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As investors brace themselves for another week of market volatility and unsteady stock futures, all eyes are on the crucial economic data releases that could have a profound impact on the financial landscape. This morning marked a cautious start for investors as stock futures presented a mixed outlook following a positive day on Wall Street. Overview of the US Stock Futures Market As the US stock market opened, futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) took a...

As a publicly traded company, Instacart will need to navigate fierce competitions. Instacart, the popular on-demand grocery delivery and pickup service has submitted an updated filing for its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO), revealing its ambition to raise up to $616 million in fresh capital alongside existing shareholders. Instacart IPO: Pricing Strategy In its updated filing, Instacart disclosed its intention to set an offer price for its IPO within the range of $26 to $28 per...

Within the funding round, Animoca Brands issued Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs) priced at A$4.50 each and offered a free-attaching utility token warrant on a 1:1 dollar basis to the participants.  Hong Kong-based game software company Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd has raised as much as $20 million (approximately A$31.3 million) in a funding round led by CMCC Global, one of Asia’s first venture capital investors focused solely on blockchain technology. Animoca Brands is...

In an official statement on Sunday, Alibaba said that Zhang will be replaced by Eddie Wu. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (HKG: 9988), one of the prominent players in the Chinese technology industry, faced a 3.5% decline in its stock value on Monday following a surprising turn of events on September 10. The company announced that its departing CEO, Daniel Zhang, would not only relinquish his role as chairman of the group as planned but also step down as CEO of Alibaba’s cloud business. Following...

Going by the new estimates, Morgan Stanley expects that Tesla’s market capitalization will surge by at least $600 billion over the next 12 to 18 months. A recent Reuters report has tipped Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), the electric vehicle (EV) maker, as poised to see a major boost in its market capitalization. This follows after Morgan Stanley analysts published a note about Tesla’s Dojo on Sunday. Addressing investors in the note, the team of analysts, led by Adam Jonas, shared how the...

Arm has successfully secured a lineup of cornerstone investors for its IPO, including some of the biggest names in the tech industry. Arm Holdings Ltd., the renowned chip designer owned by SoftBank Group Corp (TYO: 9984) is reportedly contemplating raising the price range of its highly anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO). This move comes after meetings with potential investors revealed overwhelming interest in what is poised to become the world’s largest listing of the year. Arm...

Nvidia will provide Jio with extensive AI supercomputer solutions while Reliance’s Jio Platforms will oversee the AI cloud infrastructure’s management. In a major development on Friday, September 8, Reliance Industries’s Jio Platforms joined hands with GPU giant Nvidia to build large language models on AI. In the announcement, the company said that this AI model will be based on the regional Indian languages. “Large language models” refer to natural language processing systems that...

As AI continues to permeate various sectors, Arm Holdings stands to benefit significantly from this technological wave. Arm Holdings plc, a renowned chip designer backed by SoftBank Group Corp (TYO: 9984) recently revealed its ambitious revenue growth projections ahead of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) plans. Arm Holdings Shares Its Vision for Growth The company expects to achieve an impressive 11% increase in revenue for the current fiscal year. Looking further ahead, Arm Holdings...

With £3 billion in deposits, over £2 billion in loans on its balance sheet, and more than 400,000 credit cards issued since its launch in 2020, Zopa has rapidly established itself as a prominent player in the UK banking landscape.  Zopa, a UK-based online banking company, has achieved a significant milestone, securing an additional $93 million in funding to fuel its growth. The investment round, primarily consisting of debt financing, marks an important step as the company prepares for its...

The recent funding infusion will support Imbue in advancing and fine-tuning its reasoning-centric AI technology. On Thursday, September 7, AI Lab Imbue announced that they have successfully raised $200 million in Series B funding, at a massive valuation of $1 billion. The San Francisco-based startup specializes in training foundation models optimized for “reasoning”, a focus it leverages to create AI agents proficient in coding tasks. The company’s mission revolves around democratizing the...