FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open lower amid reduced US Fed rate cut bets June 13, 2024 Asian markets mirrored Wall Street gains, Broadcom surged on a raised revenue forecast. Eyes on US producer prices and Treasury auctions.
App Store revenue tumbled last month amid mobile gaming lull October 4, 2022 Apple’s App Store revenue fell last month as gaming slowed on smartphones, according to a note from Morgan Stanley. Analyst Erik Woodring said revenue dropped around five per cent, impacting the US, Canada and Japan. Using data from Sensor Tower, a firm that tracks app downloads and sales, Woodring said the main driver for the [...]
Power and Potential – gender and generational dynamics across ASEAN December 19, 2023 DiverCity® Podcast · Power and Potential – gender and generational dynamics across ASEAN Recorded live at the Women in Payments ASEAN Symposium, in Singapore on 25 October 2023, with senior leaders, rising stars and industry experts from across the ASEAN region in attendance. Our host Julia Streets is joined by Danielle Sharpe, Chief of Staff [...]
Transitioning: Policies, practice and parenting December 19, 2023 DiverCity® Podcast · Transitioning: Policies, practice and parenting In this episode we discuss transitioning two very different perspectives. Host Julia Streets is joined by Josephine Hughes, a BACP Accredited Counsellor, business mentor and parent of transgender children and Liam Paschall, a transgender man committed to promoting understanding, inclusion, and allyship. They share their personal stories [...]
Tech in Ghana: Increasing talent through education and consumer need December 19, 2023 DiverCity® Podcast · Tech in Ghana: Increasing talent through education and consumer need As we continue our international conversations, in this episode we look to Ghana. Host Julia Streets is joined by Darryl Koku Mawutor Abraham, the Growth Director in Africa of Taptap Send and Kingsley Abrokwah, Chief Enabler and Chief Executive Officer of Kudigo. [...]
Weak iPhone sales pull down Apple shares despite revenue boost October 29, 2020 Apple’s announcement today that iPhone sales were weaker than expected sent shares down four per cent even as the tech company’s revenue and profit did better than Wall Street expected thanks to booming Mac and AirPods sales. Investors expected lower revenue from the Cupertino company’s bestselling product after delays left loyal fans clasping wallets shut [...]
ARM muscles up for bumper IPO with $70bn valuation and 28 rostered banks August 22, 2023 SoftBank Group Corp’s Arm Holdings Ltd reported a 1% fall in annual revenue due to a slowdown in smartphone sales, after the chip designer disclosed the paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) that is expected to be the largest of the year. Arm’s stock market launch is expected to bring back to life a lackluster IPO [...]
Apple’s retail network pays just £6.2m tax on £1.4bn UK sales July 9, 2020 Apple’s UK retail arm paid just £6.2m in tax last year, despite raking in sales of almost £1.4bn as demand for its products boomed. Accounts filed today for Apple Retail, which manages its UK store network, showed revenue jumped 15 per cent in the 12 months to September 2019, despite not opening any new stores. [...]
Warren Buffett reveals over $4bn stake in world’s largest chipmaker TSMC November 15, 2022 American business magnate Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has revealed a $4.1bn (£3.4bn) stake in the world’s largest chipmaker, in a rare big bet on tech. Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) rose 7.8 per cent to $480 (£405) a share by the time Taipei’s market closed, on the back of Buffett weight in investment [...]
Shadowfall hedge fund turns against Darktrace November 19, 2023 The fund, led by ‘dark destroyer’ Matthew Earl, has shorted 0.52 per cent of Darktrace’s stock, worth around £12.8mn.