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News

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.

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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.

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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).

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Flushing Financial Seeks to Raise $70 Million

The media published information according to which Flushing Financial, a New York-based commercial real estate lender, is currently seeking to raise $70 million.

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Meta Releases New AI Model

Meta last Thursday, December 12, announced that it was releasing a new artificial intelligence model called Motivo, which can control the movements of a human-like digital agent and potentially enhance the Metaverse experience.

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Shares of Broadcom Demonstrate Growth

The value of Broadcom shares showed growth on Friday, December 13, which amounted to 14%, and an indicator of the market capitalization of this chip manufacturer, which headquarters are located in Palo Alto. California is approaching the iconic $1 trillion mark.

Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Sees $24B Customer Deposit Inflows in 2024

Binance attributes the growth in customer deposit inflows to a global surge in the adoption of digital assets, historic price milstones, and the increasing regulatory clarity regarding cryptocurrency status.

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US Wholesale Inflation Demonstrates Acceleration

Last month, the United States recorded a sharp acceleration in the growth rate of wholesale inflation, which is an undesirable sign that some prices may increase before they come down the pike to consumers.

Finance & Economics

Swiss National Bank Cuts Interest Rates Again

The Swiss National Bank on Thursday, December 12, decided to cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points.

Finance & Economics

China Stresses Plans to Boost Economic Growth

China has confirmed the recent shift in its policy and stressed plans to accelerate economic growth, which is currently facing a clear lack of upward momentum in this Asian country.

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ECB Cuts Interest Rates by Quarter Point

The European Central Bank on Thursday, December 12, adopted the fourth decision since the beginning of the current year on cutting interest rates, which corresponds to the preliminary expectations of experts regarding the actions of this financial regulator in the context of the dynamic of monetary policy.

Science & Technology

Adobe to Boost Firefly AI Platform With Video Generation

Adobe plans to leverage new AI video generation technology to create new pricing tiers in its Creative Cloud offerings.

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Mynt Raises $23 Million

Mynt, a spend management solution focused on small and medium-sized businesses in Nordic countries, raised investments worth 22 million euros (about $23 million) as part of the Series B funding round.

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Google Launches First of Its Gemini 2.0 AI Models

Google on Wednesday, December 11, released the first version of its Gemini 2.0 line of artificial intelligence models.

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China’s Monetary Shift Signals Economic Issues

Earlier this week, China’s top leadership surprised the market by signaling a shift in monetary policy stance after 14 years, which is unequivocal evidence that the economic problems faced by this Asian country are significant and require certain actions to ensure that the current situation does not gradually transform into a catastrophic crisis.

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China Prepares for New Trade Tensions With US

Recently, the condition of relations between China and the United States has been on a trajectory of consistent deterioration, being a kind of process containing the risk of crossing the point of no return, beyond which the fundamental degradation of cooperation practices begins, and the future in this case does not have bright colors of […]