Companies & CEOs
Swiss financial regulator orders UBS to finalize crisis plan - 10/16/2024
The Swiss financial regulator has mandated UBS to revise its contingency plan (living will) due to the increased risk from acquiring Credit Suisse last year. Finma has halted UBS's annual strategy approval and advised the bank to enhance its current action plan. In a statement, it was mentioned that more choices are necessary to enhance the crisis preparation and exit plan for systemically...
Volume of assets under BlackRock’s management exceeds $11 trillion - 10/14/2024
BlackRock Inc., the largest investment company globally in terms of assets under management, saw a 2% rise in net profit and a 15% increase in revenue during the third quarter. The amount of assets being managed by BlackRock grew by 26% to reach a new high of $11.48 trillion, due to both a rise in financial markets and an increase in client investments. As per the company's official statement,...
Apple remains the world's most expensive brand for the 12th consecutive year - 10/11/2024
According to the annual Best Global Brands ranking compiled by Interbrand Corp, Apple has maintained its position as the most expensive brand in the world for twelve years in a row. The Apple brand lost 3% of its value throughout the year, now standing at $488.9bn. The value of the Microsoft brand increased by 11% to reach $352.5bn, keeping it in second place. Amazon remains in third place,...
Samsung Electronics in Q3 increases revenue by 16-19% preliminarily - 10/08/2024
Samsung Electronics announced in a preliminary report that it recorded revenue between 78 and 80 trillion won ($57.9-59.3 billion) in the third quarter of 2024. The growth is expected to be between 15.7 and 18.7 percent compared to last year. It is anticipated that the operating profit for July-September 2024 will fall between 9-9.2 trillion won, showing an increase from 2.43 trillion won in the...
Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Bank of America to 10.1% - 10/08/2024
Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway keeps cutting its holding in Bank of America Corp. as reported by MarketWatch. According to documents sent to the SEC, Berkshire sold approximately $383 million worth of the bank's 9.6 million shares on October 3, 4, and 7. Currently, the investment firm holds approximately 784.5 million shares of BofA. Therefore, Berkshire holds a 10.1% share...
KLM airline to cut costs and give up part of its investments - 10/04/2024
KLM, the Dutch airline, has stated its plans to reduce expenses, sell off certain investments, and explore the possibility of selling assets in order to make lasting improvements to its operational and financial performance. The company is confident that optimizing the business will lead to a short-term increase in operating profits by €450 million. It anticipates reaching a profit margin...
Microsoft to invest €4.3bn in infrastructure for cloud and AI development in Italy - 10/04/2024
Microsoft Corp. plans to invest €4.3 billion in the next two years to enhance its infrastructure for cloud and AI development in Italy. In a statement, Microsoft announced plans to invest in creating infrastructure for hyper-scale cloud data centers and AI data centers, in addition to providing training for over 1 million digital professionals by the end of the upcoming year. The company stated...
Analysts warn of risks for Walmart and Target due to dockworkers' strike in the US - 10/03/2024
Analysts at Goldman Sachs anticipate that the strike on the Atlantic coast ports in the USA will have a minimal impact on the country's GDP but will negatively affect retailers and manufacturers in industries reliant on sea transportation, such as automobiles, writes MarketWatch. On the first of October, tens of thousands of port workers on the Atlantic coast initiated the first strike in fifty...
Tesla in Q3 increases electric vehicle deliveries by 6.4% YoY - 10/03/2024
In the third quarter, Tesla, an American company, saw a 6.4% rise in deliveries compared to the previous year, reaching 462.89 thousand electric cars, as stated in the company's official statement. Sales of Model 3 and Model Y, lower-priced models, accounted for 439,975 thousand, while the remaining sales totaled 22,915 thousand. The average estimate from analysts on Wall Street was for the...
Boeing ponders placing new shares for at least $10 bln - 10/02/2024
According to sources familiar with the matter, Boeing Co. may raise a minimum of $10 billion by issuing new shares, as stated by Bloomberg. The company needs the funds to refill reserves, which were drained due to the employees' strike, among other reasons. As per the agency's informants, the company is exploring different alternatives with advisors. According to sources from Bloomberg, Boeing...