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Microsoft Shares Rise on Upbeat 2023 Sales Growth Forecast

Microsoft Shares Rise on Upbeat 2023 Sales Growth Forecast

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. gave an upbeat sales forecast for the fiscal year that just began, easing investor concerns about growth that had flared up following a lackluster fourth-quarter earnings report. Shares jumped more than 5% in late trading, reversing earlier declines. Most Read from Bloomberg On a conference call Tuesday, the software giant said it expects revenue and operating income to increase at a double-digit pace for fiscal 2023, which ends next June. Currency fluctuations… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex says investments could pick up as revenues rise

Russia’s Yandex says investments could pick up as revenues rise

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian internet giant Yandex reported on Tuesday a jump in second-quarter revenue and profit, saying efforts to save cash had helped it weather external challenges and that investments may accelerate in the coming quarters. Like all Russian companies, Yandex has had to contend with the fallout from Moscow’s decision to send troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, and although Yandex itself has not been targeted with Western sanctions, it has faced problems as… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex says investments could pick up as revenues rise

Russia’s Yandex says investments could pick up as revenues rise

Yandex reports rise in revenue, profit, EBITDA Russian firm says making strong efforts to conserve cash Yandex’s Moscow-listed shares up 8% by 1345 GMT This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, July 26 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) reported on Tuesday a jump in second-quarter revenue and profit, saying efforts to save cash had helped it weather external challenges and that investments may accelerate… Source link

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Stock futures rise to start busiest week of the year

Stock futures rise to start busiest week of the year

U.S. stocks finished uninspiring session mixed on Monday as investors kick off the busiest week of the year for corporate earnings and economic data. When the closing bell rang, the S&P 500 was up 0.1%, the Dow gained 0.3%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was the laggard, falling some 0.4%. Last week, all three major indexes logged weekly advances with the S&P 500’s advance since mid-June lows coming in at about 8%. The Nasdaq has gained over 10% during this period. In the coming days, quarterly… Source link

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Murmurs rise of some semiconductor gluts

Murmurs rise of some semiconductor gluts

One trend this earning season in the semiconductor industry has sparked murmurs of gluts — at least in some parts of the industry. The results from companies like Micron (MU) to Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) have led analysts to wonder if chip companies may be facing a so-called toilet paper moment in the coming months. Chip demand has slowed due to global economic downturn after a year when these companies did everything they could to ramp up production. However, a close observer of the… Source link

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Supersized Outflows From Emerging Asia Have Room to Rise

Supersized Outflows From Emerging Asia Have Room to Rise

(Bloomberg) — Some of Asia’s biggest stock and bond markets outside China are seeing greater outflows than in previous market crises, and the process may just be getting underway. Most Read from Bloomberg Global funds offloaded a net $40 billion of equities across seven regional markets last quarter, exceeding any three-month period characterized by systemic stresses since 2007. The steepest selling was in tech-heavy Taiwan and South Korea and energy-importing India, while foreign investors… Source link

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Futures rise as indexes head for weekly gains

Futures rise as indexes head for weekly gains

US stocks rose Friday morning, with the S&P 500 on track to end a three-week losing streak as investors digested the Federal Reserve officials’ latest affirmations that they remained committed to bringing down inflation. Contracts on the S&P 500 rose by about 0.8% in early trading, setting the index up for a back-to-back day of gains and its first weekly advance since late May. Dow futures rose by more than 200 points, or 0.7%, while Nasdaq futures increased by nearly 1% ahead of the opening… Source link

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Stocks rise after S&P 500’s worst week since March 2020

Stocks rise after S&P 500’s worst week since March 2020

U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as traders returned from a long weekend, with equities recouping some losses following the S&P 500’s worst week since March 2020. The S&P 500 advanced by 2.45% in its best day in three weeks, ending at 3,764.84 and recovering some declines after plunging by 5.8% last week. The Nasdaq Composite gained 2.5% to end at 11,069.30, and the Dow added more than 643 points, or 2.2%, to end at 30,531.77 and post its best single-day gain since May 4. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose back… Source link

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US House Prices Are Likely to Drop as Rates Rise, Capital Economics Says

US House Prices Are Likely to Drop as Rates Rise, Capital Economics Says

(Bloomberg) — US house prices are likely to fall as mortgage rates exceeding 6% crimp affordability for the average buyer, according to Capital Economics. Most Read from Bloomberg Property prices could contract an annual 5% by the middle of next year, Matthew Pointon, senior property economist, said in a research note Monday. He’d previously projected no change in values by that time. An average household looking to buy a home for the median price will now have to put more than a quarter of… Source link

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Energy costs rise by most since 2005 as gas prices weigh on consumers

Energy costs rise by most since 2005 as gas prices weigh on consumers

Energy prices saw the biggest one year jump since 2005 last month amid a hotter than expected inflation print. The energy index rose 3.9% last month according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) published Friday after a 2.7% decline in April. Gasoline, fuel oil and natural gas prices all increased in May. Gasoline prices rose 4.1% month-over-month, fuel oil spiked 16.9% from the prior month, and natural gas also rose 8% during the same span. The energy index rose 34.6%… Source link

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