Illumina cuts annual profit forecast as biotech funding woes linger

Illumina cuts annual profit forecast as biotech funding woes linger

The offices of gene sequencing company Illumina Inc are shown in San Diego, California January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Aug 9 (Reuters) – Illumina Inc (ILMN.O) cut annual profit forecast, in a sign that a funding crunch among its biotech and pharmaceutical clients is expected to weigh on sales for its genetic testing tools … Read more

Gabon sees Africa’s first ‘debt-for-nature’ swap over the line

Gabon sees Africa’s first ‘debt-for-nature’ swap over the line

A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Pineau/File Photo JOHANNESBURG, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Gabon moved forward with Africa’s first debt-for-nature … Read more

Bank stocks sink on Moody’s downgrades, Italy’s windfall tax

Bank stocks sink on Moody’s downgrades, Italy’s windfall tax

Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Italy’s 40% one-off tax hit bank shares Moody’s downgrades 10 U.S. lenders, flags real estate exposure Regional bank stocks lower Aug 8 (Reuters) … Read more

SoftBank seen returning to profit as tech stocks gain

SoftBank seen returning to profit as tech stocks gain

The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s SoftBank Group (9984.T) is likely to report a return to profit when it announces first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, analysts said, as its Vision Fund investing arm’s portfolio of … Read more

Apple sees sales slump continuing, shares drop 2% despite beating sales expectations

Apple sees sales slump continuing, shares drop 2% despite beating sales expectations

Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Aug 3 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) on Thursday forecast that a sales slump would continue into the current quarter, sending shares down despite beating Wall Street sales and profit targets in the fiscal … Read more

Booking Holdings boosts forecast as travel demand defies weak economy

Booking Holdings boosts forecast as travel demand defies weak economy

Aug 3 (Reuters) – Booking Holdings (BKNG.O) on Thursday raised its forecast for third-quarter gross bookings as pent-up demand for travel outweighed rising costs and concerns around an uncertain economy, sending its shares up 10.25% in extended trading. It now expects gross bookings, which refers to the total dollar value of all travel services booked … Read more

Wall Street ends down, investors step back after Fitch US rating cut

Wall Street ends down, investors step back after Fitch US rating cut

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+ Wells Fargo slides on plan to help refill FDIC coffers U.S. private payrolls beat expectations in July, ADP says Indexes down: Dow 0.98%, S&P 1.38%, … Read more

Daimler Truck hits double-digit return on sales in industrial business

Daimler Truck hits double-digit return on sales in industrial business

BERLIN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Daimler Truck (DTGGe.DE) achieved a record adjusted return on sales in its second quarter of 10.3% for its industrial business making trucks and buses, the company said on Tuesday, boosted by considerable growth in its North America and Asia business. Unit sales rose by 9% with revenue up 15%, indicating … Read more

Terraform Labs must face US SEC fraud allegations, judge rules

Terraform Labs must face US SEC fraud allegations, judge rules

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) – Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon must face fraud allegations brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Monday. Kwon and Terraform Labs were behind two cryptocurrencies whose implosion roiled crypto markets around the world last year. U.S. District Judge Jed … Read more

Quest Diagnostics launches Alzheimer’s blood test for consumers

Quest Diagnostics launches Alzheimer’s blood test for consumers

CHICAGO, July 31 (Reuters) – Quest Diagnostics (DGX.N) on Monday launched the first direct-to-consumer blood test to detect abnormal levels of beta amyloid, a key Alzheimer’s disease protein that can appear years before dementia symptoms arise. The $399 test, called AD-Detect, uses the same technology as a blood test the company began selling for use … Read more