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South Korea export growth seen easing but chip boom to hold
SEOUL, July 30 : South Korean exports likely extended robust growth in July, with the pace weakening from a near-half-century high but posting the second-strongest gains in the current winning streak led by surging AI chip demand, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. Exports from Asia’s fourth-largest economy,
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Japan PM vows to proceed with temporary cut in sales tax
TOKYO, July 30 : Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her intention to proceed with a sharp two-year cut on an 8 per cent sales tax on food items, a senior ruling party official said on Thursday, a move set to strain the country’s worsening finances.In a meeting with ruling party executives, Takai
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Japan cuts this year’s growth outlook as higher energy costs weigh
TOKYO, July 30 : Japan’s government cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year on Thursday, as higher oil prices linked to Middle East tensions squeeze household spending and corporate profits.In its mid-year estimates, the Cabinet Office projected inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (
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Meta cash flow craters as Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending
July 29 : Meta Platforms reported a 91 per cent drop in second-quarter free cash flow on Wednesday, underscoring the financial strain of the social media giant’s costly AI buildout amid an uncertain payoff.The Facebook and Instagram parent company reported free cash flow of $784 million in the second quarter
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Microsoft says cash will keep flowing from AI, shares rise
July 29 : Microsoft on Wednesday said it expects to keep generating cash through its just-started fiscal 2027 and gave a capital expenditure forecast below Wall Street estimates after an accounting change for data center leases.The company also forecast sales and cloud growth that beat expectations for its cu
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Japan’s price expert predicts BOJ shift to more aggressive inflation fighting posture
TOKYO, July 30 : The Bank of Japan may shift to an inflation fighting posture from inflation tolerance as soon as December, which would mean an acceleration in rate hikes, said Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official known as an expert on price trends.Japan is experiencing a third wave of inflation c
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Wall Street closes down sharply after Fed holds rates unchanged
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday (Jul 29) after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, with AI-related chip stocks adding to recent declines ahead of quarterly reports
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Microsoft cloud forecast beats estimates as cash keeps flowing from AI, shares rise
July 29 : Microsoft on Wednesday said it expects to keep generating cash through its fiscal 2027 and gave a capital expenditure forecast below Wall Street estimates after changing how it accounts for long-term data center leases.The company also forecast sales and cloud growth that beat expectations for its c
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Equinix shares fall on soft third-quarter forecast
July 29 : Equinix shares fell 3 per cent on Wednesday as soft third-quarter forecast overshadowed a raised full-year and long-term outlook.Here are some details:• For the third quarter, Equinix expects revenue of $2.53 billion to $2.58 billion, the midpoint of which is below analysts’ estimate of $2
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Robinhood beats quarterly profit estimates as trading activity remains robust
July 29 : Robinhood Markets beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as robust trading in equities, options and prediction markets helped offset weakness in cryptocurrency trading.Retail trading remained robust during the quarter as heightened market volatility, driven in part by the
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