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2 days ago | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Pedro Goncalves
Pedro Goncalves · Finance Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Tue, 13 May 2025 at 1:43 am GMT-7 6 min read In this article: Shares of Coinbase (COIN) surged more than 10% in pre-market trading after the company confirmed it will join the S&P 500 index (^GSPC), replacing Discover Financial Services (DFS). The change will take effect before trading begins on May 19, with Discover set to be acquired by Capital One Financial (COF).
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6 days ago | 
finance.yahoo.com | Pedro Goncalves
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (2330.TW, TSM), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported a surge in sales for April, driven by a wave of stockpiling ahead of US tariffs on imports. The company, which supplies major tech players such as Nvidia (NVDA) and Apple (AAPL), posted sales of NT$349.6bn (£8.7bn/$11.5bn) for the month, marking a 48.1% increase from the same period last year and a 22.2% rise from March.
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6 days ago | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Pedro Goncalves
Pedro Goncalves · Finance Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Updated Fri, 9 May 2025 at 5:04 am GMT-4 5 min read In this article: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (2330.TW, TSM), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported a surge in sales for April, driven by a wave of stockpiling ahead of US tariffs on imports.
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1 week ago | 
aol.co.uk | Pedro Goncalves
The UK housing market continued to lose momentum in April, with both buyer demand and completed sales falling as the stamp duty holiday came to an end. According to the latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a net balance of -33% of respondents reported a decline in new buyer enquiries, as higher transaction costs prompted many would-be homeowners to pause their plans. It is the third consecutive month demand has dropped.
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1 week ago | 
finance.yahoo.com | Pedro Goncalves
Shares in the chipmaker were higher in pre-market trading after it reported first fiscal-quarter earnings that topped expectations, and provided a strong guide for current-quarter revenue. For the quarter, AMD (AMD) saw adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.96 on revenue of $7.4bn, ahead of analysts' expectations of $0.94 on revenue of $7.1bn, based on Bloomberg consensus estimates. The company reported EPS of $0.62 and revenue of $5.4bn in the same quarter last year.
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1 week ago | 
aol.co.uk | Pedro Goncalves
Apple (AAPL) shares fell nearly 4% in pre-market trading on Friday after the company warned it expects a $900m (£676m) cost headwind from tariffs in the current quarter, even as it reported results above Wall Street expectations. The $3.2tn tech company posted revenue of $95.4bn for the three months to March, up more than 4% from a year earlier. Earnings per share (EPS) rose 7% to $1.65, beating analyst forecasts of $94.5bn in revenue and $1.62 in EPS.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.co.uk | Pedro Goncalves
Associated British Foods, the owner of Primark, reported pretax profit and revenue for the first half below expectations due to challenges in its sugar business. The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) conglomerate said on Tuesday that pretax profit for the 24 weeks to March 1 fell to £692m, down 21% at current exchange rates compared with the same period last year. The figure came in well below analysts’ forecasts of £828m.
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2 weeks ago | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Pedro Goncalves
Pedro Goncalves · Finance Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Mon, 28 April 2025 at 5:44 am GMT-4 6 min read In this article: Shares in food delivery giant Deliveroo surged by 17% at the start of trading in London on Monday, following news that US-based rival DoorDash (DASH) had made a takeover approach. LSE - Delayed Quote • GBp As of 10:39:12 am GMT+1. Market open. The bid, disclosed on Friday evening, sees DoorDash offering to acquire Deliveroo for about $3.6bn (£2.7bn).
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.co.uk | Pedro Goncalves
Alphabet shares surged following the company’s first-quarter earnings report, which revealed strong double-digit growth in revenue and profit. The performance was propelled by continued strength in Google’s search business and an accelerating demand for AI related cloud services. For the three months ending 31 March, Alphabet reported a 12% rise in revenue, reaching $90.2bn (£67.8bn), while net income surged 46% to $34.5bn, compared with the same period a year earlier.
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2 weeks ago | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Pedro Goncalves
Pedro Goncalves · Finance Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Fri, 25 Apr 2025, 12:28 am 8 min read In this article: UK households are always looking for ways to make their money go further amid the cost of living crisis, and savings accounts can help. After years of low rates, high-yield savings accounts are still having a moment even after the Bank of England (BoE) held interest rates at 4.5% in March.
