Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israeli cyber security firm Check Point Software Q2 profit beats estimates
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Check Point Software Technologies on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected profit for the second quarter boosted by double-digit revenue growth in its consolidated cyber secu...
Jul 26, 2023
Commonwealth Bank of Australia could cut up to 200 jobs – source
By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) - Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest lender, could cut up to 200 jobs, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, but did not divulg...
Jul 26, 2023
Thai exports fall less than forecast in June, seen improving
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai exports shrank for a ninth consecutive month in June, albeit at a smaller rate than expected, as global demand remains sluggish, b...
Jul 26, 2023
Greece sees some wildfire respite, though stubborn blazes rage on
ATHENS (Reuters) - Wildfires raging across Greece for more than a week abated on Wednesday, though firefighters still battled on several fronts to contain blazes that have killed three people and caus...
Jul 26, 2023
Nasdaq futures slip as Big Tech results roll in; Fed in focus
(Reuters) - Nasdaq futures crept lower on Wednesday as investors assessed results from Microsoft and Alphabet, with markets also cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve rate hike that could push borrowing...
Jul 26, 2023
GSK raises 2023 outlook boosted by vaccine, HIV drug sales
By Maggie Fick and Radhika Anilkumar LONDON -GSK raised its full-year profit and sales guidance on Wednesday after its second-quarter earnings beat expectations, helped by strong sales of its shingles...
Jul 26, 2023
Alphabet rallies as Google Search unfazed by challenge from Microsoft’s Bing
(Reuters) - Alphabet rallied nearly 7% on Wednesday on signs its dominant Google Search business was faring well in an uncertain advertising market and remained unscathed in the face of competition fr...
Jul 26, 2023
PacWest stock soars on $1.1 billion buyout deal
(Reuters) - PacWest Bancorp's shares rose nearly 38% in premarket trading on Wednesday, a day after smaller rival Banc of California agreed to buy the lender for $1.1 billion. PacWest was among the ba...
Jul 26, 2023
NEWSMAKER: NatWest’s Alison Rose, trail-blazing finance boss, bows out after Farage breach
By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - NatWest's departing CEO Alison Rose until recently told colleagues she had weathered more than her fair share of crises, steering the state-backed ...
Jul 26, 2023
Japan’s Advantest sees AI driving demand for chip testing
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Advantest Corp said on Wednesday it expects growing use of high-end semiconductors for generative artificial intelligence applications to drive demand for its c...
Jul 26, 2023
