Wall Street Bank Earnings Under Pressure after Crisis

NEW YORK, April 10 Reuters Most Wall Street banks are likely to report lower quarterly earnings and face a dour outlook for the rest of the year, with last month39;s regional banking crisis and a slowing economy expected to hurt profitability. Earnings per share for the six biggest U.S. banks are expected to be down […]
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Baidu Sues Apple, App Developers over Fake Ernie Bot Apps

SHANGHAI, April 8 Reuters Chinese search engine giant Baidu, has filed lawsuits against relevant app developers and Apple Inc over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple39;s app store. The company39;s artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China39;s closest answer to the U.S.developed chatbot ChatGPT. Baidu said it had […]
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ECB may Need to Hike Rates again in May Lane

FRANKFURT, April 6 Reuters The European Central Bank will need to raise interest rates again in May if inflation develops along the path seen in the bank39;s March economic projections, ECB chief economist Philip Lane told the Cyprus News Agency. The ECB has raised rates by a combined 350 basis points since July but did […]
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Global PC Shipments Slide in First Quarter, IDC says

April 10 Reuters Global shipments of personal computers slumped by nearly a third in the first quarter of 2023, with Apple Inc dropping the most among the market heavyweights as the industry struggles with a postpandemic slowdown in consumer spending. In separate reports published on Monday, market research firms IDC and Canalys blamed weak demand, excess […]
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Chinas Car Sales Stay Flat in March amid Price War

BEIJINGSHANGHAI, April 10 Reuters Growth in sales of China39;s passenger vehicles was flat in March from a year earlier, industry data showed on Monday, as more price cuts by auto brands and the rollout of incentives by local governments helped to support demand. Car sales in March were 1.61 million units, the China Passenger Car […]
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