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The job cuts will happen despite an increase in its network connection, whereby BT Group reported a total of 8.6 million 5G connections, up 62% last year. Shares of BT Group PLC (LSE: BT.A) dropped as much as 8 percent on Thursday to trade around £136.85. The sudden drop in the £14.91 billion valued British multinational telecommunications holding company was attributed to the announcement that between 40,000 to 55,000 of its workforce will be reduced by 2030. According to the company, the...

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...

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...

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...

Vodafone shares took a beating today amid company plans to layoff thousands of workers, and properly allocate resources. Vodafone (LON: VOD) shares fell 7% on Tuesday following a mass layoff announcement by the British multinational telecom company. In a statement, chief executive officer Margherita Della Valle said the company’s plan to ax a record 11,000 jobs is necessary to remain profitable. Vodafone forecasted flat profit growth and explained that the massive downsizing would take...

If the US SEC classifies cryptocurrencies as securities, OTC Markes will be well-positioned in providing liquidity to these assets in the future. During its earnings call earlier this week, OTC Markets announced that it has secured FINRA approval in order to provide services for digital assets as securities. This is a major development as it provides a regulated market for big investors to trade crypto securities. In its quarterly report, OTC Markets mentioned that the update to its...

China’s economic outlook also affected the stocks of some of the top companies in the country. China’s economic recovery has been faced with a lot of strain in its attempt to return back to winning ways as marked by growth, however, recent data points that the economy has continued to miss broad expectations. As reported by CNBC, economic data from Reuters proved that the COVID-19 restrictions that were in place for the better part of last year had more impact than previously...