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Some commentators have spent decades predicting the imminent demise of the US dollar’s special status as the world’s international reserve currency.
Palantir followed up its “bombastic” December quarter with even better results for the March quarter as the data analytics software company continued to gain traction with its artificial-intelligence tools in particular with U.S. commercial customers. Palantir shares, which rallied 8.1% in Monday’s regular session, were down 9.8% at $22.74 in premarket trading Tuesday. For the March quarter, Palantir posted revenue of $634 million, up 21% from a year ago, and ahead of both the company’s guidance range of $612 million to $616 million and Wall Street’s consensus of $615 million as tracked by FactSet.
As the Singapore market continues to navigate through global economic challenges, including inflation and interest rate adjustments, investors are increasingly looking for stable returns. Dividend stocks, known for their potential to provide regular income, become particularly appealing in such uncertain times.
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Energy giant Shell is in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Saudi Aramco to sell its gas station business in Malaysia, the second-largest such network in the country, four industry sources aware of the discussions said, and a deal could be worth up to $1 billion. Shell declined to comment on the talks but said Malaysia is an important country to the company. Saudi Aramco also declined to comment.
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"Rarely have I seen such a true win-win scenario for the government, Wall Street and the U.S. consumer."
Stocks rallied at the end of last week, getting a boost from a "Goldilocks" jobs report.
Stock markets advanced Monday on renewed optimism that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year, as well as on a positive corporate earnings season."The Fed won't be in a position to cut its interest rates right away, but is given a higher chance to do so a bit earlier than what was expected at the start of last week," said Swissquote bank analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya.
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High Chinese tariffs on EU brandy would leave French companies with vast amounts of cognac that could be hard to sell elsewhere, according to Reuters' calculations, analysts, and investors who fear firms could be forced to discount. China opened an anti-dumping investigation into brandy imported from the European Union in January, sparking fears cognac could suffer a similar blow to that taken by Australian wine when China introduced tariffs of up to 218.4%. Australian wine exports to China, worth $1.1 billion in 2019, were almost completely wiped out by high tariffs.
Gold prices climbed more than 1% on Monday, as the U.S. dollar weakened after softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve later this year. Spot gold rose 1% to $2,324.94 per ounce by 2:00 p.m. ET (1800 GMT). "The downside that we've seen over the last few weeks might actually be running out of steam, opening (the) door for gold prices to resume their upward trajectory," said Daniel Ghali, commodity strategist at TD Securities.
UBS took over Credit Suisse in a government-backed rescue last year in what was the biggest merger of banks of systemic importance since the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Korner, who was appointed CEO of Credit Suisse during turbulent times in 2022, joined the board of UBS after the takeover. UBS is working to complete the merger of its legal entities with those of Credit Suisse by late May, the Financial Times said, citing people familiar with the plans.
The fact that multiple Meta Platforms, Inc. ( NASDAQ:META ) insiders offloaded a considerable amount of shares over the...
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) is strategically preparing to address the growing demand for AI computing by leveraging its extensive product range. CTO Mark Papermaster emphasized AMD’s robust portfolio of compute engines, strong relationships with customers across diverse markets, and open software capabilities. He reflected on AMD’s 55-year history, highlighting its shift to a modular IP portfolio unified by a comprehensive AI software stack, which will enable the company to adapt mo
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