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April 04, 2024 BY Robert Bell

BlackBerry Suffers Q4 Loss but Outperforms Expectations

The company confirmed a loss of 10 cents per share, and the net earning profit adjusted to three cents per share after restructuring costs and asset impairment costs. That was better than the three-cent loss that analysts had expected to see. The revenue for the period was posted at $173m for the final quarter and…

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April 02, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Rubrik Inc. Prepared for IPO

The company was founded in 2013 and was backed by Microsoft in a 2021 financing round that put Rubrik’s value at $4bn. Rubrik has committed to spending $220m in the next decade to use the Microsoft Azure platform for data security solutions.   Rubrik has raised $1.18bn so far. The filing confirms that Goldman Sachs…

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March 27, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Unilever’s Ice Cream Shares Might Be Set for Amsterdam Launch

The spinoff from the main ULVR stock will cover the division, based in the Netherlands, that controls worldwide brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Wall’s, and Magnum. They’ve recently hired major banks like JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to gauge the level of interest in the market for this brand as they get set for…

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March 26, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Ageas Abandons Direct Line Takeover

The Belgian company confirmed that it won’t be making any more bids for Direct Line. This announcement came on Friday and followed two previous bids being turned down by Direct Line. The second of those bids, which valued each share at 239p ($4.62 AUD) and was worth £3.17bn ($6.13bn AUD), was rejected by the British…

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March 25, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Apple Loses Value Over Regulator Fears

This took the loss in the year so far to 11%. Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company, with Microsoft (MSFT) now having a market capitalisation of over $3tn, while Apple has slipped under that figure to around $2.65tn. Part of the reason for the recent fall is that nervousness has set in…

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March 21, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Chipotle Mexican Grill Shares Boom After Split Announced

This move would see shareholders get 49 extra shares for every share held on 18 June. Their plan still needs approval from their shareholders, which will be sought at their next annual meeting which is due to be held on 6 June. The post-split CMG stock will be traded from 26 June onwards if approved.…

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March 20, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Altria to raise $2.4bn by selling BUD shares

Altria is going to sell 35 million shares of BUD in a public offering at a price of $61.50 per share. It also plans to sell $200m of the stock straight back to Anheuser-Busch. This would give the firm a total of $2.4bn. An option of Anheuser-Busch purchasing an extra 5.25 million shares worth $323m…

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March 19, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Adobe loses value as weak sales predicted

The company’s revenue is expected to be between $5.25bn and $5.3bn this quarter, according to a statement released on Thursday. This falls slightly short of the initial projections of $5.31bn. However, profits are expected to exceed predictions, reaching as high as $4.40 per share rather than analysts’ average estimate of $4.38. ADBE has been a…

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