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Finance & Economics

Fed Cuts Interest Rates by Quarter Point

On Wednesday, December 18, Federal Reserve officials made the third decision in the current year to cut their benchmark interest rate, but at the same time decreased the scale of expectations for continued monetary easing next year.

News

UK Inflation Demonstrates Growth

In the United Kingdom, inflation showed an increase in November, reaching 2.6%.

News

Databricks Hits $62 Billion Valuation

Databricks, one of the most valuable privately held companies, on Tuesday, December 17, announced the raising of financing for $10 billion after one of the largest venture capital funding rounds in history.

Science & Technology

China’s Integrated Circuit Output Slows

In China, integrated circuit (IC) output in November showed an increase of 8.7% year-on-year.

News

China Seeks to Dominate in AI

China is currently striving to become the dominant player in the global artificial intelligence industry, and according to media reports, citing insiders and experts, Beijing’s corresponding efforts may eventually prove successful, since AI models developed in the Asian country already demonstrate a high level of efficiency and have significant competitiveness.

Finance & Economics

US Economy Faces Threat of Negative Scenario Amid Donald Trump’s Tariffs

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, the largest financial institution in the structure of the United States banking sector, has repeatedly made some kind of warning statements over the past year that the US economy faces a high level of risk that a negative stagflation scenario will be implemented in its space, repeating […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

UPI Sees Growing Adoption in Rural India

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is slowly but steadily emerging as the preferred method of financial transactions in rural and semi-urban India, according to a recent report.

News

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search Features to All Users

On Monday, December 16th, OpenAI rolled out the search product for all users of its chatbot ChatGPT.

News

Goldman Sachs Says About Practice of Using AI by American Companies

New research from Goldman Sachs indicates that among American companies, the practice of using artificial intelligence technologies is being implemented on a limited scale and is not yet what can be described as a massive process.

News

China’s Weak Consumption Puts Pressure on Economy

Last month, industrial output growth accelerated in China, but at the same time, retail sales in this Asian country turned out to be disappointing, amid which calls for Beijing to strengthen measures to stimulate consumer activity increased.

News

Christine Lagarde Says ECB to Cut Interest Rates Further

The European Central Bank will continue cutting interest rates as the inflation spike in recent years has increasingly moved into the rear-view mirror, bringing the 2% target.

Finance & Economics

European Private-Sector Contraction Eases on Services

In December, the private sector of the eurozone shrank in smaller volumes compared to initial expectations, which is the result of contributions from the services sector that exceeded forecasts.

News

HSBC Reportedly to Scale Back Retail Banking in Some Countries

The media has released information according to which HSBC is currently considering scaling back its retail banking operations in countries such as Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, and some others.

Finance & Economics

Moody’s Downgrades France’s Credit Rating

Moody’s Ratings downgraded France’s credit rating after local far-right leader Marine Le Pen toppled the country’s government as part of a dispute over reducing the public’s budget deficit.

Science & Technology

Intel Executives Say About Possibility of Manufacturing Spinoff

The two executives leading Intel this week acknowledged that the company may be forced to sell its manufacturing operations.

Science & Technology

Liquid AI Closes $250 Million Early-Stage Funding Round

Liquid AI, a startup operating in the area of generative artificial intelligence, announced on Friday, December 13, that it closed a $250 million early-stage funding round led by chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).