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Walmart “leveraged expenses and expanded operating margin” in Q1 2023 and now expects a 3.5% increase in consolidated net sales for the year.  Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has raised its 2023 full-year guidance following its stellar Q1 earnings report. On Thursday, the multinational retail corporation reported better-than-expected revenue, which was boosted by grocery and online businesses. For the first quarter of the year, Walmart posted revenue of $152.30 billion compared to the $148.76...

The investor community is brewing with optimism as it expects AI to drive profit growth at a time of rising borrowing costs and supply chain problems Although the onslaught of artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a major disruption in the market date, banking giant Goldman Sachs is bullish about the tech and expects it to boost the S&P 500 profits over the next decade. The emergence of ChatGPT from OpenAI and several AI platforms subsequently, has created a significant storm in the...

Sony could pursue a partial divisional spin-off by listing its finance unit within the next two to three years. Sony Group Corp is reportedly mulling a partial spin-off and listing of its finance unit just three years after assuming full ownership. The Japanese multinational conglomerate could retain a stake of slightly less than 20% of Sony Financial Group. In addition to a possible spin-off, Sony is also focusing on other operational plans, including strengthening its entertainment and...

US remittance system Ripple acquired Metaco to leverage the company’s resources and entrench itself in the emerging crypto custody market. Ripple has acquired Swiss-based Metaco for $250 million as part of the remittance network’s expansion into institutional crypto custody. The acquisition also comes amid a favorable ruling for Ripple in its ongoing lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ripple’s acquisition of Metaco underpins the US-based tech platform’s faith in the...

Chinese tech giant Tencent saw its Q1 2023 revenue jump 11% YoY to $21.4 billion amid relaxed industrial regulations.  Tencent Holdings posted its Q1 2023 results, reflecting the company’s fastest jump in quarterly revenue in over a year. The latest quarterly figures also mark a resounding rebound for the Chinese tech giant following a series of underwhelmingly flat quarters. For Q1 2023, Tencent posted an 11% year-over-year revenue jump to 150 billion Chinese yuan ($21.4 billion) compared...

Due to the recent failures and flaws of the traditional banking system, Bitcoin’s potential to foster a more secure global economy may have come to light in a new way. River, a Bitcoin technology and financial services startup, has completed a $35 million Series B funding round. This follows after its $12 million Series A round in 2021. The new round was led by Kingsway Capital and also saw participation from contributors such as Alarko Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Goldcrest, Cygni,...

According to the UBS post-acquisition plans, it is going to implement a phased integration of the Credit Suisse brand which may last a couple of years.  Swiss multinational banking giant UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) has revealed new details about what its liabilities are likely to be from the acquisition of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN). According to a CNBC report based on the filing, the firm lodged with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a total financial hit of...

Baidu is setting the pace in the AI scene for other tech giants in China. Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc (HKG: 9888) has seen a major uptick in its share price today following the release of better-than-expected revenue. Baidu impressed its investors as one of the top tech giants that saw a major uptick in profitability following the reopening of the Chinese economy after year-long Covid-19 restrictions. According to the data shared by the company, it said it recorded a 31.1 billion yuan...

Zepz, however, noted that it is hiring more than 200 new roles including software developers, managerial positions and marketing roles, among many others. In a bid to streamline its business structure for future growth prospects, Zepz,  a London-headquartered money transfer platform, has announced the reduction of its workforce by about 26 percent. In a report by CNBC, it is said that Zepz has sent home 420 of its employees but not due to macroeconomic pressure. As a result, Zepz has been...

Google Cloud’s AI-enabled ‘Target and Lead Identification’ and ‘Multiomics’ Suites are set to improve drug discovery and precision medicine.  Google Cloud has launched two AI-powered solutions to speed up drug discovery and advance precision medicine for relevant companies. On Tuesday, the tech giant’s cloud computing suite said its newly-launched AI-powered tools would immensely help biotech and pharmaceutical companies. One of the tools, the Target and Lead Identification Suite, can...