Factbox: SoftBank-owned Arm courts Big Tech interest in its IPO

Factbox: SoftBank-owned Arm courts Big Tech interest in its IPO

A smartphone with a displayed Arm Ltd logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Aug 11 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group-owned chip designer Arm is getting investment interest from several major tech firms for what is expected to be one of this year’s biggest initial public offerings. … Read more

S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as megacaps slide after producer prices data

S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as megacaps slide after producer prices data

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo News Corp up as quarterly profit tops estimates US-listed China stocks fall as stimulus measures disappoint US consumer sentiment dips in August July annual PPI 0.8% vs estimates of 0.7% Indexes mixed … Read more

China’s Huawei’s handset business making a comeback, executive says

China’s Huawei’s handset business making a comeback, executive says

A visitor checks a mobile phone near the Huawei logo during the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai, China June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nicoco Chan/File Photo SHENZHEN, China, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies’ (HWT.UL) handset business is “on the road to a comeback” the head of the company’s consumer business Richard Yu said in his keynote … 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

Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) Amazon surges in extended trade after results Gloomy Spirit, Expedia results drag travel stocks lower PayPal drops after weak Q2 margins Qualcomm tumbles on signaling more pain from smartphone slump Aug 3 (Reuters) – U.S. … 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

China curbs exports of drone equipment amid U.S. tech tension

China curbs exports of drone equipment amid U.S. tech tension

BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China on Monday announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment, saying it wanted to safeguard “national security and interests” amid escalating tension with the United States over access to technology. The restrictions on equipment, including some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and anti-drone systems, will take effect on … Read more