ZURICH (Reuters) -Computer mouse and keyboards maker Logitech International on Tuesday reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. Logitech said its non-GAAP operating profit fell to $133 million in the three months to the end of March, missing analysts’ estimate of $134 million. The company’s figures were not affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s hike in trade tariffs,…
(Reuters) -AI server maker Super Micro Computer said on Tuesday it cut expectations for third-quarter revenue and profit, blaming a delay in customer spending, sending shares down more than 16% in extended trading. It now expects revenue in a range of $4.5 billion to $4.6 billion, down from its earlier expectations of $5 billion to…
(Reuters) – Starbucks posted a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly global comparable sales on Tuesday, as demand remained sluggish for its pricey coffees in the United States amid rising macroeconomic uncertainty. Total same-store sales declined 1% in the second quarter, compared with analysts’ average estimate of a 0.26% fall, according to data compiled by LSEG. “Our…
(Reuters) -Visa beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, as the world’s largest payment processor benefited from a steady rise in card payment volumes and announced a $30 billion share repurchase plan. Payments volume — a gauge of overall consumer and business spending on Visa’s network — jumped 8% in the second quarter….
By Zaheer Kachwala and Aditya Soni (Reuters) -IBM will invest $150 billion in the U.S., including on facilities for quantum computer production, over the next five years, the latest American technology company to back the Trump administration’s push for local manufacturing. The company’s announcement on Monday follows similar pledges by tech giants such as Nvidia…
By Arriana McLymore, Greg Bensinger NEW YORK (Reuters) -Amazon’s Prime Day is losing its luster among a critical group: sellers. Some third-party merchants who previously sold China-made goods during Amazon’s premier July shopping event are sitting it out this year or reducing the amount of discounted merchandise they offer. The planned pullback, which hasn’t been…
(Reuters) -Cadence Design Systems raised its forecasts for annual revenue and profit on Monday, betting on resilient demand for its chip design software from semiconductor makers looking to boost production to capitalize on the AI boom. Elevated demand for speedy and complex artificial intelligence processors has benefited the company, which provides software for designing chips…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to leave most of its auction sizes unchanged for the fifth straight quarter when it announces its refunding plans on Wednesday, but investors will focus on any clues about increases further down the road, or on the likelihood of a possible near-term cut….
(Reuters) -Google DeepMind staff in Britain plan to unionise to challenge the company’s decision to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to defence groups with ties to the Israeli government, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. About 300 London-based staff of Google DeepMind have been seeking to join the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in recent…
(Reuters) -There is a much higher risk of stagflation than recession in the U.S. economy over the next year, while the asset class most expected to outperform in 2025 is cash, according to the results of a JPMorgan survey published on Friday. The trade war started by the U.S. administration of Donald Trump is seen…
