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Reddit taps Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs for IPO

Social media platform Reddit Inc, whose message boards became central to meme stock trading frenzy in 2021, is tapping Wall Street banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group for its initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Reddit had confidentially filed for an IPO in December and is aiming […]

Sounding Alarm on China, Japan and U.S. Vow to Collaborate More on Defense

The United States and Japan on Friday voiced strong concern about China’s growing might and pledged to work together to push back against attempts to destabilize the region, including against emerging defense threats. The comments from the two allies, in a joint statement that followed a virtual “two-plus-two” meeting of their foreign and defence ministers, […]

Futures Mixed as Tech Stocks Still Weak, Banks Rally

U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Thursday, with economy-linked banking and energy shares leading gains, while interest rate-sensitive growth names remained under pressure from the Federal Reserve’s hawkish signals. The tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged more than three percent on Wednesday, its biggest one-day percentage drop since February, while the Dow slipped from an intra-day record […]

Meta prepares to appeal UK order for Giphy acquisition

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, submitted an appeal to the UK competition watchdog ruling forcing the tech giant to sell the recently acquired company, Giphy, under the pretense that it removed a potential advertising rival. In December 2020, the Big Tech giant appealed against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for prohibiting the acquisition, after it […]

Tesla opens showroom in China’s Xinjiang region

In a region fraught with controversy, Tesla has opened a new dealership in China, Xinjiang, the same area where the Chinese government was accused of human rights violations against the Uyghur Muslim minority.  This move strangely comes just after U.S president Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to protect said minority from […]

Samsung Likely to Report Best Q4 Profit on Solid Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is likely to post a record fourth-quarter profit thanks to solid demand for server memory chips and higher margins in contract manufacturing, analysts’ estimates showed. Operating profit for the world’s biggest memory chip and smartphone maker likely hit 15.2 trillion won ($12.7 billion) in the quarter ended December, according to a […]

Apple Under Antitrust Scrutiny by Indian Watchdog

India’s competitions watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), is launching an investigation into Apple’s business practices for the alleged abuse of its dominant market position in the Indian app market, violating antitrust laws.  This move comes after a non-profit group, “Together We Fight Society,” accused the tech giant of forcing app developers to abide […]

Morgan Stanley to Pay $60 Million to Resolve Data Security Lawsuit

Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $60 million to settle a lawsuit by customers who said the Wall Street bank exposed their personal data when it twice failed to properly retire some of its older information technology. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action on behalf of about 15 million customers was filed on Friday […]

Tesla Exceeds Wall Street Expectations in Q4 Deliveries

Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc revealed on Sunday its quarterly deliveries, marking a new reported record, exceeding Wall Street expectations as the globe battles through a semiconductor crisis. For Tesla, this signaled a six consecutive quarter following its report highlighting its high record deliveries. The electric vehicles (EV) company supplied in its fourth-quarter 308,600 cars, surpassing […]

Riot Games to pay $100 million settlement for sexual harassment lawsuit

Riot Games revealed on Monday a final agreement to pay $100 million as a settlement to a gender-based discrimination class-action lawsuit going back to 2018. The lawsuit concerns California state agencies, alongside existent and former female employees working in the California-based gaming titan. According to the video games developer, the company is willing to finalize […]