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Vision Fund, SoftBank’s tech investment arm, posted a loss of 4.3 trillion yen for its fiscal year that ended March 31st.  SoftBank sustained a $32 billion record loss for its Vision Fund tech investment arm amid a challenging period for tech stocks. For its fiscal year ending March 31st, the Japanese investment holding company’s Vision Fund posted a 4.3 trillion yen ($32 billion) deficit. This loss surpassed the 2.55 trillion yen that SoftBank sustained in the same period last year....

Palantir also revealed that it closed the quarter with $1.62 billion in US Treasury securities. Software company Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has sold all the gold bars it acquired in August 2021. The company invested $50.9 million to buy 100-ounce precious metal, which it said will be initially kept in a secure third-party facility in the northeastern United States. At a time when many companies put their money in Bitcoin and other digital assets, Palantir said the gold bars...

The exit of Jane Street and Jump Crypto will contribute to the liquidity crunch in the market segment and this outlook is unhealthy for the industry. Market-making firms Jane Street Group and Jump Crypto are retreating from crypto trading in the United States due to regulatory uncertainty in the country. According to a report from Bloomberg, people familiar with the situation stated that Jane Street is taking a step further by lowering its global cryptocurrency ambitions. On the other...

The acquisition of Credit Suisse by the bigger bank has been viewed using different lenses by industry observers. Swiss multinational investment banking firm UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) has announced that Ulrich Koerner, the CEO of Credit Suisse, will be joining the executive board of the new joint entity. The update comes a few weeks after an emergency purchase of Credit Suisse by UBS was facilitated by regulators. UBS confirmed the announcement according to a news release, emphasizing that...

IBM said Watsonx is an AI solution that enhances machine learning and foundation models using trusted data, speed, and governance. IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled an artificial intelligence-facilitating platform Watsonx. At Tuesday’s annual Think conference, IBM stressed that Watsonx would cater to foundational models and generative AI. The company also added that Watsonx offers a studio, data store, and governance toolkit. Watsonx as an...

PayPal has been forced to update its 2023 earnings outlook due to its latest financial reports. Multinational digital payment company PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has released the financial report of its earnings in the first quarter of 2023. PayPal benefited from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in 2020 as more people switched to online transactions. The company’s revenue ascended from $17.8 billion in 2019 to over $25 billion in 2021. Its shares also increased significantly during the...

Regional banks are financial institutions that operate in specific geographic areas of the country and often provide a variety of banking services such as deposit accounts, loans, and other financial goods. PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW), an American regional bank with headquarters in Beverly Hills, California has reduced its shareholder’s dividends amid the current banking crisis. This bold gesture has helped ticked the sheer recovery in the shares of the regional bank. As reported by...

Satellite TV provider DISH fell short of EPS and revenue expectations for Q1 2023 amid its sustained stock devaluation troubles.  DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) has published Q1 2023 numbers that missed earnings per share (EPS) and revenue estimates. The satellite television and telecommunications company’s reported EPS for the first quarter was $0.35 compared to the consensus estimate of $0.36. Also, DISH’s revenue came in at $3.96 billion versus the $4.06 billion analysts...

The automobile industry is becoming an increasingly important market for chipmakers such as Qualcomm as the number of electric vehicles and cars equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) grows. American multination tech giant Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) is looking at expanding its footprint in the automotive business through the acquisition of Autotalks, an Israeli firm that specializes in producing chips used in vehicle crash prevention technologies. Qualcomm announced on...

The move appears to signal the intent of Baidu to create a hardware ecosystem that will complement its already prominent internet services. Beijing-based internet company Baidu might be only a week away from launching the brand’s first-ever smartphone. According to a Bloomberg report, the smartphone represents another addition to Baidu’s growing portfolio of smart gadgets. However, the move appears to signal the intent of Baidu to create a hardware ecosystem that will complement its...