The largest banks in Europe, such as Santander, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank, are set to report their earnings for the second quarter of 2024 this week following the announcement from the European Central Bank that it would not change its interest rates.
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Spotify's Q2 Profit Surpasses Expectations After Layoffs, Price Hikes
After laying off employees and implementing price hikes, Spotify reported meeting a more-than-expected financial outlook in Q2 2024, with its stock up over 10% and a total revenue of $4.14 billion.
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Biden and other Democrats have endorsed Harris as the party's potential presidential nominee for the 2024 election.
Microsoft Just Laid off an Entire DEI Team Due To ‘Changing Business Needs' - Report
It was not immediately clear how many employees were affected by Microsoft's recent layoffs. Tech giant Microsoft has quietly laid off an entire internal team focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)---making the company the latest corporation to ditch diversity-based initiatives.
Barbie Creator Mattel's Shares at an Uptick After L Catterton Reveals Buyout Offer
French private equity firm L Catterton reportedly approached toymaker Mattel with an offer to acquire it, according to several sources quoted by Reuters.
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In addition to funding, selected AI entrepreneurs will also be given access to a network of investors as well as advanced AI research and tools.
More than half of workers surveyed cited low pay as the top reason why they were likely to quit their jobs this year.
Share markets across Asia are expected to stay in the red after last week’s tech bloodbath, as well as the shock announcement of US President Joe Biden bowing out of the presidential race in November.
The global tech outage affected about 8.5 million Windows-based computers and laptops worldwide. A global tech outage following a faulty update from Crowdstrike caused business operations around the world to stop on Friday, leading to an estimated $1 billion in damages.
More than 2,000 flights in the US were canceled by Sunday evening following the tech outage. Hundreds to thousands of businesses worldwide are still struggling following a faulty software update that caused global tech outages on Friday.
The company also said it will no longer participate in or support "external social or cultural awareness parades, festivals, or events.”
The new mini-model is an offshoot of GPT-4o, the company's fastest and most powerful AI model to date. Learn the features of this new model here.
The S&P 500 slid 0.78% on Thursday while the Dow fell 1.29%. Read more about it here. The US stock market saw a significant slump Thursday amid speculations the Federal Reserve could cut its benchmark rates in September.
Previous election seasons saw the S&P 500 slump and the Dow Jones Industrial Average trade below 11,000.
