Following Sales Cut Of Its PSS, Sony Drops By $10 Billion; But Bigger Trouble  Is Games Margin At Near Decade Low

Last week, Sony’s shares saw a value loss of about $10 billion when the Japanese electronics giant reduced its sales projections for the PlayStation 5, its flagship platform, for the upcoming fiscal year. Analysts said that a greater concern for the company is its diminishing margins in its core gaming industry, adding to their already high…

Focus Is On Consumers’ Purchasing Power As Walmart Begins The Retail Earnings Season

When US retailer Walmart Inc. releases its earnings on Tuesday, it is anticipated to adopt a cautious stance for 2024. Walmart most likely had a record-breaking holiday season, but many Americans are still burdened by inflation and their high cost of living. Increased rental costs caused U.S. consumer prices to rise more than anticipated in…

To Reduce Risk, HSBC Will Strengthen Its Relationship With Hong Kong Subsidiary Hang Seng

HSBC intends to strengthen risk management at its Hong Kong subsidiary Hang Seng Bank as a result of concerns about a possible increase in bad loans in the face of escalating economic challenges and the property sector crisis in China, according to a Reuters reports quoting information from two persons with knowledge of the situation.…

Nvidia Surpasses Alphabet As The Third Most Valued Corporate On Wall Street

Just hours after surpassing Amazon, Nvidia surpassed Google-parent Alphabet to take the third spot as the most valuable American corporation on Wednesday, with investors awaiting the leading AI chipmaker’s next quarterly report. The stock of the Santa Clara, California-based corporation increased by 2.46%, making it worth $1.825 trillion, while Alphabet’s stock increased by 0.55%, making…

Airbus Imposes A New Space Charge And Promises A Special Dividend

A fresh charge of 200 million euros ($214.62 million) at its ailing Space unit muted the cheers of record aeroplane orders and higher deliveries, but Europe’s Airbus announced a special dividend on Thursday. The largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world reported that core adjusted operating profit increased 4% to 5.8 billion euros while revenue…

After Its Market Valuation Surpassed Amazon’s, Nvidia Now Poses A Danger To Alphabet

Tuesday saw the dominating AI chipmaker Nvidia close in on Alphabet as Wall Street’s third most valuable business, surpassing the latter’s market valuation for the first time in 20 years. After falling 2.15 percent, Nvidia’s stock value of $1.78 trillion eclipsed that of Amazon, the market leader in cloud computing and online commerce, whose value…

Indian Non-Bank Lenders Evaluate Loan Disbursement Options Amid The Paytm Crisis

According to people with firsthand knowledge of the situation, Indian non-bank lenders are considering alternatives to Paytm for loan disbursement because they are concerned about the regulatory issue that the company is facing and how it may affect lending services going forward. Due to consistent regulation violations, the central bank ordered Paytm’s banking division to…

Musk’s SpaceX Penalized Following A Worker’s “Near Amputation” – Reuters 

According to inspection records accessed by Reuters, Elon Musk’s SpaceX was fined $3,600 last month by US worker safety inspectors following an incident at the company’s Washington state location that resulted in a “near amputation.” According to a late-year Reuters investigation, Musk’s rocket company ignored conventional operating procedures and worker safety laws at its locations…