By Medha Singh (Reuters) -Shares of smaller AI firms rallied on Thursday after the world’s most dominant artificial intelligence chipmaker, Nvidia, disclosed stake in them, offering clues on its growth strategy. The rally showed Nvidia’s growing influence in the AI world as its market value grows at a scorching pace, making it the third most-valuable…
By Bianca Flowers and Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -Deere & Co cut its 2024 profit forecast on Thursday as farmers remained hesitant about big-ticket equipment purchases due to high borrowing rates and falling crop prices, even as its first-quarter sales and profit topped Wall Street estimates. Shares of the world’s largest farm equipment maker were down…
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden wants an 18% cut in the number of F-35 jets the Pentagon buys next year after Congress’ cap on the size of the upcoming defense budget compelled the administration to find savings, two sources familiar with the situation said. The Pentagon order for Lockheed Martin’s stealthy…
By Samrhitha A (Reuters) -Uber Technologies shot to a record high on Wednesday after announcing its first-ever buyback of $7 billion worth of company shares after a strong recovery in ride-share revenue and healthy demand in its food delivery business. The company posted its first annual net profit last week since it went public in…
LONDON (Reuters) -The total value invested in bitcoin surpassed $1 trillion on Wednesday for the first time since November 2021 as inflows to U.S. spot bitcoin exchange traded funds continued to support prices. Bitcoin’s price reached $51,902 on Wednesday, its latest 25-month high and a rise of 4.7% on the day, taking the token’s market…
By Shivansh Tiwary and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) -Shares of JetBlue Airways surged on Tuesday after activist investor Carl Icahn said he took a stake of nearly 10% in the low-cost carrier. JetBlue’s shares were up 14.7% in late morning after Icahn said his company had been in discussion with the airline about possible board…
By Johann M Cherian, Ankika Biswas and Carolina Mandl (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes tumbled on Tuesday after a higher-than-expected consumer inflation reading pushed back market expectations of imminent interest rate cuts, driving U.S. Treasury yields higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest one-day percentage drop in nearly 11 months, after a Labor…
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -New York Community Bancorp shares fell nearly 4% after inflation data on Tuesday on investor worries that delays to interest-rate cuts could worsen the bank’s woes from its exposure to stressed U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) sector. Consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.3% in January compared to the 0.2% that economists…
By Georgina McCartney Houston (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions continued in the Middle East and eastern Europe, but gains were curtailed as investors reined in expectations for the U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Brent futures settled 77 cents higher or 0.94% at $82.77 a barrel at 2:30 p.m. EST…
(Reuters) -New York Community Bancorp shares gave up earlier gains to close with a small loss on Monday, though some analysts remain focused on confidence-building measures taken by the lender after a tumble in its stock. NYCB’s shares closed down 0.2% at $4.89, after rising by more than 7% earlier in the session. The bank…
