Report - page 79

Science & Technology

Foxconn Posts Record April Sales

The Taiwanese company Foxconn, which is the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and assembler of Apple’s iPhone smartphones, on Sunday, May 5, released information about its record sales results for April of the current year and confirmed expectations for revenue growth for the second quarter of 2024.

News

SMB Survey Indicates Financial Resilience

An optimistic indicator amidst inflation and economic volatility is that small business (SMB) owners are confident about their businesses’ resilience, even as economic challenges remain pressing.

News

GenAI Is Strategic Priority for 66% of Asset Managers

Boston Consulting Group’s report shows that 72% of asset managers consider GenAI to have a significant or transformative impact on the industry, but only 16% have fully defined an implementation strategy.

News

BitPay Report Reveals Increased Crypto Consumer Spending

“The 2024 BitPay Spending Report” showed 20% growth in crypto payments from January to March 2024, with certain sectors showing more impressive results.

Fintech & Ecommerce

BlueSnap Reaches $10 Million Settlement With FTC

BlueSnap and its former CEO settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for knowingly processing payment transactions for deceptive and fraudulent companies.

Finance & Economics

Zopa Bank Reports £4 Billion in Customer Deposits

Zopa Bank has announced that it has managed to amass customer deposits of 4 billion pounds.

News

Microsoft Bans Police Departments From Using AI Service for Facial Recognition

Microsoft has banned police departments from using its Azure OpenAI service for facial recognition.

News

JPMorgan Unveils IndexGPT

JPMorgan Chase & Co. presented IndexGPT.

News

April US Job Growth Totals 175,000

The United States economy added fewer jobs in April than initially expected.

Finance & Economics

Rue21 Files for Bankruptcy

The Rue21 mall staple, which specializes in activities for the sale of clothing for teenagers, will stop its business in the coming weeks and close all its 540 stores.

News

Apple Plans $110 Billion Share Buyback

Last Thursday, May 2, Apple released information about its financial results for the first quarter of 2024 and announced a record share buyback.

Science & Technology

Anthropic Expands Enterprise Offering

The company Anthropic, which operates in the artificial intelligence industry, announced the launch of its first smartphone app and a new enterprise subscription plan.

Finance & Economics

OECD Says World Economy Looks to Dodge Stagflation Rut

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) stated that the outlook of the global economic system is improving.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Wealth Management Startup Altruist Raises $169 Million

Wealth management startup Altruist has announced that it has managed to raise $169 million in investment funds.

News

Hong Kong Growth Beats Expectations

The Hong Kong economy in the first quarter of the current year demonstrated growth rates that significantly exceeded preliminary expectations for the dynamic of the corresponding indicator.

Finance & Economics

Jerome Powell Keeps Hopes Alive for Interest-Rate Cut

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, still at the level of hypothetical assumptions, does not deny the likelihood that at some point during the current year, a decision will be made on cutting interest rates, but at the same time recognizes the fact that the circumstances of the external environment are not absolutely favorable for lowering […]