South Korea’s economy showed growth in the first quarter of 2024, which turned out to be the fastest in more than two years.

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Barclays Reports Earnings

On Thursday, April 25, Barclays shares rose in price by 4% after this financial institution, based in London, published information on net income attributable to shareholders for the first quarter of the current year.

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Meta’s Stock Declines on AI Spending Plans

On Thursday, April 25, at the premarket, the price of Meta shares showed a drop in the dynamic amid news about the intention of this technology giant to switch to a strategy of so-called aggressive investment in the artificial intelligence industry, which investors treat with extreme caution and significant concerns.

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Canada Institutional Investors Increase Crypto Exposure to 39%

In 2023, institutional investors in Canada expanded their exposure to crypto assets, with 39% of KPMG survey respondents dealing with the asset class in some way.

Finance & Economics

Switzerland Says About UBS’s Likely Need for Money

A year after the bankruptcy of Credit Suisse, the Swiss government announced the likelihood that UBS would have to find up to $27 billion to absorb potential losses and prevent a banking collapse, which could be a very sensitive event for the country’s financial system.

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Visa and Standard Chartered Collaborate on Cross-Border B2B Payments

Standard Chartered has entered into a partnership agreement with Visa to facilitate the procedure for making B2B payments for corporate clients of a financial institution.

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Square Expands Offline Payments

Square has announced the expansion of offline payments for all hardware devices in each country.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Improves AI-Driven Fraud Defense

Mastercard is launching a partnership approach based on artificial intelligence to detect and prevent fraudulent activities involving the use of personal data and payments before the operations of criminals transform into victimizing consumers.

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Apple Announces Plans for Special Event on May

Apple Inc. announced its intention to hold a special event on May 7.