In a historic move, Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) has approved a $70 billion share repurchase program and it's first-ever quarterly dividend. The dividend, set at $0.20 per share, will be distributed to eligible shareholders on June 17, 2024.
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Toyota Motor is expected to get a big lift from demand for hybrids when it reports annual earnings on Wednesday, illustrating how the world's top-selling automaker is poised to benefit as hype around battery electric vehicles cools. But the forecast record results, to be helped in part by a boost from the weak yen currency, belie the considerable challenges it faces in critical markets. In China it is pressured by a ferocious price war and in the U.S., the fallout from consumers grappling with higher borrowing costs.
Asian stocks rose on Monday on renewed bets that the Federal Reserve would likely ease rates this year, while the yen weakened after a strong surge last week from Tokyo's suspected currency intervention. Trading was thinned in Asia with Japan out for a holiday, though markets in mainland China got off to an upbeat start after returning from an extended break. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged more than 0.5% higher, while China's blue-chip index gained 1.4%.
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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
GlobalFoundries stock was jumping after the company reported earnings that easily topped both management’s guidance and the Wall Street consensus forecast. GlobalFoundries, a contract chip manufacturer that makes a large number of lower-cost parts for semiconductor companies, posted sales for the quarter of $1.55 billion, down 16% from a year earlier, but ahead of the Street consensus expectation of $1.52 billion. Global Foundries shares were up about 9% on the news.
Baird’s Tristan Gerra raised his call on the chip stock to Outperform, the equivalent of Buy, from Neutral.
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The yen continued to slide against the dollar on Tuesday as gaping interest rate differentials weighed on the currency, despite fresh warnings from Japanese officials following two rounds of suspected dollar-selling intervention last week. The Australian dollar fell from near a two-month high versus its U.S. counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia refrained from ramping up hawkish signals, as some traders had anticipated. In her press conference after the central bank's widely-expected decision to keep rates unchanged, governor Michele Bullock said the board believes monetary policy is at the right level to return inflation to target.
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